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  2. United States federal executive departments - Wikipedia

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    Each department is headed by a secretary whose title echoes the title of their respective department, with the exception of the Department of Justice, whose head is known as the attorney general. The heads of the executive departments are appointed by the president and take office after confirmation by the United States Senate , and serve at ...

  3. Independent agencies of the United States government

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    The degree to which the President has the power to use executive orders to set policy for independent executive agencies is disputed. [4] Many orders specifically exempt independent agencies, but some do not. [5] Executive Order 12866 has been a particular matter of controversy; it requires cost-benefit analysis for certain regulatory actions ...

  4. Organizational structure of the United States Department of ...

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    The President of the United States is, according to the Constitution, the Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Armed Forces and Chief Executive of the Federal Government. The Secretary of Defense is the "Principal Assistant to the President in all matters relating to the Department of Defense", and is vested with statutory authority (10 U.S.C. § 113) to lead the Department and all of its component ...

  5. List of federal agencies in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The specific problem is: Split into separate sections for independent agencies vs. government-owned corporations. Please help improve this section if you can. ( July 2024 ) ( Learn how and when to remove this message )

  6. United States order of precedence - Wikipedia

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    The United States order of precedence is an advisory document maintained by the Ceremonials Division of the Office of the Chief of Protocol of the United States which lists the ceremonial order, or relative preeminence, for domestic and foreign government officials (military and civilian) at diplomatic, ceremonial, and social events within the United States and abroad.

  7. List of U.S. Department of Defense agencies - Wikipedia

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    Its main responsibilities are to control the Armed Forces of the United States. The department was established in 1947 and is currently divided into three major Departments—the Department of the Army, Navy and Air Force—and has a military staff of 1,418,542 (553,044 US Army; 329,304 US Navy; 202,786 US Marine Corps; 333,408 US Air Force). [1]

  8. United States Department of the Treasury - Wikipedia

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    The Department of the Treasury is organized into two major components: the departmental offices and the operating bureaus. The departmental offices are primarily responsible for the formulation of policy and management of the department as a whole, while the operating bureaus carry out the specific operations assigned to the department.

  9. Interdepartmental communication - Wikipedia

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    There are various documents used in inter departmental communication, they are: [1] A memorandum is a note or record for future use. It is convenient and useful for informal communication. Most interdepartmental communication is done over phone, but when the information has to be communicated in writing then memorandums are used.