List of federal agencies in the United States

Legislative definitions of an agency of the federal government of the United States are varied, and even contradictory. The official United States Government Manual offers no definition.[1][2] While the Administrative Procedure Act definition of "agency" applies to most executive branch agencies, Congress may define an agency however it chooses in enabling legislation, and through subsequent litigation often involving the Freedom of Information Act and the Government in the Sunshine Act. These further cloud attempts to enumerate a list of agencies.[3][4]

The executive branch of the federal government includes the Executive Office of the President and the United States federal executive departments (whose secretaries belong to the Cabinet). Employees of the majority of these agencies are considered civil servants.

The majority of the independent agencies of the United States government are also classified as executive agencies (they are independent in that they are not subordinated under a Cabinet position). There are a small number of independent agencies that are not considered part of the executive branch, such as the Congressional Research Service and the United States Sentencing Commission, which are legislative and judicial agencies, respectively.

United States Congress

The U.S. Congress is the bicameral legislature of the United States government, and is made up of two chambers: the United States Senate (the upper chamber) and the United States House of Representatives (the lower chamber). Together, the two chambers exercise authority over the following legislative agencies:

The legislature also oversees of the Library of Congress (LOC), a national library dedicated to national records, which administers various programs, agencies, and services including:

Federal judiciary of the United States

The federal judiciary consists of courts established under Article Three of the United States Constitution. These are the

The United States bankruptcy courts, while not established as Article III courts, are legally designated as "units of the district courts."[5]

The judicial branch includes the following agencies:

Executive Office of the President

The President of the United States is the chief executive of the federal government. He is in charge of executing federal laws and approving, or vetoing, new legislation passed by Congress. The President resides in the Executive Residence (EXR) maintained by the Office of Administration (OA).

To effectively run the country's affairs, the President also maintains councils regarding various issues, including:

Agency Principal executive Incumbent
National Security Council Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs Jake Sullivan
National Space Council Executive Secretary of the National Space Council Chirag Parikh[6]
Homeland Security Council[lower-alpha 1] Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism[lower-alpha 2] Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall
Council of Economic Advisers Chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers Cecilia Rouse
Council on Environmental Quality Chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality Brenda Mallory
President's Intelligence Advisory Board Chairman of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board TBD
Executive Residence Staff and Operations White House Chief Usher Robert B. Downing
Office of Administration Director of the Office of Administration Anne Filipic
Office of Management and Budget Director of the Office of Management and Budget Shalanda Young
Office of National Drug Control Policy Director of National Drug Control Policy Rahul Gupta
Office of the National Cyber Director National Cyber Director Kemba Walden
Office of Science and Technology Policy Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy Arati Prabhakar
Office of the United States Trade Representative United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai
Office of the Vice President of the United States Chief of Staff to the Vice President Lorraine Voles
White House Office Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff Jeff Zients

White House Office

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)

Office of the Secretary of Agriculture

  • Office of the Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations
  • Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
  • Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration
  • Office of Tribal Relations (OTR)
  • Departmental Administration (DA)
    • Office of Customer Experience
    • Office of Contracting and Procurement (OCP)
    • Office of Homeland Security (OHS)
    • Office of Human Resources Management (OHRM)
    • Office of Operations (OO)
    • Office of Property and Environmental Management (OPEM)
    • Office of Safety, Security and Protection (OSSP)
    • Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU)
  • Agriculture Buildings and Facilities (AgBF)
  • Hazardous Materials Management (HMM)
  • Office of Budget and Program Analysis (OBPA)
  • Office of Communications (OC)
  • Office of Ethics (OE)
  • Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA)
    • National Appeals Division (NAD)
    • Office of Administrative Law Judges (OALJ)
    • Office of the Judicial Officer (OJO)
  • Office of Inspector General (OIG)
  • Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement (OPPE)
    • Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships (CFBNP)
  • Office of the Chief Economist (OCE)
    • World Agricultural Outlook Board
  • Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OFCO)
  • Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO)
  • Office of the Executive Secretariat (OES)
  • Office of the General Counsel (OGC)
    • Office of Information Affairs

Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm Production and Conservation (FPAC)

Under Secretary of Agriculture for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services (FNCS)

Under Secretary of Agriculture for Food Safety

Under Secretary of Agriculture for Marketing and Regulatory Programs (MRP)

