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A broader definition of the term "government agency" also means the United States federal executive departments that include the President's cabinet-level departments and their sub-units. Examples of these include the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), which is a bureau of the Department of the Treasury.
The Peace Corps was created in 1961 by an executive order of President Kennedy, originally under the State Department but reorganized as an independent agency by President Nixon. Peace Corps' goal is to assist developing countries by providing skilled workers in fields such as education, health, entrepreneurship, women's empowerment, or ...
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 ...
Agency Department Established FY13 budget est. [4] (millions) FY22 budget est. [5] (millions) Census Bureau: U.S. Department of Commerce: 1903 $1,000.4 $1,518.8 Bureau of Labor Statistics: U.S. Department of Labor: 1884 $618.2 $700.1 National Center for Education Statistics: U.S. Department of Education: 1867 $317.0 $333.6 National Agricultural ...
The Office of Business Economics (OBE) was established in BFDC in 1945. In 1953, the BFDC was abolished and the OBE was designated a primary organization of the Department. In 1972, the OBE was redesignated the Bureau of Economic Analysis and assigned to the newly established Social and Economic Statistics Administration (SESA) in the Department.
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) Naval Command, Control and Ocean Surveillance Warfare Center (NCCOSC) Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake (NAWSCL) United States ...
In 1920, the office became a separate USDA agency. [1] In 1922, the Bureau of Agricultural Economics (BAE), the ERS's immediate predecessor, was established by the merger of the Office of Farm Management and Farm Economics and the Bureau of Markets and Crop Estimates, bringing together responsibility for data collection and economic research ...
The United States Census Bureau (USCB), officially the Bureau of the Census, is a principal agency of the U.S. Federal Statistical System, responsible for producing data about the American people and economy. The U.S. Census Bureau is part of the U.S. Department of Commerce and its director is appointed by the President of the United States.