Government Agencies (Page 8)


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    Selective Service System

    The Selective Service System is an Independent agency within the United States government, which tracks citizens eligible for potential conscription to military service.
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    Small Business Administration

    The Small Business Administration is a federal agency that provides financial and development support to small businesses. In the Clinton, Obama, and Trump administrations, the Administrator of the Small Business Administration has been a member of the President’s Cabinet.
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    Smithsonian Institution

    The Smithsonian Institution, established on August 10, 1846 “for the increase and diffusion of knowledge”, is a group of museums and research centers administered by the Government of the United States.
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    Social Security Administration

    The United States Social Security Administration is an independent agency of the U.S. federal government that administers Social Security, a social insurance program consisting of retirement, disability, and survivors’ benefits.
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    Sustainable Communities Initiative

    Sustainable Communities Initiative was an Obama administration policy that provided urban development and housing grants using federal tax dollars to subsidize the production of residential housing and increased investment in public transportation within communities of color. Background Sustainable Communities Initiative was a joint initiative of the Obama administration’s
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    Trump Administration

    This profile refers to the first Trump administration, in office from 2017 through 2021. For information on the second Trump administration expected to commence in January 2025, see Second Trump Administration. The administration of President Donald Trump, 45th President of the United States, ran from January 2017 through January
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    U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

    The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is an independent U.S. government agency that has traditionally managed and administered American foreign aid, financial support for developing nations, humanitarian assistance programs, climate-related issues,
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    U.S. Air Force

    The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven American uniformed services.
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    U.S. Army

    The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States Armed Forces and performs land-based military operations. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States and is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution, Article 2, Section 2,
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    U.S. Census Bureau

    The United States Census Bureau is a permanent government agency which executes the decennial census mandated by Article I, Section 2 of the United States Constitution, among other functions. Since the census began in 1790, the Bureau has expanded to conduct annual surveys of the American population, in addition to
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    U.S. Department of Defense

    The Department of Defense is a Cabinet-level federal agency formed to consolidate the departments of the armed services after World War II. Its principal responsibility is the operation of the military services for national defense.
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    U.S. Department of State

    The U.S. Department of State is a Cabinet-level federal agency principally responsible for carrying out foreign relations.
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    U.S. International Trade Commission

    The United States International Trade Commission is an independent, bipartisan, quasi-judicial, federal agency of the United States that provides trade expertise to both the legislative and executive branches.
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    U.S. Navy

    The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest, most capable navy in the world, with the highest combined battle fleet tonnage. The U.S.
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    U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

    The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is an independent agency of the United States government tasked with protecting public health and safety related to nuclear energy.
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    U.S. Peace Corps

    The U.S Peace Corps is an American government organization that educates and deploys volunteers internationally to assist communities with local issues. 62
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    U.S. Postal Service

    The United States Postal Service is an independent agency of the United States federal government responsible for providing postal service in the United States.
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    U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

    See Securities and Exchange Commission
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    U.S. Social Security Administration

    See Social Security Administration.
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    United Front Work Department (UFWD)

    United Front Work Department (UFWD) is a Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Central Committee department that coordinates and carries out activities to influence and co-opt targets in support of the CCP’s policy objectives.