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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. 1
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The Liberia Ministry of Education is a local government institution created to provide educational opportunities for citizens and communities within the country of Liberia. 1
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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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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.” 1
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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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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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The Millennium Challenge Corporation is a U.S. foreign aid agency created in 2004 that promotes growth in developing countries through investment and grants.1
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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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The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is an agency of the State of Minnesota that regulates air, water, and soil pollution in the state. 1 In addition, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency implements federal National Ambient Air Quality Standards
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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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The National Archives and Records Administration is the federal agency responsible for maintaining records about the federal government’s activities.1
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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.1
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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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The National Credit Union Administration is a federal agency created in 1970 that insures and creates regulations for credit unions.1
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National Endowment for the Arts is a federal government agency that provides funding to arts programs and arts projects.
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The National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities is a government agency that develops and promotes a national policy that supports the arts and humanities in the United States.1 The agency was created by the
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Also see National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) (Legislation) The National Labor Relations Board is a federal government agency consisting of a five-member Board appointed by the President with (by convention) three members of the President’s party and two members of the opposition party and a nominally independent General Counsel
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is an American scientific agency within the United States Department of Commerce that focuses on the conditions of the oceans and the atmosphere.
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The National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent federal agency that promotes scientific research to improve public health and welfare and protect the country. 1 In 2017, the NSF’s Inspector General released a report detailing the risk
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The National Transportation Safety Board is an independent U.S. government investigative agency responsible for civil transportation accident investigation.
