Government Agencies (Page 5)


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    Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

    The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is a scientific and intergovernmental body under the auspices of the United Nations, set up at the request of member governments, dedicated to the task of providing the world with an objective, scientific view of climate change and its political and economic impacts.
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    Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

    The Internal Revenue Service is the revenue service of the United States federal government. The government agency is a bureau of the Department of the Treasury, and is under the immediate direction of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, who is appointed for a five year term by the President of
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    International Labour Organization

    The International Labour Organization (ILO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations that sets international labor standards.
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    Jamaica Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture & Fisheries

    The Jamaica Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture & Fisheries is a government institution created to improve and oversee local industries of fishery, agriculture and manufacturing within the island country of Jamaica.
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    John Muir Institute of the Environment

    The John Muir Institute of the Environment is a research institution in environmental studies affiliated with the University of California, Davis.
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    KGB

    The Komitet Gosudarstvennoy Bezopasnosti (KGB), which translates to “Committee for State Security,” was the main security and intelligence organization for the Soviet Union from 1954 to its dissolution in 1991. 2
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    Liberia Ministry of Education

    The Liberia Ministry of Education is a local government institution created to provide educational opportunities for citizens and communities within the country of Liberia. 3
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    Library of Congress

    The Library of Congress is the research library that officially serves the United States Congress and is the de facto national library of the United States. It is the oldest federal cultural institution in the United States.
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    Maryland Office of the Public Defender

    The Maryland Office of the Public Defender is an independent state agency that provides research and offers advisement on the Maryland’s, “public defender system.” 4
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    Mayor’s Office on Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs

    The Washington, D.C. Mayor’s Office on Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs (MOAPIA) is an agency of the Government of the District of Columbia (D.C.) that assists constituents in accessing government services. Specifically, MOAPIA serves D.C.’s Asian and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities in matters of economic development, education, employment, housing, safety,
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    Merit Systems Protection Board

    The U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) is one of the independent agencies regulating employment relations in the federal civil service. Most executive agency employees who are career civil servants are entitled to appeal adverse employment decisions such as firing, demotion, or suspension to the MSPB.
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    Millennium Challenge Corporation

    The Millennium Challenge Corporation is a U.S. foreign aid agency created in 2004 that promotes growth in developing countries through investment and grants.21
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    Minerva Initiative

    Minerva Initiative is a Defense Department program that funds university-based social science research on issue areas relevant to American national security.
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    Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

    The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is an agency of the State of Minnesota that regulates air, water, and soil pollution in the state. 22 In addition, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency implements federal National Ambient Air Quality Standards
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    National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

    The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and aerospace research.
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    National Archives and Records Administration

    The National Archives and Records Administration is the federal agency responsible for maintaining records about the federal government’s activities.28
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    National Capital Planning Commission

    The National Capital Planning Commission is a 12-member commission that advocates for the federal government’s interests in the planning and development of Washington, D.C. and the surrounding areas.29
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    National Commission for Employment Policy

    National Commission for Employment Policy was a Department of Labor and later independent agency of the federal government that studied employment and training programs. It was disbanded in 1995.
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    National Credit Union Administration

    The National Credit Union Administration is a federal agency created in 1970 that insures and creates regulations for credit unions.30
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    National Endowment for the Arts

    National Endowment for the Arts is a federal government agency that provides funding to arts programs and arts projects.