QEDS Standards Group: The U.S. Standards Group on Quality, Environment, Dependability and Statistics consists of the members and leadership of organizations concerned with the development and effective use of generic and sector specific standards on quality control, assurance and management; environmental management systems and auditing, dependability and the application of statistical methods.
There are five types of organizations in the federal bureaucracy: 1  Cabinet departments. 2  Independent executive agencies. 3  Independent regulatory agencies.  Government 1  corporations. Presidential commissions.
Agencies and Corporations The executive branch includes a large number of agencies for which the president is responsible. Some of these agencies function independently; others are connected to an executive department but still may function as largely autonomous units.