Under Secretary of Agriculture for Natural Resources and Environment (NRE)

Under Secretary of Agriculture for Research, Education, and Economics (REE)

Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development (RD)

Under Secretary of Agriculture for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs (TFAA)

United States Department of Commerce

Office of the Secretary (OS)

Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security/Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS)

  • Office of the Assistant Secretary for Export Administration
    • Operating Committee for Export Policy (OC)
    • Office of Strategic Industries and Economic Security
    • Office of Nonproliferation and Treaty Compliance
    • Office of National Security and Technology Transfer Controls
    • Office of Exporter Services
    • Office of Technology Evaluation
  • Office of Export Enforcement (OEE)

Under Secretary of Commerce for Economic Affairs (OUS/EA)

Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property/United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
  • Trademark Official Gazette
  • Patent Trial and Appeal Board
  • Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
  • Office of the Commissioner of Patents
  • Office of the Commissioner of Trademarks
Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade/International Trade Administration (ITA)
Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere/National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology

United States Department of Defense (DOD)

Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD)

Defense agencies

National intelligence agencies

Defense field activities

Universities and research institutes

Unified combatant commands

Joint agencies

Office of the Secretary of the Army

U.S. Army Commands

U.S. Army Direct Reporting Units

U.S. Army Field Operating Agencies

  • Defense Forensics and Biometrics Agency
  • Civilian Training Student Education Detachment
  • Army Public Affairs Center
  • United States Army Force Management Support Agency
  • United States Army Audit Agency
  • United States Army Combat Readiness Center
  • Army Corrections Command
  • Equity and Inclusion Agency
  • United States Army Headquarters Services
  • United States Army Inspector General Agency
  • The Judge Advocate General's Legal Center and School
  • United States Army Legal Services Agency
  • United States Army Command and Control Support Agency
  • United States Army Logistics Enterprise Support Agency
  • United States Army Manpower Analysis Agency
  • Army Enterprise Marketing Office
  • Center for Army Analysis
  • United States Army Nuclear and Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Agency
  • United States Army Field Band
  • Army Review Boards Agency
  • United States Army Aeronautical Services Agency
  • United States Army Analytics Group
  • United States Army Enterprise Cloud Management Agency

Office of the Secretary of the Navy

U.S. Navy Functional Operating Forces

Shore Establishment and Activities, Echelon II
U.S. Navy Field Support Activities

United States Marine Corps (USMC)

Office of the Secretary of the Air Force

U.S. Air Force Major Commands
Reserve and Auxiliary Components
Direct Reporting Units
Field Operating Agencies
U.S. Space Force Major Commands
Direct Reporting Units
  • Space Rapid Capabilities Office
  • Space Development Agency
  • Space Warfighting Analysis Center

United States Department of Education

Office of the Secretary of Education (OSE)

  • Office of Communications and Outreach
  • Office of Finance and Operations
  • Office of Inspector General
  • Office of the General Counsel
  • Office of Legislation and Congressional Affairs
  • Office for Civil Rights
  • Office of Educational Technology
  • Office of the Chief Information Officer
  • Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development
  • Budget Service
  • Risk Management Service

Office of Deputy Secretary of Education (ODSE)

  • Office of Elementary and Secondary Education
    • Office of Migrant Education
    • Office of Safe and Healthy Students
  • Office of English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and Academic Achievement for Limited English Language Proficient Students
  • Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
    • Office of Special Education Programs
    • Rehabilitation Services Administration

Institute of Education Sciences (IES)

  • National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance
  • National Center for Education Research
  • National Center for Education Statistics
  • National Center for Special Education Research
  • National Board for Education Sciences

Office of the Under Secretary (OUS)

White House initiatives and operating commissions

Advisory bodies

  • Historically Black College and Universities Capital Financing Advisory Board
  • National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity
  • National Advisory Council on Indian Education
  • National Board of the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education

