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	MSN Encarta - United States (Government)
		United States (Government), the combination of federal, state, and local laws, bodies, and agencies that is responsible for carrying out the operations of the United States.
		The Constitution of the United States is the basis for the machinery and institutions of the U.S. government.
		The federal government of the United States is centered in Washington, D.C. The institutions of all governments emerge from basic principles.
	encarta.msn.com /encnet/refpages/RefArticle.aspx?refid=1741500781 (1589 words)

	United States Government Agencies (from international trade) -- Britannica Student Encyclopedia
		The Role of Government > United States Government Agencies
		In the United States the president is the chief executive officer of government.
		Besides the 48 contiguous states that occupy the middle latitudes of the continent, the United States includes the state of Alaska, at the northwestern extreme of North America, and the island state of Hawaii, in the mid-Pacific Ocean.
	www.britannica.com /ebi/article-202832 (960 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Federal government of the United States
		Studies by congressional committees and support agencies such as the Congressional Budget Office, the Government Accountability Office, and the Office of Technology Assessment, all of which are arms of Congress.
		The government of the United States, established by the U.S. Constitution, is a federal republic of 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and many insular areas, the largest of which are Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and Guam.
		The United States courts of appeals are "appellate courts" that hear appeals of cases decided by the district courts, and some direct appeals from administrative agencies.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Government_of_the_United_States (1370 words)

	Federal Trade Commission - Indopedia, the Indological knowledgebase
		The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is an Independent Agency of the United States Government, established in 1914.
		The FTC enforces federal antitrust and consumer protection laws by investigating complaints against individual companies initiated by consumers, businesses, congressional inquiries, or reports in the media.
	www.indopedia.org /FTC.html (178 words)

	Media Access Project
		The FCC is an independent United States government agency and was established by the Communications Act of 1934.
		Its purpose in regulation is to "make available to all the people of the United States, without discrimination, a rapid, efficient, nation-wide, and world-wide wore and radio communication service with adequate facilities at reasonable charges."
		The Bureaus do most of the legwork of the agency and are responsible for processing applications for licenses and other filings, analyzing complaints, conducting investigations, developing and implementing rules, and holding hearings, among other things.
	www.mediaaccess.org /fcc (518 words)

	Category:United States federal agencies - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		This category, and its subcategories, include all agencies of the United States Government.
		See List of United States federal agencies for a complete organizational breakdown.
		This page was last modified 09:01, 9 November 2005.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Category:United_States_federal_agencies (90 words)

	Business Fresh:Category Top/Business/Business Services/Security/Investigation
		This is an incomplete list of federal agencies, which are either agencies of the executive branch of the United States government or are Independent Agencies of the United States Government.
		Where applicable, executive branch agencies are organized by department.table border="0" id="toc"tr id="toctitle"td align="center"bTable of contents/b script type="text/javascript"showTocToggle("show","hide") /script/td/trtr id="tocinside"tddiv class="tocline"1 Independent Agenciesbr //divdiv class="tocline"2 Executive Branch Agenciesbr //divdiv class="tocindent"2.1 Treasurybr /2.2 Defense br /2.3 Interiorbr /2.4 Justicebr /2.5 Commercebr /2.6 Laborbr /2.
		The foregoing description describes Sentor in the criminal context, largely because of the particular agencies involved with the technology at present.
	www.business-fresh.net /Category3470.html (537 words)

	JS Online: Intelligence on Iraq 'dead wrong'
		"The FBI is one of the proudest and most independent agencies in the United States government," the panel concluded.
		The report presents the most extensive examination to date of how the United States came to believe that Saddam Hussein was harboring secret weapons of mass destruction, leading to a war that toppled a dictator but turned up no such weapons.
		The panel proposed empowering the director of national intelligence to better integrate the collection efforts of the government's 15 intelligence agencies at the CIA, Pentagon, State Department, Energy Department and FBI.
	www.jsonline.com /news/nat/mar05/314506.asp?format=print (1020 words)

	United States Government Agencies for the Environment Information at Business.com
		United States Government Agencies for the Environment Information at Business.com
		State agency with regulatory authority to enforce pollution laws and regulations, and to improve the quality of Indiana's air, water, and land.
		Protects and enhances the environment of the state, the propagation and protection of terrestrial and aquatic life, the operation of existing industries, the pursuit of agriculture, and economic development activities.
	www.business.com /directory/energy_and_environment/environment/reference/government/united_states (831 words)

	U.S. Federal Sources
		The official job site of the United States government.
		An independent non-governmental research institute and library located at The George Washington University in Washington, D.C. The Archive collects and publishes declassified documents acquired through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).
		Forms from many federal agencies, compiled by the University of Memphis Library's Government Publications Department.
	www.library.uiuc.edu /doc/agency.htm (1521 words)

