List of Polarian federal government departments and agencies

The following is a list of Polarian federal government departments and agencies. The federal government of Polaris possesses one of the largest bureaucracies in Antarctica. According to the Bureau of the Civil Chancellor's Office of Statistics, the federal government employs nearly 520,000 civil servants, the majority of which are based in Polaris City.

The Polarian federal government is comprised of a complex network of departments and agencies, through which the policies and programs of the federal government are implemented. The structure of the federal government is published annually through the Public Service Report issued by the Bureau of the Civil Chancellor.

Central agencies
The Bureau of the Civil Chancellor is responsible for the oversight of the Polarian federal civil service, and the operations of government departments and agencies. The Civil Chancellor, a position appointed by the Executive Council, is considered the figurehead of the Polarian civil service. The Secretariat to the Council is responsible for the arrangement and coordination of the Executive Council's political engagements. The Office of the Treasury is considered the principal employer of the federal government, managing government purchases, appropriations and fiscal arrangements.
 * Bureau of the Civil Chancellor
 * Secretariat to the Council
 * Office of the Treasury

=Government departments= The Polarian bureaucracy is divided into departments and independent agencies, tasked with implementing and managing government policy in various fields, including foreign affairs, agriculture, finance, and health. Departments are typically led by a Secretary, typically appointed from the Executive Council. However, the role of the Secretary, while functional in some capacities, is overshadowed by the role of the Undersecretaries, Deputy Undersecretaries, and Assistant Deputy Undersecretaries, who are appointed on merit by the Civil Service Commission.

Government departments are themselves divided into branches and sub-agencies. Branches are responsible for the day-to-day management of the department's mandate, assisting with the formulation of policy and to some extent, implementing government policy within specific areas of that mandate. Each department, under the Polaris Federation Act, is mandated to have both a Bureau of Central Management, which oversees the administration, finances and public outreach of each department, and a Bureau of Employment Services & Procurement, responsible for managing employees, administering benefits, and purchasing materials for departmental use.

Sub-agencies are provided with greater autonomy within the Polarian bureaucracy, though much less than independent agencies. Sub-agencies are answerable to the departmental Bureau of Central Management, and are required to submit an annual report to the Secretary on their progress. Sub-agencies vary in responsibility and jurisdiction, but typically address more acute, specialized issues within the purview of Polarian government.

Branches

 * Bureau of Central Management
 * Bureau of Cultural Affairs
 * Bureau of Employment Services & Procurement
 * Bureau of International Agriculture & Aquacultural Affairs
 * Bureau of Internaitonal Development
 * Bureau of International Security Cooperation
 * Bureau of International Trade & Commerce
 * Continental Statistics Office

Sub-agencies

 * Continental Opportunities Agency
 * Investments Polaris
 * International Development Agency of Polaris
 * International Trade Agency of Polaris
 * Office to the United Antarctic Nations
 * Polaris Institute for International Education
 * Polaris Institute for International Health

Branches

 * Bureau of Budgetary Management & Appropriations
 * Bureau of Central Management
 * Bureau of Statistics
 * Bureau of Employment Services & Procurement
 * Bureau of Industrial & Manufacturing Affairs
 * Bureau of Interstate Affairs
 * Bureau of Regional Economic Development
 * Bureau of Social Planning
 * Bureau of Taxation

Sub-agencies

 * Eastern Polaris Economic and Social Development Agency' (EPESDA)
 * Federal Bank of Polaris
 * Financial Transactions Investigation Agency
 * Infrastructure Bank of Polaris
 * Internal Revenue Agency of Polaris
 * Polaris Securities & Exchange Administration
 * Congressional Budget Office

Branches

 * Bureau of Climate Research
 * Bureau of Conservation
 * Bureau of Central Management
 * Bureau of Emissions Reduction & Sustainability
 * Bureau of Employment Services & Procurement
 * Bureau of Mining
 * Bureau of Oil and Gas
 * Bureau of Oceans and Waterways
 * Bureau of Policy & Regulation
 * Bureau of Science and Technology

