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      "date": "2001-01-17",
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      "title": "Government at the Dawn of the 21st Century: A Status Report",
      "summary": "Shortly after the beginning of the 20th century, the federal government entered a new phase the\nrise\nof the administrative state. Among the forces propelling this development was the Progressive\nMovement, which sought greater government engagement with and regulation of various sectors of\nAmerican society. An autonomous Department of Labor, with Cabinet status, was established in\n1913, along with the Federal Reserve. The Federal Trade Commission was created the following\nyear. With the entry of the United States into World War I, regulatory activities further expanded,\nand the number of administrative agencies and federal employees increased. With the postwar era,\nthe expansion of the federal government momentarily slowed, but began again with the onset of the\nGreat Depression and the launching of the New Deal. The colossus that was constructed to combat\nthe national economic emergency was soon refashioned and augmented to enable the United States\nto victoriously end a world war. With the return to peace in 1945, the federal government stood as\na giant complex organization, with over 3.8 million employees. During the next 45 years, it would\ncontinue to expand in terms of both its principal units and resources. In the immediate past few\nyears, however, some downsizing has occurred.\n This report reviews trends regarding various aspects of the operations of the federal government\nduring the past 50 years, as evidenced by personnel, budget, and other data. It also identifies and\ndiscusses, in cameo form, various developments during this period that are considered significant\nfor federal operations during the next century. Some of these are crafted innovations, such as\nmission performance planning and measurement; some are imposed restraints, such as the Supreme\nCourt's  Chadha  decision rendering so-called congressional or legislative vetoes\nunconstitutional. \nSome developments are still evolving, such as the electronic government phenomenon, and await\nconclusive assessment. This report is intended to provide background or contextual information and\nwill not be updated.",
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  "topics": [
    "American Law",
    "Constitutional Questions",
    "Economic Policy",
    "Foreign Affairs",
    "National Defense"
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