Federally-aided corporations

United States Department of Energy

United States Department of Health and Human Services

United States Department of Homeland Security

  • Office of the Secretary
    • Office of the Secretary
      • Immediate Office of the Secretary
      • Office of the Deputy Secretary
      • Office of the Chief of Staff
      • Military Advisor's Office
      • Office of the Executive Secretary
      • Joint Requirements Council
    • Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans
      • Office of Immigration Statistics
      • Office of International Affairs
    • Office of General Counsel
    • Office of Legislative Affairs
    • Office of Public Affairs
    • Office of Partnership and Engagement
      • Homeland Security Advisory Council
      • Office of State and Local Law Enforcement
      • Private Sector Office
    • Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
    • Office of the Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman
    • Office of the Immigration Detention Ombudsman
    • Privacy Office

Headquarters Offices and Directorates

  • Management Directorate
    • Federal Protective Service
    • Office of Biometric Identity Management
    • Office of the Chief Financial Officer
    • Office of the Chief Information Officer
    • Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer
    • Office of the Chief Procurement Officer
    • Office of the Chief Readiness Support Officer
      • Canine and Equine Governance Board
    • Office of the Chief Security Officer
  • Science and Technology Directorate
  • Office of Intelligence and Analysis
    • Current and Emerging Threats Center
    • Homeland Identities, Targeting and Exploitation Center
    • Transnational Organized Crime Mission Center
    • Counterterrorism Mission Center
    • Counterintelligence Mission Center
    • Cyber Mission Center
    • Economic Security Mission Center
  • Office of Operations Coordination
    • National Operations Center
  • Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office
    • Chief Medical Officer
  • Office of Inspector General

Component Agencies

United States Department of Housing and Urban Development

Executive Offices

  • Office of the Secretary
    • Office of the Deputy Secretary
    • Office of Hearings and Appeals
    • Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization
    • Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships
  • Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations
  • Office of Public Affairs

Administrative Offices

  • Office of Departmental Equal Employment Opportunity
  • Office of General Counsel
    • Departmental Enforcement Center
  • Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration
    • Chief Administrative Office
    • Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer
    • Office of the Chief Procurement Officer
  • Office of the Chief Financial Officer
  • Office of the Chief Information Officer
  • Office of Inspector General

Agencies

  • Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae)
  • Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD)
  • Office of Economic Development (OED)
  • Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (FHEO)
    • Fair Housing Assistance Program
    • Fair Housing Initiatives Program
    • National Fair Housing Training Academy
  • Office of Field Policy and Management (FPM)
  • Office of Housing - Federal Housing Administration (FHA)
    • Office of Finance and Budget
    • Office of Healthcare Programs
    • Office of Housing Counseling
    • Office of Manufactured Housing Programs
    • Office of Multifamily Housing Programs
    • Office of Operations
    • Office of Risk Management and Regulatory Affairs
    • Office of Single Family Housing
  • Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes (OLHCHH)
  • Office of Policy Development and Research (PD&R)
  • Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH)
    • Real Estate Assessment Center

United States Department of the Interior (DOI)

United States Department of Justice (DOJ)

United States Department of Labor (DOL)

Office of the Secretary (OSEC)

  • Executive Secretary
  • Centers for Faith and Opportunity Initiative
  • Office of the Ombudsman for the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Programs
  • Office of Public Liaison

Offices under the Deputy Secretary of Labor

  • Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management
  • Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy
  • Office of the Chief Financial Officer
  • Office of the Chief Information Officer
  • Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs
  • Office of Emergency Management
  • Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs
  • Office of Labor-Management Standards
  • Office of Public Affairs
  • Office of Disability Employment Policy
  • Office of the Solicitor
  • Office of Worker's Compensation Program

Administrations

Boards under the Office of Administrative Law Judges

  • Administrative Review Board
  • Benefits Review Board
  • Employees' Compensation Appeals Board

Bureaus

Miscellaneous

  • National Labor Library
  • Veterans' Employment and Training Service
  • Wage and Hour Division
  • Wirtz Labor Library

United States Department of State (DOS)