Sub-agencies

 * Alternative Energy Agency of Polaris
 * Atomic Energy Agency of Polaris
 * Emergency Preparedness & Management Polaris (EPMP)
 * Federal Land Management Office
 * Natural Resources Management Agency (NRMA)
 * National Climate Research Laboratories (NCRL)
 * National Measurement Standards Administration
 * National Park Administration (NPA)
 * National Transportation Research Centers of Polaris
 * Petroleum & Gas Administration of Polaris (operating as Petropolaris)
 * Polaris Ecological Management Service
 * Polaris Forest Management & Slivicultural Service
 * Polaris Geological Service
 * Polaris Mining and Extraction Agency
 * Polaris Oceanic and Atmospheric Science Office (POASO)
 * Polaris Nuclear Research Institute
 * Water Management Agency of Polaris

Branches

 * Bureau of Central Management
 * Bureau of Employment Services & Procurement
 * Bureau of Air Transport
 * Bureau of Rail Transport
 * Bureau of Marine Transport
 * Bureau of Standards
 * Bureau of Research & Technology

Sub-agencies

 * Polaris Amalgamated Rail Transit Authority
 * Federal Transportation Research Council
 * Federal Transportation Safety Commission (FTSC)
 * Federal Transportation Communications Service

Branches

 * Bureau of Central Management
 * Bureau of Consumer & Industrial Safety
 * Bureau of Emergency Management
 * Bureau of Employment Services & Procurement
 * Department of the National Guard
 * Department of Public Safety
 * Bureau of International Cooperation
 * Bureau of Maritime Security
 * Bureau of Statistics
 * Bureau of Veterans Affairs

Sub-agencies

 * Air Transport Security Administration of Polaris (ATSAP)
 * Consumer and Industrial Safety Agency of Polaris (CISAP)
 * Energy Safety Administration
 * Federal Corrections Service
 * Natural & Ecological Disaster Management Agency of Polaris
 * Occupational Safety Board of Polaris
 * Occupational Safety Research Institute of Polaris
 * Office of the Advocate-General
 * Polaris Electronic Security Adminstration
 * Polaris National Guard
 * Polaris National Intelligence Bureau
 * Polaris Maritime Guard
 * Transportation Security Enforcement Commission
 * Veterans Benefits Administration of Polaris

Branches

 * Bureau of the Attorney General
 * Bureau of Central Management
 * Bureau of Civil Rights
 * Bureau of Commercial Law
 * Bureau of Constitutional Law
 * Bureau of Corrections
 * Bureau of Employment Services & Procurement
 * Bureau of Legislative Affairs
 * Bureau of Private Law
 * Bureau of the Public Defender

Sub-agencies

 * Federal Court Services Administration
 * Federal Immigration Legal Services Agency
 * Intellectual Property Enforcement Agency of Polaris
 * Polaris Bureau of Investigations (PBI)
 * Office of the Privacy Commissioner

Branches

 * Bureau of Central Management
 * Bureau of Federal Procurement & Contracts
 * Bureau of Information Technology
 * Bureau of Infrastructure Planning
 * Bureau of Internal Employment Services & Procurement
 * Bureau of Employment Services
 * Bureau of Facilities and Maintenance
 * Bureau of Financial Appropriations

Sub-agencies

 * Center for Infrastructure Engineering and Research'
 * Center for Urban Planning Research
 * Government Services Administration
 * Infrastructure Bank of Polaris
 * Information Services & Security Administration
 * Office of the Surveyor-General
 * Public Pensions Polaris
 * Public Construction Corporation of Polaris
 * Rural Infrastructure Development Agency
 * Polaris Urban Planning Administration

Branches

 * Bureau of Central Management
 * Bureau of Commerce
 * Bureau of Employment Services & Procurement
 * Bureau of Economic Affairs
 * Bureau of Industrial Planning and Management
 * Bureau of Interstate Trade
 * Bureau of International Trade
 * Bureau of Labour
 * Bureau of Regional Economic Planning

Sub-agencies

 * Business Development Agency of Polaris (BDAP)
 * Employment Polaris
 * Export Bank of Polaris
 * Federal Labour Relations Administration
 * Innovation Polaris
 * International Trade Agency of Polaris (ITAP)
 * Intellectual Property & Patent Administration (IPPA)
 * Labour Research & Statistics Agency
 * Minervan Islands Economic Development Agency (MIEDA)
 * Polaris Statistics Agency (PSTAT)
 * Rural Economic Development Administration (REDA)
 * Securities and Exchange Regulation Administration
 * Small Business Administration

