List of United States federal agencies
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This is an incomplete list of federal agencies, which are either departmental agencies within the executive branch of the United States government or are Independent Agencies of the United States Government (including regulatory agencies and government corporations). Departmental agencies are organized by department.
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Cabinet Departments
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Department of Agriculture
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Department of Commerce
- NIST - National Institute of Standards and Technology
- NOAA - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- NTIS - National Technical Information Service
- NWS - National Weather Service
- OTP - Office of Technology Policy
- PTO - Patent and Trademark Office
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Department of Defense
- DARPA - Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
- DIA - Defense Intelligence Agency
- DISA - Defense Information Systems Agency
- NSA - National Security Agency
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Department of Education
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Department of Energy
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Department of Health and Human Services
- AFDC - Aid to Families with Dependent Children
- CDC - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- FDA - Food and Drug Administration
- NIH - National Institutes of Health
- SAMHSA - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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Department of Homeland Security
- FEMA - Federal Emergency Management Agency
- ICE - Immigration and Customs Enforcement
- USCIS - Citizenship and Immigration Services
- USSS - Secret Service
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Department of Housing and Urban Development
- FHA - Federal Housing Administration
- GNMA or "Ginnie Mae" - Government National Mortgage Association
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Department of the Interior
- BLM - Bureau of Land Management
- BIA - Bureau of Indian Affairs
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Department of Justice
- ATF - Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives
- BJP - Bureau of Justice Statistics
- DEA - Drug Enforcement Administration
- FBI - Federal Bureau of Investigation
- FBP - Federal Bureau of Prisons
- NIJ - National Institute of Justice
- OSI - Office of Special Investigations
- USMS - United States Marshals Service
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Department of Labor
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State Department
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Department of Transportation
- FAA - Federal Aviation Administration
- FHWA - Federal Highway Administration
- FRA - Federal Railroad Administration
- FTA - Federal Transit Administration
- NHTSA - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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Department of the Treasury
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Department of Veterans Affairs
- VBA - Veterans Benefits Administration
- VHA - Veterans Health Administration
- NCA - National Cemetery Administration
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Executive Office of the President of the United States
- CEA - Council of Economic Advisors
- CEQ - Council on Environmental Quality
- NSC - National Security Council
- OMB - Office of Management and Budget
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Independent Agencies
- ABMC - American Battle Monuments Commission
- ACHP - Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
- ARC - Appalachian Regional Commission
- USCCR - Commission on Civil Rights
- CIA - Central Intelligence Agency
- CFTC - Commodity Futures Trading Commission
- CMS - Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- Formerly the Health Care Financing Administration
- EPA - Environmental Protection Agency
- ExIm Bank - Export-Import Bank of the United States
- FCC - Federal Communications Commission
- FDIC - Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
- FEC - Federal Election Commission
- The Fed - Federal Reserve System
- FMSHRC - Federal Mine Safety & Health Review Commission
- FTC - Federal Trade Commission
- CPSC - Consumer Product Safety Commission
- CBO - Congressional Budget Office
- GAO - Government Accountability Office
- Formerly the General Accounting Office until 2004
- GPO - United States Government Printing Office
- GSA - General Services Administration
- NARA - National Archives and Records Administration
- NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- NEA - National Endowment for the Arts
- NEH - National Endowment for the Humanities
- NIC - National Ice Center
- NLRB - National Labor Relations Board
- NRC - Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- NRPC- National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak)
- NSF - National Science Foundation
- NTRC - National Transportation Research Center
- NTSB - National Transportation Safety Board
- OPM - Office of Personnel Management
- PBGC - Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
- SBA - Small Business Administration
- SEC - U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
- SSA - Social Security Administration
- SSS - Selective Service System
- TVA - Tennessee Valley Authority
- USPS - United States Postal Service
- SEC - United States Securities and Exchange Commission
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Historical Agencies
- AAA- Agricultural Adjustment Administration
- BEW - Board of Economic Warfare
- CIAA - Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs
- CPI - Committee on Public Information
- FNMA or Fannie Mae - Federal National Mortgage Association
- Fannie Mae was partially privatized in 1968; its government administered portion was renamed the GNMA; see Housing and Urban Development, above
- SLMA or Sallie Mae - Student Loan Marketing Association
- Sallie Mae has been fully privatized and is no longer administered by the federal government.
