Where would the president go?

[MrChadRobinson]

In its current iteration, the org chart doesn't account for the fact that HHS operates at the pleasure of the president and is thus underneath the office hierarchically speaking. How would you want this fact conveyed?

[JoshData]

Not a lot of thought was put into the files at that level.

But, legally speaking, I don't think it's that simple. For instance, the president's office is the EOP. But federal departments are not within EOP. HHS is created by statute, by Congress. Its secretary is appointed by the President. Other things are directed by OMB.....

[JoshData]

Er... s/appointed/nominated/.

[MrChadRobinson]

That's precisely what I was thinking! The same kind of problem is evident as I try to scale this down to the state/local level, specifically as it relates to DC gov't. I was also curious how you would plan to represent an independent agency along the lines of the Federal Reserve or Fannie Mae. I was interested in how you thought it should be conveyed in relation to the executive. Sorry if this isn't something that you'd fully resolved in your trial balloon.