	United States Government Agencies
		The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is an independent agency established by the U.S. Congress under the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 to ensure adequate protection of the public health and safety, the common defense and security, and the environment in the use of nuclear materials in the United States.
		The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is the United States government's principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services, especially for those who are least able to help themselves.
		A list of U.S. Federal Government Agencies on the Internet is provided by Louisiana State University.
	www.scced.org /scced/sust_orgs/govfed.html (916 words)

	Regional North America United States Government Agencies Independent Social Security Administration : BusinessandLaw.com
		Regional North America United States Government Agencies Independent Social Security Administration: BusinessandLaw.com
		History of Social Security - The evolution and history of Social Security in the United States, from Thomas Paine to FDR to the present.
		National Conference of State Social Security Administrators- Information for federal, state, and local government agencies concerning Social Security coverage, tax policy and benefits for government employees.
	www.businessandlaw.com /odp.php?browse=/Regional/North_America/United_States/Government/Agencies/Independent/Social_Security_Administration (855 words)

	Ben's Guide (3-5): Branches of Government -- Executive Branch
		The President of the United States is the head of the executive branch of government.
		The executive branch of Government makes sure that the laws of the United States are obeyed.
		This branch is very large so the President gets help from the Vice President, department heads (Cabinet members), and heads of independent agencies.
	bensguide.gpo.gov /3-5/government/national/executive.html (124 words)

	Government < United States < North America < Americas < : news
		Ros-Lehtinen urges the US government to particularly encourage FYROM to find a mutually-acceptable solution pointing out, among others, that the United States...
		The US government report said that it added about 21 dollars tothe future price of a barrel of crude because it does not expect OPEC oil producers to pump as...
		The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has failed to hire an assistant secretary, and research and development within the US government is in "crisis", said...
	schema-root.org /region/americas/north_america/usa/government (653 words)

	BUBL LINK: United states government
		Topics include government agencies, art and culture, auctions and sales of government property, census and population data, Congress, consumer information, employment, environment and outdoor information, health and medicine, laws and legislation, military information, national security, phone books, science, space, US presidents, and veterans' resources.
		List of US government web sites covering all jurisdictions, and also independent agencies.
		The United State's diplomatic relations with Iraq from the early to mid 1980s are outlined and personal memos to Iraqi officials and their replies are included.
	bubl.ac.uk /link/u/unitedstatesgovernment.htm (1721 words)

	About the U.S. Government - Government and Politics: InfoUSA
		Topics include: free and independent media; teaching democracy; the role of the legislature; an independent judiciary; administering higher education; public access to government information; and creating and disseminating law.
		What makes U.S. government uniquely American...its Constitution, the separation of powers, the concept of “checks and balances,” the decentralized roles of state and local governments, and a citizenry with wide opportunity to be part of it all.
		This report looks at the distribution of power in the federal government as derived from the constitution and the balance and separation of powers.
	usinfo.state.gov /usa/infousa/politics/abtgovt.htm (874 words)

	Welcome to the most informative, authoritative and user-friendly government portal on the web.
		This is an incomplete list of federal agencies, which are either departmental agencies within the executive branch of the United States government or are Independent Agencies of the United States Government (including regulatory agencies and government corporations).
		The Information Refinery is offering its e-mail and postal lists within a 500-mile radius of New Orleans available indefinitely and without cost to all non-profit organizations, government agencies and other humanitarian groups.
		News) ▪ State one of 22 to meet activity mark Montana rate highest in United States in 2003 (Missoulian) ▪ CSIA Slams Government on Cyber-Security (E-Commerce Times) ▪ Houston-Based Company to Pay United States $3 Million for Fraud Related to Minority Business Enterprise Program (U.S. Newswire via Yahoo!
	governmentlistsource.com (2130 words)

	US Government refdesk.com
		Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) - constantly updated combination of emergency preparedness encyclopedia and up-to-the minute news source on major disasters affecting the United States.
		United States Customs Service - latest enforcement activities, travel information, employment, decisions from the Office of Regulations and Rulings, and press releases.
		Great Seal of the United States, The - This site combines hard facts and history of the Great Seal with meditative essays on its numerous symbols and mottoes, including the famous Pyramid and Eye.
	www.refdesk.com /factgov.html (1186 words)

	Oath of office
		excepting the President of the United States to swear or affirm that they had never previously engaged in criminal or disloyal conduct.
		In 1789, the First Congress reworked this requirement into a simple fourteen-word oath: I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support the Constitution of the United States.
		This condition reflected a wartime practice in which military and civilian authorities required anyone wishing to do business with the federal government to sign a copy of the Test Oath.
	read-and-go.hopto.org /Government-of-the-United-States/Oath-of-office.html (762 words)

