“Clientele agencies” are those executive departments and agencies like, for example, the Department of Agriculture, that serve and represent particular interests in society; other examples include the Departments of Interior, Labor, and Commerce.
Bureaucratic drift in American political science is a theory that seeks to explain the tendency for bureaucratic agencies to create policy that deviates from the original mandate. The difference between a bureaucracy's enactment of a law and the legislature's intent is called bureaucratic drift.
Bureaucratic drift occurs during the legislative process that implements a law into society. When a broad legislative piece is passed by Congress and signed by the president, it is then delegated to a federal agency within the Executive Branch for implementation.Apr 29, 2016
Key clientele include White House and USDA policy officials; the U.S. Congress; program administrators/managers; other Federal agencies; State and local government officials; and organizations, including farm and industry groups.Jan 28, 2019