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A–Z Index of US Departments and Agencies, USA.gov, the US government's official web portal. Directory of agency contact information. CyberCemetery, online document archive of defunct US Federal Agencies, maintained by the University of North Texas Libraries in partnership with the Federal Depository Library Program of the GPO
The United States federal executive departments are the principal units of the executive branch of the federal government of the United States. They are analogous to ministries common in parliamentary or semi-presidential systems but (the United States being a presidential system) they are led by a head of government who is also the head of ...
The Federal Reserve regulates private banking institutions, works to contain systemic risk in financial markets, and provides certain financial services to the federal government, the public, and financial institutions. The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board (FRTIB) is one of the smaller Executive Branch agencies, with just over 100 ...
Marine Corps Combat Development Command (MCCDC) United States Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory (MCWL) Office of Naval Research (ONR) Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED) Naval Medical Research Center (NMRC) Naval Air Warfare Center (NASC) Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC)
e. The federal government of the United States (U.S. federal government or U.S. government) [a] is the common government of the United States, a federal republic located primarily in North America, comprising 50 states, five major self-governing territories, several island possessions, and the federal district (national capital) of Washington ...
Cabinet of the United States. The Cabinet of the United States is the principal official advisory body to the president of the United States. The Cabinet generally meets with the president in a room adjacent to the Oval Office in the West Wing of the White House. The president chairs the meetings but is not formally a member of the Cabinet.
Most federal agencies are created by Congress through statutes called "enabling acts", which define the scope of an agency's authority. Because the Constitution does not expressly mention federal agencies (as it does the three branches), some commentators have called agencies the "headless fourth branch" of the federal government. However, most ...
U. U.S. Commission on Evidence-Based Policymaking. U.S. Federal Board for Vocational Education. U.S. International Development Finance Corporation. Underwater Archaeology Branch, Naval History & Heritage Command. United States Bureau of Fisheries. United States Fish Commission. United States Fuel Administration.