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In an essay that appears in the Encyclopedia of Community ( Berkshire Publishing Group ) , Fountain notes that some federal agencies and state and local governments are developing impressive web portals designed to respond to citizens ’ needs . It mandates that federal departments and agencies work with state and local governments and the private sector . However , according to state and local pollution control officials , EPA has received pressure from the trucking industry to weaken the rule . These companies sometimes believe that because their solutions , infrastructure and other assets can be extended pretty much " as-is " into the state and local market , their organization models can be as well . Other careers in which an extensive training in political science can be most useful include higher education , the legal profession , state and local government , urban planning , the federal government , journalism , or organizations that seek to monitor political processes or to influence the content of public policy .