- FEA - Foreign Economic Administration
- FTP - Federal Theatre Project
- GAO - General Accounting Office
- Renamed "Government Accountability Office" in 2004.
- ICC - Interstate Commerce Commission
- INS - Immigration and Naturalization Service
- NACA - National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics
- OWI - Office of War Information
- RFC - Reconstruction Finance Corporation
- USIA - United States Information Agency
- VA - Veterans Administration
- Became a cabinet department in 1988; see United States Department of Veterans Affairs, above.
- WPB - War Production Board
- WPA - Works Progress Administration
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Alphabetized List (by full name, not abbreviation)
- ACHP - Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
- AFDC - Aid to Families with Dependent Children
- ABMC - American Battle Monuments Commission
- ARC - Appalachian Regional Commission
- ATF - Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives
- BEP - Bureau of Engraving and Printing
- BJP - Bureau of Justice Statistics
- BLM - Bureau of Land Management
- CDC - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- CMS - Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- CIA - Central Intelligence Agency
- CRC - Civil Rights Commission
- USCCR - Commission on Civil Rights
- CFTC - Commodity Futures Trading Commission
- CBO - Congressional Budget Office
- CPSC - Consumer Product Safety Commission
- CEA - Council of Economic Advisors
- CEQ - Council on Environmental Quality
- DISA - Defense Information Systems Agency
- DIA - Defense Intelligence Agency
- VA - Department of Veterans Affairs
- DEA - Drug Enforcement Administration
- EPA - Environmental Protection Agency
- EEOC - Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
- ExIm Bank - Export-Import Bank of the United States
- FAA - Federal Aviation Administration
- FBI - Federal Bureau of Investigation
- FBP - Federal Bureau of Prisons
- FCC - Federal Communications Commission
- FDIC - Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
- FEC - Federal Election Commission
- FEMA - Federal Emergency Management Agency
- FERC - Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
- FHWA - Federal Highway Administration
- FHA - Federal Housing Administration
- FMSHRC - Federal Mine Safety & Health Review Commission
- FNMA or "Fannie Mae" - Federal National Mortgage Association
- FRA - Federal Railroad Administration
- The Fed - Federal Reserve System
- FSLIC - Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation
- FTP - Federal Theatre Project (defunct)
- FTC - Federal Trade Commission
- FTA - Federal Transit Administration
- FDA - Food and Drug Administration
- GSA - General Services Administration
- GAO - Government Accountability Office
- GNMA or "Ginnie Mae" - Government National Mortgage Association
- GPO - Government Printing Office
- HCFA - Health Care Financing Administration
- HHS - Health and Human Services
- HUD - Housing and Urban Development
- INS - Immigration and Naturalization Service
- IRS - Internal Revenue Service
- ICC - Interstate Commerce Commission (defunct)
- NACA - National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (defunct)
- NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- NARA - National Archives and Records Administration
- NBS - National Bureau of Standards
- NHTSA - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- NIJ - National Institute of Justice
- NIH - National Institutes of Health
- NLRB - National Labor Relations Board
- NOAA - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- NRPC- National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak)
- NRC - Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- NSF - National Science Foundation
- NSA - National Security Agency
- NSC - National Security Council
- NTRC - National Transportation Research Center
- NTSB - National Transportation Safety Board
- NWS - National Weather Service
- OSHA - Occupational Safety and Health Administration
- OMB - Office of Management and Budget
- OPM - Office of Personnel Management
- PTO - Patent and Trademark Office
- SBA - Small Business Administration
- USSS - Secret Service
- SSS - Selective Service System
- SSA - Social Security Administration
- SDIO - Strategic Defense Initiative Organization
- SLMA or Sallie Mae - Student Loan Marketing Association
- SAMHSA - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
- TVA - Tennessee Valley Authority
- USIA - United States Information Agency (defunct)
- USMS - United States Marshals Service
- USPS - United States Postal Service
- SEC - United States Securities and Exchange Commission
- WPA - Works Progress Administration (defunct)
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External link
- White House List of Agencies & Commissions
- CyberCemetery for defunct U.S. Federal Agencies, hosted by the University of North Texas Libraries