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  2. Independent agencies of the United States government

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    Headquartered in Washington, DC, with six regions comprising more than 60 field and home offices, the agency provides mediation and conflict resolution services to industry, government agencies and communities. The headquarters of the Federal Reserve System. The Federal Reserve System (often called "the Fed"), is the central bank of the United ...

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

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    The official United States Government Manual offers no definition. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] While the Administrative Procedure Act definition of "agency" applies to most executive branch agencies, Congress may define an agency however it chooses in enabling legislation, and through subsequent litigation often involving the Freedom of Information Act and the ...

  4. Public sector - Wikipedia

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    The organization of the public sector can take several forms, including: Direct administration funded through taxation; the delivering organization generally has no specific requirement to meet commercial success criteria, and production decisions are determined by government.

  5. Corporate services - Wikipedia

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    A registered agent, also known as a resident agent [4] or statutory agent, [5] is a business or individual designated to receive service of process (SOP) when a business entity is a party in a legal action such as a lawsuit or summons. [6] Some examples of related services include: Compliance services; Business licensing; DBA Doing Business As ...

  6. Public service - Wikipedia

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    Tbilisi Public Service Hall Building, Tbilisi, Georgia A public service or service of general (economic) interest is any service intended to address specific needs pertaining to the aggregate members of a community, [1] [2] whether provided directly by a public sector agency, via public financing available to private businesses or voluntary organisations, or provided by private businesses ...

  7. State-owned enterprises of the United States - Wikipedia

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    The United States federal government chartered and owned corporations operate to provide public services. Unlike government agencies such as the Environmental Protection Agency, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, or independent commissions, such as the Federal Communications Commission, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and others, they have a separate legal personality from the federal government.

  8. United States federal executive departments - Wikipedia

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    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 state.

  9. Small Business Administration - Wikipedia

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    The SBA was created on July 30, 1953, by Republican President Eisenhower with the signing of the Small Business Act, currently codified at 15 U.S.C. ch. 14A.The Small Business Act was originally enacted as the "Small Business Act of 1953" in Title II (67 Stat. 232) of Pub. L. 83–163 (ch. 282, 67 Stat. 230, July 30, 1953); The "Reconstruction Finance Corporation Liquidation Act" was Title I ...