Government Agencies

United States Information Agency
United States Information Agency
Government Agencies

The United States Information Agency , which existed from 1953 to 1999, was a United States agency devoted to "public diplomacy". Its critics, however, described its goal as propaganda...

United States Department of Commerce
United States Department of Commerce
Government Agencies

The United States Department of Commerce is the Cabinet department of the United States government concerned with promoting economic growth. It was originally created as the United States...

Drug Enforcement Administration
Drug Enforcement Administration
Government Agencies

The Drug Enforcement Administration is a United States Department of Justice law enforcement agency tasked with combating drug smuggling and use within the U.S. Not only is the DEA the...

United States Geological Survey
United States Geological Survey
Government Agencies

The United States Geological Survey is a scientific agency of the United States government. The scientists of the USGS study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources...

National Institutes of Health
National Institutes of Health
Government Agencies

The National Institutes of Health is an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services and is the primary agency of the United States government responsible for...

United States Postal Inspection Service
United States Postal Inspection Service
Government Agencies

The United States Postal Inspection Service is the law enforcement arm of the United States Postal Service. Its jurisdiction is defined as "crimes that may adversely affect or...

National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation
Government Agencies

The National Science Foundation is a United States government agency that supports fundamental research and education in all the non-medical fields of science and engineering. Its...

Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Authors, Government Agencies

Nuclear Regulatory Commission is a United States government agency that was established by the Energy Reorganization Act in 1974, and was first opened January 19, 1975. The NRC took over...

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
Government Agencies

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is an agency of the United States Department of Defense responsible for the development of new technology for use by the military. DARPA has...

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Government Agencies

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases is a component of the National Institutes of Health , which is an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human...

Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Authors, Government Agencies

The Bureau of Labor Statistics , a unit of the United States Department of Labor, is the principal fact-finding agency for the U.S. government in the broad field of labor economics and...

National Institute on Drug Abuse
National Institute on Drug Abuse
Government Agencies

The National Institute on Drug Abuse is a United States federal-government research institute whose mission is to "lead the Nation in bringing the power of science to bear on drug abuse...

National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
Government Agencies

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is an agency of the United States Government with the primary mission of collection, analysis, and distribution of geospatial intelligence...

Federal Emergency Relief Administration
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
Government Agencies

Federal Emergency Relief Administration was the name given by the Roosevelt Administration to a program similar to unemployment-relief efforts of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation...

Corporation For National and Community Service
Corporation For National and Community Service
Government Agencies

The Corporation for National and Community Service was created as an independent agency of the United States government by the National and Community Service Trust Act of 1993. The...

National Reconnaissance Office
National Reconnaissance Office
Government Agencies

The National Reconnaissance Office , located in Chantilly, Virginia, is one of the 16 intelligence agencies in the U.S. It designs, builds and operates the reconnaissance satellites of...

Office of Strategic Services
Office of Strategic Services
Government Agencies

The Office of Strategic Services was a United States intelligence agency formed during World War II. It was the wartime intelligence agency, and it was the predecessor of the Central...

Office of Technology Assessment
Office of Technology Assessment
Government Agencies

The Office of Technology Assessment was an office of the United States Congress from 1972 to 1995. OTA's purpose was to provide Congressional members and committees with objective and...

Office of Personnel Management
Office of Personnel Management
Government Agencies

The United States Office of Personnel Management is an independent agency of the United States government that manages the civil service of the federal government. OPM was originally...

University of New South Wales
University of New South Wales
Colleges & Universities, Government Agencies

The University of New South Wales, also known as UNSW or colloquially as New South, is a university situated in Kensington, a suburb in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The University was...

Rail Corporation New South Wales
Rail Corporation New South Wales
Companies, Government Agencies

Rail Corporation New South Wales (RailCorp) is a statutory authority of the New South Wales government. RailCorp owns, operates and maintains the Sydney suburban and interurban rail network...

Banverket
Banverket
Government Agencies, Companies

The Swedish Rail Administration is a government agency that owns and maintains virtually all railway lines in Sweden. It was formed in 1988 when Statens Järnvägar was split, leaving...

Lower Colorado River Authority
Lower Colorado River Authority
Companies, Government Agencies

The Lower Colorado River Authority or LCRA is a nonprofit public utility that was created in November 1934 by the Texas Legislature. LCRA's mission is to protect people, property and the...

University of Western Sydney
University of Western Sydney
Colleges & Universities, Government Agencies

The University of Western Sydney, also known as UWS, is a university in Western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, which was recently ranked among the world top 500 universities by the...

Charles Sturt University
Charles Sturt University
Colleges & Universities, Government Agencies

Charles Sturt University (CSU) is an Australian multi-campus university located in New South Wales, Victoria and the Australian Capital Territory. It has campuses at Bathurst, Canberra...

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