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What is the difference between a DEPARTMENT of GOVERMENT and an AGENCY of the government.?
I recall back in grade school the difference between the two concepts were very clear... See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agency . See also http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070415182438AAhAqyJ If I may adapt this very good answer... think of a 'Department' as an office of government RUN by the government - on it's own payroll, that is, and an 'Agency' as an independent company contracted and funded by the government, but with a Sep-a-rate accounting "department", if you will, and a payroll somewhat more independent of government regulation. A search of the California State Constitution and the California Government Code revealed no clear definition or comparison of the terminology. It seems that the definitions have blurred or even been DELETED by "Operation of Law!"
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- The joint-powers run State 'Job Service' office which morphed out of the California State Employment Development Department ["EDD" ...one of the Agencies and/or Departments comprising the joint-powers committee and/or operation] when a California State referendum [The "Work Investment Act"] caused the dominion of the State's "EDD" offices to be re-classified under the control of the Health and Human Services Agency, which used to be a separate Department of State government that ran the State's welfare programs - as opposed to "Unemployment INSURANCE", which is a jointly employee/employer sponsored INSURANCE program answering to the State's DEPARTMENT of Insurance and the Governor's Office. The functions of the two government functions seem to have blurred as the welfare-oriented employees continue their obsession with denial in the name of conservation as the insurance-oriented employees address the opportunistic goals of the 'employment' function and its genuine needs as such. In order to for someone who does not earn enough to maintain their own computer equipment or has experienced equipment malfunctions of their OWN at 'home' has to put up with when looking for income-producing work through the State's Job Service Office, a little background is in order. Gone are the days when you could run down to the Unemployment office scan the bulletin board, pick out the right parameters (location, hours, income level, type of work, qualifications - not necessarily in that order), take the printout up to the window, and expect to be on your way in a few minutes to a few hours. What used to take a few hours can sometimes take WEEKS anymore!