Office of the Secretary

  • Chief of Staff
  • Bureau of Intelligence and Research
  • Bureau of Legislative Affairs
  • Office of the Legal Adviser
  • Executive Secretariat
    • Operations Center
    • Executive Secretariat Staff
      • Advance and Staffing Division
      • Records and Information Management Division
    • Executive Office of the Executive Secretariat
    • ExecTech Office
  • Office of the Chief of Protocol
  • Counselor of the Department
  • Office of the United States Global AIDS Coordinator and Health Diplomacy
  • Policy Planning Staff
    • Secretary's Foreign Affairs Policy Board
  • Office of Civil Rights
  • Office of the Ombudsman
    • Ombuds Services Office
    • Workplace Conflict Prevention and Resolution Center (wCPRc)
  • Foreign Service Grievance Board
  • Secretary's Open Forum
  • Office of Hostage Affairs
  • Office of Global Women's Issues
  • Office of the Coordinator for Cyber Issues
  • Office of the Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS
  • Office of Inspector General
  • Iran Action Group
  • Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation
  • Special Representative for Syria Engagement
  • Special Representative for Venezuela
  • United States Security Coordinator for Israel and the Palestinian Authority

Reporting to the Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources

  • Office of Foreign Assistance

Reporting to the Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security

Reporting to the Under Secretary for Human Rights, Civilian Security, and Democracy

Reporting to the Under Secretary for Environment, Energy, and Economic Growth

Reporting to the Under Secretary for Management

Reporting to the Under Secretary for Political Affairs

Reporting to the Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs

  • Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
  • Bureau of Global Public Affairs
  • Office of Policy, Planning and Resources for Public Affairs and Public Diplomacy
  • Global Engagement Center
  • International Expositions Unit
  • United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy

Permanent diplomatic missions

United States Department of Transportation

Operating administrations

United States Department of the Treasury

Departmental offices[10]

Bureaus[11]

United States Department of Veterans Affairs

Office of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs

Agencies

Independent agencies, tribunals, and government-owned corporations

Administration, records, and federal property

Civil rights

Civil service

  • Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB)
  • Office of Government Ethics (OGE)
  • Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
    • Human Resources University
    • USOPM Office of the Inspector General
    • Federal Executive Institute
    • Chief Acquisition Officers Council
    • Chief Human Capital Officers Council
    • Chief Financial Officers Council
    • Chief Information Officers Council
  • Office of Special Counsel (OSC)

Commerce

Defense and security

Elections

Government commissions, committees, and consortia

Education and broadcasting

Energy and science

Foreign investment

Interior

Labor

Monetary and financial

Postal

Retirement

Seat of government

Transportation

Volunteerism

Joint programs and interagency agencies

  • Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
  • Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council
  • Federal Interagency Committee on Education
  • Federal Interagency Council on Statistical Policy
  • Federal Interagency Committee for the Management of Noxious and Exotic Weeds
  • Interagency Alternative Dispute Resolution Working Group
  • Joint Fire Science Program
  • National Interagency Fire Center
  • United States Interagency Council on Homelessness

Special Inspector General Office

Quasi-official agencies

Arts & cultural agencies

Museum agencies

Commerce & technology agencies

Defense & diplomacy agencies

Human service & community development agencies

  • National Industries for the Blind
  • Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation
  • Access Board
  • AbilityOne Commission
  • National Institute of Building Sciences

Interior agencies

Law & justice agencies

See also

References

Explanatory notes

  1. shares staff with the National Security Council
  2. reports to the National Security Advisor

Notes

  1. Fischer 2011, pp. 1–2.
  2. Federal Register 2013.
  3. Lewis & Selin 2013, pp. 13–14.
  4. Kamensky 2013.
  5. 28 USC 151
  6. "Chirag Parikh Tapped for National Space Council ExecSec". August 2, 2021.
  7. "Program Offices". Department of Energy. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
  8. "Our Administrations". US Department of Transportation. 2012-03-01. Retrieved 2017-12-17.
  9. "Governance and Oversight". U.S. Merchant Marine Academy. 2013-01-27. Retrieved 2017-12-17.
  10. "IBM Cognos software". www.fedscope.opm.gov. Retrieved 2017-12-17.
  11. "Bureaus". www.treasury.gov. Retrieved 2017-12-17.

Bibliography

  • US Government Manual, official online version of the United States Government Manual, continually updated.
  • US Government Manual, official freely downloadable PDFs of annual printed versions.
  • Federal Agency Directory, online database maintained by the Louisiana State University Libraries in partnership with the Federal Depository Library Program of the GPO
  • A–Z Index of US Departments and Agencies, USA.gov, the US government's official web portal. Directory of agency contact information.
  • CyberCemetery, online document archive of defunct US Federal Agencies, maintained by the University of North Texas Libraries in partnership with the Federal Depository Library Program of the GPO
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