Assurance Division: Bureaus 13–24
The Assurance Division is the name given to Departments V to VIII and their twelve bureaus. It is a descriptive label only. It has no officer, council, budget, staff or meeting, and it decides nothing. Authority rests with the bureaus, which govern standards only; Enterprise Owners operate. Assurance and Provision are equal in dignity, and neither stands over the other (Constitution 3.11).
How the two sets differ
Most of the community’s public officials serve in the Provision bureaus. Of the 480 presidencies, 372 carry Bureaus 1–12 and 96 carry Bureaus 13–24. The 12 presidencies of the Trustee council each carry one bureau from each set (bureaus n and n + 12) and belong to neither (Constitution 3.14).
| Presidents | Department | Presidencies | Each one serves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Village presidents | I | 288 (3 × 96) | one village, one bureau |
| District presidents | II | 72 (3 × 24) | one district, one bureau |
| Department presidencies (stand) | I–IV | 12 | one bureau each |
| Bureaus 1–12 | 372 | ||
| Origination presidents | VII | 48 (2 × 24) | one district building, all three bureaus |
| Data presidents | VI | 24 | one district building, all three bureaus |
| Regulatory presidents | V | 12 | all three Department V bureaus, for bureaus n and n + 12 |
| Department presidencies (stand) | V–VIII | 12 | one bureau each |
| Bureaus 13–24 | 96 | ||
| Trustee council | — | 12 | bureaus n and n + 12; neither set |
In Bureaus 1–12, each president carries a single bureau. A village president serves one village for Bureau 1, 2 or 3, never all three. In Bureaus 13–24, each president carries all three bureaus of the department, which serves the operational organization better. Each of the 24 data presidents, for example, serves one district building for Bureaus 16, 17 and 18 together. Departments III, IV and VIII have no presidents in the villages or districts; they serve the whole community through their department and bureau presidencies.
| Department | Bureaus | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Department V: Regulatory |
Bureau 13Innovation | Bureau 14Legal | Bureau 15Audit |
| Department VI: Data |
Bureau 16Accounting | Bureau 17Publication | Bureau 18Metrics |
| Department VII: Origination |
Bureau 19Schema | Bureau 20Markets | Bureau 21Underwriting |
| Department VIII: Infrastructure |
Bureau 22Materials | Bureau 23Utilities | Bureau 24Transportation |
Companion page: Provision Division (Bureaus 1–12) · Bureau Directory