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Access Board (a.k.a. Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board)
Focuses on accessibility for people with disabilities.
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
Influences federal activities, programs, and policies that affect historic resources.
Agency for Health Care Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Formerly the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research
Agency for International Development (USAID)
Implements America's foreign economic and humanitarian assistance programs.
Air Force (USAF)
Defends the United States through control and exploitation of air and space.
American Battle Monuments Commission
Honors the accomplishments of the American armed forces.
Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service
Ensures the health and care of animals and plants, improves agricultural productivity and competitiveness, and contributes to the national economy and the public health.
Army (US)
Attorney General's Office
Head of the Department of Justice and chief law enforcement officer of the federal government.
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Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
The Federal Reserve, the central bank of the United States, was founded by Congress in 1913 to provide the nation with a safer, more flexible, and more stable monetary and financial system.
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms (ATF)
Dedicated to reducing violent crime, collecting revenue and protecting the public.
Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)
produce and disseminate accurate, timely, relevant, and cost-effective economic accounts statistics
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Learn about stamps and currency.
Bureau of Export Administration
Division of U.S. Department of Commerce.
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Tribal leaders directory.
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
Bureau of Prisons
Bureau of Reclamation
Second largest wholesaler of water in the country.
Bureau of Transportation Statistics
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Census Bureau
Collects and provides timely, relevant, and quality data about the people and economy of the United States.
Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
Coordinates the nation's intelligence activities.
Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board
Strives to enhance industrial safety.
Children and Families Administration
Promotes the economic and social well-being of families, children, individuals, and communities.
Coast Guard
Lifesavers and guardians of the sea.
Commerce Department
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)
Regulatory agency for futures trading.
Comptroller of the Currency
Charters, regulates, and supervises national banks.
Congressional Budget Office
Provides the Congress with objective, timely, nonpartisan analyses for economic and budget decisions.
Consumer Information Center (Pueblo, CO)
Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
Council of Economic Advisers
Analyze and interpret economic developments, appraise programs and activities of the Government and formulate national economic policy.
Council on Environmental Quality
Customs Service (U.S.)
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Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
Central research and development organization for the Department of Defense.
Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS)
Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA)
Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA)
Defense Logistics Agency (DLA)
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC)
Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Department of Commerce (DOC)
Department of Defense (DOD)
Department of Education
Department of Energy (DOE)
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
Department of Justice (DOJ)
Department of Labor (DOL)
Department of State
Department of the Interior
Department of the Treasury
Department of Transportation (DOT)
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
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Economic Development Administration (EDA)
Generates jobs, helps retain existing jobs and stimulates industrial and commercial growth in economically distressed areas of the United States.
Education Department
Energy Department
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
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Farm Credit Administration (FCA)
Promotes a safe and sound, competitive Farm Credit System.
Farm Service Agency
Supports American farmers.
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Federal Bureau of Prisons
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
Federal Election Commission (FEC)
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
Federal Judicial Center
Research and education agency of the federal judicial system.
Federal Judiciary
Connect with U.S. courts.
Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA)
Provides leadership in establishing policies and guidance relating to federal sector labor-management relations.
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
Federal Maritime Commission
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Promotes sound and stable labor-management relations.
Federal Reserve Banks
Federal Reserve Board of Governors
Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board
Administers the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP), which provides Federal employees the opportunity to save for additional retirement security.
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
Supports and strengthens domestic and international anti-money laundering efforts.
Financial Management Service (FMS)
The government's financial manager, central disburser and collections agent.
Fish & Wildlife Service
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Foreign Claims Settlement Commission
Adjudicates claims of U.S. nationals against foreign governments.
Forest Service
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General Accounting Office
General Services Administration (GSA)
Provides policy leadership and managed space, supplies, services, and solutions to enable federal employees to accomplish their missions.
Geological Survey (USGS)
Ginnie Mae
Helps expand homeownership opportunities for all Americans.
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Health and Human Services Department (HHS)
Highway Administration (FHWA)
House of Representatives
HUD - Department of Housing and Urban Development
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I
Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS)
Inspectors General (for various agencies)
Interior Department
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
International Information Programs (formerly USIA)
International Trade Administration (ITA)
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John C. Stennis Center for Public Service
Promotes and strengthens public service leadership in America.
