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  2. 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.

  3. Department of Government Efficiency - Wikipedia

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    Despite the name, the Department of Government Efficiency is not planned to be a federal executive department, the creation of which would require the approval of the U.S. Congress. [1] The committee was announced by Donald Trump, the president-elect, in preparation for his second term as U.S. president.

  4. United States congressional committee - Wikipedia

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    A congressional committee is a legislative sub-organization in the United States Congress that handles a specific duty (rather than the general duties of Congress). Committee membership enables members to develop specialized knowledge of the matters under their jurisdiction.

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

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    US Government Manual, official online version of the United States Government Manual, continually updated. US Government Manual , official freely downloadable PDFs of annual printed versions. Federal Agency Directory , online database maintained by the Louisiana State University Libraries in partnership with the Federal Depository Library ...

  6. Congressional oversight - Wikipedia

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    The House Government Reform Committee and the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee, which have oversight jurisdiction over virtually the entire federal government, furthermore, are authorized to review and study the operation of government activities to determine their economy and efficiency and to submit recommendations based on GAO reports.

  7. United States House Oversight Subcommittee on Government ...

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    The subcommittee has jurisdiction over the following areas: [1] The federal civil service, including compensation, classification, and benefits; Federal property disposal ...

  8. Government agency - Wikipedia

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    A government agency or state agency, sometimes an appointed commission, is a permanent or semi-permanent organization in the machinery of government (bureaucracy) that is responsible for the oversight and administration of specific functions, such as an administration. [1] There is a notable variety of agency types.

  9. United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial ...

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    The United States House Committee on Appropriations has joint jurisdiction with the United States Senate Committee on Appropriations over all appropriations bills in the United States Congress. [1] Each committee has 12 matching subcommittees, each of which is tasked with working on one of the twelve annual regular appropriations bills.