Branches

 * Bureau of Aquaculture
 * Bureau of Agricultural Strategy & Management
 * Bureau of Agricultural Science & Education
 * Bureau of Central Management
 * Bureau of Employment Services & Procurement
 * Bureau of Fisheries
 * Bureau of International Trade
 * Bureau of Natural Resources Management

Sub-agencies

 * Agricultural Development Agency of Polaris
 * Agricultural Export Agency of Polaris
 * Agricultural Statistics Office
 * Farm Service of Polaris
 * Fisheries Inspection Service of Polaris
 * Polaris Nutrition & Food Security Agency
 * Polaris Food Inspection Agency
 * Polaris Institute for Agricultural Research, Development and Innovation (PIARDI)

Branches

 * '''Bureau of Central Management
 * '''Bureau of Community Services
 * '''Bureau of Employment Services & Procurement
 * Bureau of Family Medicine
 * Bureau of Interstate Relations
 * Bureau of Geriatric and Long-Term Care
 * Bureau of Medical Science and Education
 * Bureau of Nutrition
 * Bureau of Pharmaceuticals
 * Bureau of Public Health and Sanitiation
 * Bureau of Specialized Services

Sub-agencies

 * Community Medical Services Administration
 * Health Infrastructure Administration
 * Hospital Inspection Service of Polaris
 * International Health Agency of Polaris
 * Polaris General Insurance Corporation
 * Polaris Institutes for Health Research
 * Medical Technology Administration
 * Medical Education Administration
 * Polaris Pharmaceuticals Inspection Agency
 * Polaris Public Health Agency
 * Rural Health Development Administration

Branches

 * Bureau of Central Management
 * '''Bureau of Border Protection
 * Bureau of Customs
 * Bureau of Employment Services & Procurement
 * Bureau of Immigration Policy
 * '''Bureau of Refugees & Asylum Seekers
 * Bureau of Technology

Sub-agencies

 * Customs Inspection Agency of Polaris (CIAP)
 * Polaris Border Protection Force
 * Polaris Government Protection Service
 * Immigration and Refugee Review Board

=Independent agencies= Independent agencies exist outside of the typical nuclear arrangements between department and sub-agency. Independent agencies are generally responsible for federal programs that fall outside of the purview of the main government departments. Exceptions exist for some oversight tribunals and boards, such as the Veterans Affairs Appeal Board of Polaris, who are severed from their associated departments in order to make the adjudication process more independent. The determination of whether an agency may be severed from its parent department is made at the discretion of the Legislative Congress of Polaris.

Independent agencies are responsible to a designated Secretary within the Executive Council of Polaris. Though this relationship exists for sub-agencies, the extent of independent agency's autonomy from the Secretary distinguishes them. This also includes less political control and intervention on the part of either the Executive Council or Congress, unless statutory exceptions are made, as is the case for the Polaris Telecommunications Regulation Commission. Independent agencies are required to submit an annual report to the Secretary responsible.

All independent agencies are led by a Chief Director and a Board of Governors, appointed by the Executive Council of Polaris. Unlike other bureaucratic positions, appointments made to independent agencies in Polaris are not subject to congressional confirmation.


 * Archaeology and Antiquities Polaris
 * Arts Council of Polaris
 * Central Bank of Polaris
 * Civil Ombudsman of Polaris
 * Civil Rights Commissioner of Polaris
 * Civil Service Commission of Polaris
 * Civil Service College of Polaris
 * Elections Commissioner of Polaris
 * Equality Council of Polaris
 * Executive Council of Polaris
 * Federal Court System of Polaris
 * Federal Judicial Review Board of Polaris
 * Legislative Congress of Polaris
 * Museums and Archives Administration of Polaris (MAAP)
 * National Council for Biology Research
 * National Council for Physics Research
 * National Council for Social Science Research
 * National Laboratory for Chemical Research
 * National Research Libraries of Polaris
 * Polaris Telecommunications Regulation Commission (PTRC)
 * Polaris Film Council
 * Polaris National Broadcasting System (PNBS)
 * Polaris Space and Astronomy Administration (PSAA)
 * Polaris Tourism Agency
 * Rebuilding & Reconstruction Administration of Polaris
 * Status of Women Administration of Polaris
 * Veterans Affairs Appeal Board of Polaris