Justice Department
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Labor Department
Library of Congress
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Marine Corps (USMC)
Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC)
Advises the U.S. Congress on issues affecting the Medicare program.
Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB)
Guardian of the Federal Government's merit-based system of employment.
Mine Safety and Health Administration
Minerals Management Service
Mint, United States
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
National Agricultural Library
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
National Atlas of the Unites States
National Commission on Libraries and Information Science
National Credit Union Administration (NCUA)
National Center for Environmental Health
National Center for Preservation & Technology Training
National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)
National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)
National Gallery of Art
National Guard
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
National Historic Landmarks
National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA)
National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)
Enhances the art, craft and science of preservation.
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
National Library of Education (NLE)
National Library of Medicine (NLM)
National Ocean Service
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
National Park Service
National Register of Historic Places
National Science Foundation (NSF)
National Security Agency (NSA)
Coordinates, directs, and performs highly specialized activities to protect U.S. information systems and produce foreign intelligence information.
National Security Council (NSC)
The President's principal forum for considering national security and foreign policy matters.
National Technical Information Service (NTIS)
Central source for U.S. government scientific, technical, and business information.
National Telecommunications & Information Administration
The executive branch's principal voice on domestic and international telecommunications and information technology issues.
National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)
National Weather Service (NWS)
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Works in partnership with the American people to conserve and sustain our natural resources.
Naval Observatory
Maintains the master clock of the United States.
Navy (USN)
NIH - National Institutes of Health
NIMH - National Institute of Mental Health
NIST - National Institute of Standards & Technology
NOAA - National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration
NRC - Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NSA - National Security Agency
NSF - National Science Foundation
NTSB - National Transportation Safety Board
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
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Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
Its mission is to save lives, prevent injuries and protect the health of America's workers.
Office of American Indian Trust
Ensures that the Secretary’s obligations under the Federal Indian trust responsibility are performed.
Office of Economic Impact and Diversity
Office of Environment, Safety and Health
Office of the First Lady
Office of Government Ethics (OGE)
Office of Lead Hazard Control
Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
Office of National AIDS Policy
Office of National Drug Control Policy
Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
Office of Science (from DOE)
Office of Science and Technology Policy
Office of Special Counsel (OSC)
An independent federal investigative and prosecutorial agency.
Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS)
Primary regulator of all federal and many state-chartered thrift institutions, which include savings banks and savings and loan associations.
Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation & Enforcement
Protects citizens and the environment during coal mining and reclamation.
Office of Tribal Justice
Coordinates tribal issues for the Department of Justice.
Office for Victims of Crime
OSHA - Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Overseas Private Investment Corporation
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Parole Commission, U.S.
Has sole authority to grant, modify, or revoke paroles of eligible U.S. prisoners serving sentences of more than 1 year.
Patent and Trademark Office
Peace Corps
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
Protects the retirement incomes of about 43 million American workers.
Postal Service
Postal Rate Commission
Prisons, Bureau of
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R
Railroad Retirement Board (RRB)
Rural Development
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Secret Service
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Selective Service System (SSS)
Senate
Small Business Administration (SBA)
Smithsonian Institution (SI)
Social Security Administration (SSA)
State Department
Information on visas and passports.
Supreme Court of the United States
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Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
The nation's largest single producer of electricity.
Trade and Development Agency
Transportation Department (DOT)
Treasury Department
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U
United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
United States Capitol Building
United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
United States Court of Appeals, 1st Circuit
United States Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit
United States Court of Appeals, 3rd Circuit
United States Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit
United States Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit
United States Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit
United States Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit
United States Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit
United States Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit
United States Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit
United States Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit
United States Customs Service
United States House of Representatives
United States Information Agency (USIA)
United States International Trade Commission (USITC)
United States Marshals Service (USMS)
United States Mint
United States Naval Observatory
(Master clock).
United States Patent and Trademark Office
United States Postal Service (USPS)
U.S. Post Office's home online.
United States Senate
United States Sentencing Commission
United States Trade and Development Agency
Helps U.S. companies pursue overseas business opportunities.
United States Trade Representative (USTR)
Responsible for developing and coordinating U.S. international trade, commodity, and direct investment policy.
USDA - United States Department of Agriculture - Index
USGS - United States Geological Survey
USPS - United States Postal Service
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VA - Department of Veterans Affairs
Violence Against Women Office
Leads the national effort to stop domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking of women.
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W
White House
