The federal government of the United States includes many agencies, departments, offices and other organizations. The official United States Government Manual and the Administrative Procedure Act list government agencies. The Administrative Procedure Act's definition of agency applies to most executive branch agencies, while the United States Congress may define an agency however it chooses in enabling legislation, and through subsequent litigation often involving the Freedom of Information Act and the Government in the Sunshine Act.
The executive branch of the federal government includes the Executive Office of the President and the United States federal executive departments, whose secretaries belong to the Cabinet of the United States. Employees of the majority of these agencies are considered civil servants.
The majority of the independent agencies of the United States government are also classified as executive agencies. They are independent in that they are not subordinated under a Cabinet position. There is a smaller number of independent agencies that are not part of the executive branch, such as the Congressional Research Service and the United States Sentencing Commission, which are legislative and judicial agencies, respectively.
United States Congress
The U.S. Congress is the bicameral legislature of the United States government, and is made up of two chambers: the United States Senate (the upper chamber) and the United States House of Representatives (the lower chamber). Together, the two chambers exercise authority over multiple legislative agencies.
The legislature also oversees the Library of Congress (LOC), a national library dedicated to national records, which administers various programs, agencies, and services.
Federal judiciary of the United States
The federal judiciary consists of courts established under Article Three of the United States Constitution.
The Bankruptcy Courts, while not established as Article III courts, are legally designated as "units of the district courts."
Executive Office of the President
The president of the United States is the chief executive of the federal government. He or she is in charge of executing federal laws and approving, or vetoing, new legislation passed by Congress. The president resides in the Executive Residence (EXR) maintained by the Office of Administration (OA).
To effectively run the country's affairs, the president also maintains councils regarding various issues.
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Office of the Secretary of Agriculture
Mission areas
Farm Production and Conservation (FPAC)
Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services (FNCS)
Food Safety (OFS)
Marketing and Regulatory Programs (MRP)
Natural Resources and Environment (NRE)
Research, Education, and Economics (REE)
Rural Development (RD)
Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs (TFAA)
United States Department of Commerce
Office of the Secretary (OS)
Bureaus
United States Department of Defense (DoD)
United States Department of Education
Office of the Secretary of Education (OSE)
Office of Deputy Secretary of Education (ODSE)
Institute of Education Sciences (IES)
Office of the Under Secretary (OUS)
White House initiatives and operating commissions
Advisory bodies
Federally-aided corporations
United States Department of Energy
United States Department of Health and Human Services
- Office of the Secretary (OS)
- Immediate Office of the Secretary (IOS)
- Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration
- Program Support Center
- Office of the Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources
- Office of the Assistant Secretary for Legislation
- Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
- Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs
- Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health
- National Vaccine Program Office
- Office of Adolescent Health
- Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
- Office of HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Policy
- Office for Human Research Protections
- Office of Minority Health
- Office of Population Affairs
- Office of Research Integrity
- Office of the Surgeon General
- Public Health Service Commissioned Corps
- Office on Women's Health
- President's Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition
- Departmental Appeals Board
- Office for Civil Rights
- Office of Global Affairs
- Office of Inspector General
- Office of Intergovernmental and External Affairs
- Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals
- Office of the General Counsel
- Office of the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy and Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
- Administration on Aging
- Administration for Children and Families
- Administration for Native Americans
- Administration on Developmental Disabilities
- Office of Child Care
- Office of Child Support Enforcement
- Children's Bureau
- National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect
- Family and Youth Services Bureau
- Office of Head Start
- Office of Community Services
- Office of Family Assistance
- Office of Refugee Resettlement
- President's Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Center for Surveillance, Epidemiology and Laboratory Services (CSELS)
- Division of Health Informatics and Surveillance
- Division of Laboratory Systems
- Division of Public Health Information Dissemination
- Division of Scientific Education and Professional Development
- CDC Washington Office
- Center for Global Health
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
- Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices
- National Center for Health Statistics
- National Vital Statistics System
- Office for State, Tribal, Local and Territorial Support
- Office of Equal Employment Opportunity
- Office of Infectious Diseases
- National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases
- Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology (DHCPP)
- Viral Special Pathogens Branch (VSPB)
- National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention
- National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases
- Office of Minority Health and Health Equity
- Office of Noncommunicable Diseases, Injury and Environmental Health
- National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
- National Center for Environmental Health/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
- National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
- National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities
- Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response
- Division of Emergency Operations
- Emergency Operations Center (EOC)
- Office of Public Health Science Services
- Center for Surveillance, Epidemiology and Laboratory Services
- National Center for Health Statistics
- Office of the Associate Director for Communication
- Office of the Associate Director for Policy
- Office of the Associate Director for Science
- Office of the Chief of Staff
