Talk:Independent agencies of the United States government

message: FEMA is no longer an independent agency. It is part of the Department of Homeland Security. There's a page for FEMA at, appropriately enough, FEMA. -- SeanO
The information on NASA is outdated as far as I know, given that the space shuttle is retired, but I don't have the background to suggest how to rework the entry.  24.63.12.207 (talk) 14:06, 8 July 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: What does "independent" mean in this context? The president can dismiss the CIA head at will, so it's not independent in the sense that the Supreme Court is an "independent branch" of goverment.
And what about the Peace Corps? Who appoints its director? Congress, or the President? --Uncle Ed 16:29, 24 April 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Some agencies, such as the Federal Trade Commission, the Federal Communications Commission, and the Securities and Exchange Commission, do not report directly to the President.  While they are headed by political appointees appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate, they cannot be fired by the President at will--they serve specified terms and must be impeached to be removed.  Further, regulations created by these agencies must be voted on by the members of the commission and the enacting legislation of some of them require that a portion of the commission members cannot be from the same political party. Epstein's Mother 04:19, 21 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Meaning of independence

message: Should the Presidential Commissions be listed here as well? Mlm42 10:49, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Presidential Commissions

message: I was going to find more info on administrative agency. It redirected to this page. This is not a world view page even though the information presented is very descriptive and a layman can understand the concept of a administrative agency.--Zhongxin (talk) 13:28, 21 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: World View

message: I have a question about the first sentence under the "Functional Characteristics" section.  The sentence says something like, "Independent agencies can be differentiated from federal executive departments and other executive agencies by. . ."  It seems like "and other executive agencies" should be removed from the sentence because I believe that there aren't any executive agencies that are not either federal executive departments or independent agencies, but I could be wrong.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.164.236.198 (talk) 02:26, 21 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Functional Characteristics 

message: Should the U.S. Agency for International Development be on this list? By most metrics it seems like it should. I realize the "examples" sections is a list of just that (examples) and not strictly a definitive list—but it seems nearly complete minus a few key ones, including USAID.
Or maybe I'm confused about what defines an independent agency or what USAID is? GiantInsects (talk) 18:47, 6 March 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: USAID is included in the U.S. Government Manual's list of "Independent Establishments and Government Corporations," https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/GOVMAN-2016-12-16/xml/GOVMAN-2016-12-16-180.xml so yes, it is an independent agency. Paratrooper450 (talk) 16:09, 23 March 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  USAID? 

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message: The article says "the president's power to dismiss the agency head or a member is limited."
Then it would seem the CFPB should be removed from the list of independent agencies, because recently, it was clearly demonstrated that the president has the power to dismiss the CFPB's acting director. 75.163.207.35 (talk) 19:28, 29 December 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) 

message: To many people, the phrase "being part of" implies an incline to be a contributing entity. To say that an independent agency is a "part of" the executive branch, would imply that they have the ability to contribute to the workings of the executive branch, which isn't the case at all. The agencies are structurally organized to be MANAGED by offices within the executive branch, the the agencies themselves are not a "part of" the government. 
The example of the FCC is an interesting one. Essentially, the FCC issues contracts or licenses which legally bind broadcasting entities to an agreement and requires them to adhere to the terms of the contract. Failure to do so results in fines and sanctions as outlined by said agreement. The FCC does not enforce policy, it simply regulates broadcasting entities through contractual agreement. This isn't any different than the type pf contracts signed by people starting a cell phone plan. Although, the specifics of the contract are unique. 
The agencies themselves are required to adhere to policy outlined by the offices that oversee them. However, the agencies themselves are INDEPENDENT of the government and have no power to govern.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rhodes0606 (talk • contribs) 11:09, 30 October 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  What is being "part of" something?