From Business: The National Endowment for the Arts is a public agency dedicated to supporting excellence in new and established arts. It focuses on bringing the arts to all Americans and…

From Business: The Government National Mortgage Association, or Ginnie Mae, is a wholly owned federal corporation within the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Ginnie Mae…

From Business: The U S. Department of Education is the agency of the federal government that establishes policy for administers and coordinates most federal assistance to education. It…

From Business: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is located in Washington, D.C. The organization is one of the service divisions of the Department of Homeland Security. It is…

From Business: The Federal Communications Commission is an independent United States government agency that is directly responsible to Congress. The Commission was established by the…

From Business: The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission regulates and oversees energy industries in the economic, environmental and safety interests of the American public. It is an…

From Business: The United States Department of Agriculture s Foreign Agricultural Service works to improve foreign market access for U.S. products, build new markets, improve the competitive…

From Business: In 1862, when President Abraham Lincoln founded the United States Department of Agriculture, he called it the 'people's Department.' In Lincoln's day, 58 percent of the people…

From Business: Established in 1978 and located in Arlington, Va., the Mine Safety and Health Administration is a part of the Department of Labor. It administers the provisions of the Federal…

From Business: The United States Air Force delivers several independent services for the defense of the United States and its global interests, including flying and fighting in air, space and…

From Business: The U.S. General Accountability Office (GAO) studies the programs and expenditures of the United States federal government. It is an independent, nonpartisan organization…

From Business: The United States Government Accountability Office is known as "the investigative arm of Congress" and "the congressional watchdog." The GAO supports Congress in meeting its…

From Business: The National Capital Planning Commission is the federal government's planning agency for the National Capital Region. The commission adopts, approves or provides advice on…

From Business: The U.S. Agency for International Development, established in 1961, is a human services organization that offers a range of medical care, educational, and economic and social…

From Business: The United States Mint in Washington, D.C., is a division of the U.S. Department of the Treasury. It is the headquarters for the U.S. Mint s operations and is responsible for…

From Business: The Overseas Private Investment Corporation is a self-sustaining U.S. government development agency. Its mission is to mobilize and facilitate the participation of United…

From Business: The United States Navy, founded in 1798, is one of the armed forces service departments in the United States Department of Defense. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., the Navy…

From Business: Established in 1902, the Bureau of Reclamation is best known for the dams, power plants and canals it constructed in approximately 20 western states. These water projects led…

From Business: Promoting Public Service and Strengthening Representative Democracy Domestically and Abroad History U.S. Association of Former Members of Congress was founded in 1970 as a…

From Business: The Office of Thrift Supervision is the primary regulator of all federally chartered and many state-chartered thrift institutions, which include savings banks and savings and…

From Business: Established under the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940, Selective Service System works to provide manpower to the armed forces. It runs alternative services programs…

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