	Losing Out: States Are Cutting 1.2 to 1.6 Million Low-Income People, 12/22/03
		States are projected to face deficits of $40 billion to $50 billion in the upcoming fiscal year, despite the recent uptick in the economy.
		One factor that affected state policies is the fact that a majority of state legislatures had already completed their budget deliberations for state fiscal year 2004 by the time the federal fiscal relief was enacted on May 28.
		States have been in the midst of the most severe state budget crisis in recent memory.
	www.cbpp.org /12-22-03health.htm (9565 words)

	United States Federal Government Agencies
		The following is a list of the Courts in the United States Federal Government which have web sites.
		LSU Libraries' U.S. Federal Government Agencies Page provides a complete listing of the Executive Branch, the Executive Agencies, and the Services/Departments which fall under the agencies.
		LSU Libraries' U.S. Federal Government Agencies Page provides a complete listing of these branches, as well as, the divisions under each of these branches.
	www.jsu.edu /depart/library/graphic/usfed.htm (361 words)

	Legislative Branch Resources on GPO Access
		Agency Publications Indexes: Created by Federal agencies to identify their publications.
		Plum Book - United States Government Policy and Supporting Positions
		Rules and Precedents that Govern the U.S. House of Representatives
	www.gpoaccess.gov /legislative.html (355 words)

	UCSB Libraries - United States Government Information
		UCSB is a selective depository for the United States Government.
		The Government Printing Office provides government information at no cost to designated depository libraries throughout the country.
		These libraries, in turn, provide local, no-fee access to government information in all formats in an impartial environment with professional assistance.
	www.library.ucsb.edu /subjects/gov/govt-fed.html (248 words)

	FindLaw: Federal Resources
		The Hill Weekly newspaper describing the inner workings of Congress, the issues confronting policy makers and the ways in which decisions are made; links to government agencies and watchdog groups.
		Links to Campaign 2000, 106th Congress, the Budget, the Clinton Administration as well as a range of issues being discussed in government.
		Independent Agencies Provides links to Federal Independent Agencies including: the Central Intelligence Agency, the Equal Protection Agency, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and the Federal Communications Commission.
	findlaw.com /10fedgov (800 words)

	AXE - Government Documents - Agencies of the United States Government
		AXE - Government Documents - Agencies of the United States Government
		Grants.gov allows organizations to electronically find and apply for competitive grant opportunities from all Federal grant-making agencies.
		FirstGov "Your First Click to the U.S. Government"
	library.pittstate.edu /docs/federal/agencies.html (92 words)

	UVa Library: Gov't Info: United States
		Browse Government Resources - Good list of government and government-related web sites from the Library of Congress.
		Infomine: Government Information - Intended for the introduction and use of Internet resources of relevance to faculty, students, and research staff at the university level.
		FirstGov - Federal government-wide search engine operated under the auspices of the US General Services Administration.
	www.lib.virginia.edu /govdocs/us.html (295 words)

	Law Firm Brickfield, Burchette, Ritts & Stone, P.C. Attorneys Washington, District of Columbia Lawyers
		Our firm's attorneys represent clients before independent agencies of the United States government, such as the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and various executive branch departments, such as the Departments of Energy and Agriculture, as well as before state regulatory bodies and all levels of the federal courts.
		In addition to representation in complex administrative and court litigation, the firm advises and represents its clients regarding business and transactional issues and employment and workplace issues and advocates their interests before Congress, State legislatures, and federal and state agencies.
		The firm also has experience in workplace issues. The firm has developed over more than a half a century from a small natural resources practice to a firm of twenty lawyers with a broad and sophisticated regulatory, complex litigation, transactional, and legislative practice focused principally on energy and public utility matters.
	bbrslaw.com (214 words)

	U.S. Government Websites
		Organized in the same manner as the U.S. Government Manual, accessing the three Branches of Government and then the Independent Agencies and Commissions.
		The WHI is one of the largest preventive studies of its kind in the United States, focusing on the major causes of death, disability and frailty in postmenopausal women.
		A free electronic bulletin board service of the Superintendent of Documents that federal agencies are using to distribute electronic files to the public.
	www.odl.state.ok.us /usinfo/usweb.htm (1010 words)

	Librarians' Internet Index: http://lii.org/search/file/federal
		The Manual also includes information on quasi-official agencies; international organizations in which the United States participates; and boards, commissions, and committees." Updated annually.
		Also includes links to subagencies of the legislative, judicial, and executive branches; independent establishments and government corporations; quasi-official agencies; and information clearinghouses.
		The links are organized by topics including major government indexes, business, crime, census, congress, consumer information, copyright, education, foreign countries, health, impeachment, natural resources, law, scientific reports, and tax forms.
	lii.org /search/file/federal (636 words)

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