The United States Federal Government is comprised of several departments: 

• Office of the President

• Department of Agriculture

• Department of Commerce

• Department of Defense

• Department of Education

• Department of Health and Human Services

• Department of Housing and Urban Development

• Department of Justice

• Department of Labor

• Department of State

• Department of Transportation

• Department of Treasury

• Independent Agencies

If you are unsure which United States Government agency can assist you, refer to the website FirstGov, which is the official U.S. gateway to all government information.

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Office of the President Links

• Office of the President – main page

• Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
• Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP)
• National Coordination Office for Computing, Information and Communications (NCO/CIC)
• Office of the Federal Environmental Executive (OFEE)
• Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP)

• Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

• President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities (PCAH)
• President's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities
• President's Advisory Commission on Consumer Protection and Quality in the Health Care Industry
• Security Policy Board (SPB)

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Department of Agriculture Links

• Department of Agriculture (USDA) – main page

• Forest Service
• Food and Nutrition Service (FNS)
• Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
• Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS)
• Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
• Agricultural Research Service (ARS)
• Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)
• Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS)
• Economic Research Service (ERS)
• Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service (CSREES)
• National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS)
• Rural Utilities Service (RUS)
• Rural Housing Service (RHS)
• Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBS)
• Office of Community Development (OCD)
• Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion (CNPP)
• Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyard Administration (GIPSA)
• Farm Service Agency (FSA)
• Risk Management Agency (RMA)
• National Food and Agriculture Council (NFAC)

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Department of Commerce Links

• Department of Commerce (DoC) – main page

• Economics and Statistics Administration (ESA)
• Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)
• Bureau of the Census
• STAT-USA
• Economic Development Administration (EDA)
• International Trade Administration (ITA)
• Import Administration (IA)
• Bureau of Export Administration (BXA)
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
• National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)
• Institute for Telecommunication Sciences (ITS)
• Technology Administration (TA)
• National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
• Office of Technology Policy (OTP)
• National Technical Information Serivce (NTIS)
• Office of Air and Space Commercialization (OASC)
• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO)
• Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA)

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Department of Defense Links

• Department of Defense (DoD) – main page

• Joint Chiefs of Staff
• U.S. Army
• U.S. Air Force
• U.S. Navy
• U.S. Marine Corps
• National Guard
• Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA)
• Defense Logistics Agency (DLA)
• Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA)
• Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
• Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA)
• Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA)
• Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA)
• National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA)
• National Security Agency (NSA)
• Defense Security Service (DSS)
• Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS)
• American Forces Information Service (AFIS)
• Armed Forces Radio and Television Service (AFRTS)
• Army Broadcasting Service (ABS)
• Civilian Personnel Management Service (CPMS)
• Ballistic Missile Defense Organization (BMDO)
• Defense Prisoner of War / Missing Personnel Office (DPMO)
• National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)

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Department of Education Links

• Department of Education (ED) – main page

• Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE)
• Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE)
• Office of Vocational and Adult Education (OVAE)
• Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI)
• Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS)
• Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Languages Affairs (OBEMLA)
• Office of Civil Rights (OCR)
• National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
• Department of Energy (DoE)
• Office of Environmental Management (EM)
• Office of Environment, Safety and Health (EH)
• Office of Fossil Energy (FE)
• Office of Nuclear Energy, Science and Technology (NE)
• Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
• Office of Science (SC)
• Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI)
• Office of Fusion Energy Sciences (OFES)
• Office of Human Radiation Experiments (OHRE)
• Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management (OCRWM)
• Office of Defense Programs (DP)
• Office of Nonproliferation and National Security (NN)
• Energy Information Administration (EIA)
• Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
• Bonneville Power Administration (BPA)
• Southeastern Power Administration (SEPA)
• Southwestern Power Administration (SWPA)
• Western Area Power Administration
• Federal Energy Technology Center (FETC)

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Department of Health and Human Services Links

• Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) – main page

• Office of Public Health and Science (OPHS)
• Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA)
• Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
• Administration for Children and Families (ACF)
• Administration on Aging (AoA)
• Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
• Indian Health Service (IHS)
• National Institutes of Health (NIH)
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)
• Environmental Health Policy Committee (EHPC)

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Department of Housing and Urban Development Links

• Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) – main page

• Office of Housing
• Office of Public and Indian Housing
• Office of Community Planning and Development
• Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity
• Office of Multifamily Housing Assistance Restructuring (OMHAR)
• Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (OFHEO)
• Office of Lead Hazard Control

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Department of the Interior Links

• Department of the Interior (DoI) – main page

• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)
• U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
• National Park Service (NPS)
• U.S. Park Police (USPP)
• Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
• Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
• Office of Surface Mining (OSM)
• Minerals Management Service (MMS)
• Bureau of Reclamation
• Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians (OST)
• Office of Insular Affairs (OIA)
• Office of American Indian Trust (OAIT)
• Office of Managing Risk and Public Safety (MRPS)
• Office of Aircraft Services (OAS)
• National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC)

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Department of Justice Links

• Department of Justice (DoJ) – main page

• Antitrust Division
• Civil Division
• Civil Rights Division
• Criminal Division
• Environment and Natural Resources Division
• Tax Division
• Justice Management Division
• Office of the Attorney General
• Office of the Solicitor General (OSG)
• Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys (EOUSA)
• Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
• U.S. Marshals Service (USMS)
• Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP)
• National Institute of Corrections (NIC)
• Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
• Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS)
• Office of Tribal Justice (OTJ)
• Office of Information and Privacy (OIP)
• Office of Justice Programs (OJP)
• Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR)
• National Drug Intelligence Center (NDIC)
• U.S. Parole Commission

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Department of Labor Links

• Department of Labor (DoL) – main page

• Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
• Employment and Training Administration (ETA)
• Employment Standards Administration (ESA)
• Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA)
• Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration (PWBA)
• Veterans' Employment and Training Service (VETS)
• Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB)
• Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
• Benefits Review Board (BRB)
• Employees' Compensation Appeals Board (ECAB)

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Department of State Links

• Department of State (DoS) – main page

• Bureau of Consular Affairs (CA)
• Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA)
• Bureau of Diplomatic Security (DS)
• Office of International Information Programs (IIP)
• Office of Defense Trade Controls (DTC)
• Foreign Press Center
• U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

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Department of Transportation Links

• Department of Transportation (DoT) – main page

• Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
• Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
• Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
• Maritime Administration (MARAD)
• Federal Transit Administration (FTA)
• National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
• Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)
• Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA)
• U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)
• Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
• Transportation Administrative Service Center (TASC)
• Surface Transportation Board (STB)

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Department of Treasury Links

• Department of Treasury – main page

• Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
• Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)
• Financial Management Service (FMS)
• U.S. Customs Service (USCS)
• Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF)
• U.S. Secret Service (USSS)
• Bureau of Public Debt (BPD)
• Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS)
• Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP)
• U.S. Mint (USM)
• Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC)

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Independent Agencies

• Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP)
• American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC)
• Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (ATBCB)
• Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
• Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB)
• Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)
• Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB)
• Department of Veteran Affairs (VA)
• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
• Export-Import Bank of the United States
• Farm Credit Administration (FCA)
• Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
• Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
• Federal Election Commission (FEC)
• Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
• Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC)
• Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC)
• Federal Housing Finance Board (FHFB)
• Federal Interagency Council on Statistical Policy
• Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA)
• Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS)
• Federal Reserve System
• Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
• General Accounting Office (GAO)
• General Services Administration (GSA)
• Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)
• International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB)
• International Trade Commission (USITC)
• Library of Congress
• Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC)
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
• National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
• National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC)
• National Council on Disability (NCD)
• National Credit Union Administration (NCUA)
• National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)
• National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)
• National Institute for Literacy (NIFL)
• National Science Foundation (NSF)
• National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
• Office of Compliance
• Office of Government Ethics (OGE)
• Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
• Postal Rate Commission (PRC)
• Railroad Retirement Board (RRB)
• Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
• Small Business Administration (SBA)
• Social Security Administration (SSA)
• Supreme Court of the United States
• Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
• U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy
• U.S. Arctic Research Commission
• U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (USCCR)
• U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
• U.S. Copyright Office
• U.S. Court of Federal Claims
• U.S. Court of International Trade
• U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
• U.S. Federal Courts
• U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC)
• U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO)
• U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB)
• U.S. National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS)
• U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC)
• U.S. Sentencing Commission (USSC)
• U.S. Tax Court
• U.S. Trade and Development Agency (TDA)
• Voice of America (VOA)
• WorldNet Television

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