- Office of the Chief Operating Officer
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
- Epidemic Intelligence Service
- National Center for Health Statistics
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
- National Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
- Office of Criminal Investigations
- Health Resources and Services Administration
- Patient Affordable Healthcare Act Program
- Indian Health Service
- National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- National Institutes of Health Police
- National Cancer Institute
- National Eye Institute
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
- Rocky Mountain Laboratories
- National Human Genome Research Institute
- National Institute on Aging
- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
- National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering
- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
- National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
- National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
- National Institute on Drug Abuse
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
- National Institute of General Medical Sciences
- National Institute of Mental Health
- National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
- National Institute of Nursing Research
- Center for Information Technology
- Center for Scientific Review
- Fogarty International Center
- National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
- National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health
- NIH Clinical Center
- Public Health Service
- Federal Occupational Health
- Office of the Surgeon General
- United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
United States Department of Homeland Security
Headquarters offices and directorates
Component agencies
United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
Executive offices
- Office of the Secretary
- Office of the Deputy Secretary
- Office of Hearings and Appeals
- Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization
- Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships
- Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations
- Office of Public Affairs
Administrative offices
- Office of Departmental Equal Employment Opportunity
- Office of General Counsel
- Departmental Enforcement Center
- Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration
- Chief Administrative Office
- Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer
- Office of the Chief Procurement Officer
- Office of the Chief Financial Officer
- Office of the Chief Information Officer
- Office of Inspector General
Agencies
United States Department of the Interior (DOI)
- Office of the Secretary
- Office of Congressional and Legislative Affairs
- Office of the Executive Secretariat and Regulatory Affairs
- Office of Intergovernmental and External Affairs
- Secretary's Indian Water Rights Office
- Indian Arts and Crafts Board
- Strategic Sciences Group
- Interior Museum
- Land Buy-Back Program for Tribal Nations
- Office of the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs
- Office of the Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks
- Office of the Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management
- Office of the Assistant Secretary for Water and Science
- Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget
- Office of Environmental Policy and Compliance
- Office of Restoration and Damage Assessment
- Office of Native Hawaiian Relations
- Office of Policy Analysis
- Office of Planning and Performance Management
- Orphaned Wells Program Office
- National Invasive Species Council
- Office of Budget
- Office of Grants Management
- Office of Acquisition and Property Management
- Office of Financial Management
- Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization
- Business Integration Office
- Office of Human Capital
- Office of Occupational Safety and Health
- Office of Employee Development
- Office of Hearings and Appeals
- Interior Board of Land Appeals
- Interior Board of Indian Appeals
- Office of Collaborative Action and Dispute Resolution
- Appraisal and Valuation Services Office
- Office of Facilities and Administrative Services
- Interior Business Center
- Office of Law Enforcement and Security
- Office of Wildland Fire
- Office of Aviation Services
- Office of Emergency Management
- Interagency Borderland Coordination and Field Communications Program
- Office of Natural Resources Revenue
- Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Civil Rights
- Office of the Chief Information Officer
- Office of Inspector General
- Office of the Solicitor
- Office of the Assistant Secretary for Insular and International Affairs
- Central Utah Project Completion Act Office
- Bureau of Indian Affairs
- Bureau of Indian Education
- Bureau of Land Management
- Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
- Bureau of Reclamation
- Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement
- Bureau of Trust Funds Administration
- Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
- National Indian Gaming Commission
- National Park Service
- United States Fish and Wildlife Service
- United States Geological Survey
United States Department of Justice (DOJ)
United States Department of Labor (DOL)
Office of the Secretary (OSEC)
Offices under the Deputy Secretary of Labor
Administrations
Boards under the Office of Administrative Law Judges
Bureaus
Miscellaneous
United States Department of State (DOS)
Office of the Secretary
Reporting to the Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources
- Office of Foreign Assistance
Reporting to the Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security
Reporting to the Under Secretary for Human Rights, Civilian Security, and Democracy
Reporting to the Under Secretary for Environment, Energy, and Economic Growth
Reporting to the Under Secretary for Management
Reporting to the Under Secretary for Political Affairs
Reporting to the Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs
Permanent diplomatic missions
United States Department of Transportation
Operating administrations
United States Department of the Treasury
Departmental offices
Source:
Bureaus
Source:
United States Department of Veterans Affairs
Office of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Agencies
Independent agencies, tribunals, and government-owned corporations
Administration, records, and federal property
Civil rights
Civil service
Commerce
Defense and security
Elections
Education and broadcasting
Energy, science, and technology
Foreign relations
Interior
Labor
Monetary and financial
Postal
Retirement and healthcare
Seat of government
Transportation
Volunteerism
Joint programs and interagency agencies
Special Inspector General Office
Quasi-official organizations
Arts and culture
Memorial
Commerce and technology
Defense and diplomacy
Human service and community development
Interior
Law and justice
See also
References
Explanatory notes
Citations
Bibliography
External links