The passage of the Basic Law of the Central Government Agencies Designs, promulgated on Jun. 23, 2004, marks an important mileage for re-organizing and streamlining administrative organizational systems in Taiwan. The law will, among others, yield a more manageable size of departments and agencies, and also strengthen the flexibility of organization design and workforce allotments. This paper aims to describe and analyze the major features of the law and the impacts it may have on the current government's organizational structure.