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* [[Trustee Program]] - Oversees administration of bankruptcy cases under the direction of the U.S. Attorney General.
* [[Trustee Program]] - Oversees administration of bankruptcy cases under the direction of the U.S. Attorney General.
** URL: https://www.justice.gov/ust
** URL: https://www.justice.gov/ust
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* [[U.S. AbilityOne Commission]] - Administers the AbilityOne Program, providing employment opportunities for people who are blind or have other severe disabilities.
** URL: https://www.abilityone.gov/
* [[U.S. Access Board]] - An independent federal agency devoted to accessibility for people with disabilities.
** URL: https://www.access-board.gov/
* [[U.S. Africa Command]] - Coordinates military operations in Africa to promote stability and security.
** URL: https://www.africom.mil/
* [[U.S. Agency for Global Media]] - Oversees non-military U.S. international broadcasting.
** URL: https://www.usagm.gov/
* [[U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)]] - Provides economic and humanitarian assistance in more than 100 countries to further America's interests.
** URL: https://www.usaid.gov/
* [[U.S. Air Force]] - Branch of the U.S. military responsible for aerial warfare, space operations, and cyber operations.
** URL: https://www.af.mil/
* [[U.S. Air Force Reserve Command]] - Provides trained units and individuals for active duty in the U.S. Air Force.
** URL: https://www.afrc.af.mil/
* [[U.S. Arctic Research Commission (USARC)]] - Develops and recommends national policy for research in the Arctic region.
** URL: https://www.arctic.gov/
* [[U.S. Army]] - The land warfare service branch of the U.S. military, responsible for land-based military operations.
** URL: https://www.army.mil/
* [[U.S. Army Corps of Engineers]] - Provides engineering services to strengthen national security, energize the economy, and reduce disaster risks.
** URL: https://www.usace.army.mil/
* [[U.S. Botanic Garden]] - A museum of living plants that serves as a national center for horticultural information and plant exploration.
** URL: https://www.usbg.gov/
* [[U.S. Capitol Police]] - Provides security for the U.S. Capitol and its visitors.
** URL: https://www.uscp.gov/
* [[U.S. Capitol Visitor Center]] - Provides a welcoming and educational environment for visitors to learn about the U.S. Capitol, the legislative process, and the history and role of Congress.
** URL: https://www.visitthecapitol.gov/
* [[U.S. Census Bureau]] - Conducts the decennial census and numerous surveys to provide quality data on the nation's people and economy.
** URL: https://www.census.gov/
* [[U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM)]] - Coordinates military operations in the Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia.
** URL: https://www.centcom.mil/
* [[U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB)]] - Investigates industrial chemical accidents to protect workers, the public, and the environment by determining the root causes and issuing safety recommendations.
** URL: https://www.csb.gov/
* [[U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)]] - Administers the nation's lawful immigration system, safeguarding its integrity and promise by efficiently and fairly adjudicating requests for immigration benefits.
** URL: https://www.uscis.gov/
* [[U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)]] - A multi-mission, maritime service within the Department of Homeland Security, responsible for safety, security, and stewardship on America's waters.
** URL: https://www.uscg.mil/
* [[U.S. Commission of Fine Arts]] - Advises the President, Congress, and others on matters pertaining to the arts and architecture of the nation's capital.
** URL: https://www.cfa.gov/
* [[U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF)]] - Monitors the universal right to freedom of religion or belief abroad.
** URL: https://www.uscirf.gov/
* [[U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)]] - Regulates the U.S. derivatives markets to protect market users and the public from fraud, manipulation, and abusive practices.
** URL: https://www.cftc.gov/
* [[U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims]] - Reviews benefit decisions by the Board of Veterans' Appeals.
** URL: https://www.uscourts.cavc.gov/
* [[U.S. Courts of Appeal]] - Intermediate appellate courts of the United States federal court system.
** URL: https://www.uscourts.gov/courts-of-appeals
* [[U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)]] - Protects the nation's borders to prevent terrorists and terrorist weapons from entering the United States, while facilitating lawful international trade and travel.
** URL: https://www.cbp.gov/
* [[U.S. Cyber Command]] - Conducts full-spectrum military cyberspace operations to enable actions in all domains, ensure US/Allied freedom of action in cyberspace, and deny the same to our adversaries.
** URL: https://www.cybercom.mil/
* [[U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)]] - Committed to the well-being of rural communities, farmers, and consumers by providing leadership on food, agriculture, natural resources, and related issues.
** URL: https://www.usda.gov/
* [[U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC)]] - Promotes job creation, economic growth, sustainable development, and improved standards of living for all Americans by working with businesses, universities, communities, and workers.
** URL: https://www.commerce.gov/
* [[U.S. Department of Defense (DOD)]] - Manages and executes all military operations to ensure national security.
** URL: https://www.defense.gov/
* [[U.S. Department of Education (ED)]] - Promotes student achievement and preparation for global competitiveness by fostering educational excellence and ensuring equal access.
** URL: https://www.ed.gov/
* [[U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)]] - Ensures America's security and prosperity by addressing energy, environmental, and nuclear challenges through transformative science and technology solutions.
** URL: https://www.energy.gov/
* [[U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)]] - Protects the health of all Americans and provides essential human services, especially for those who are least able to help themselves.
** URL: https://www.hhs.gov/
* [[U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)]] - Works to prevent and respond to threats and disasters, ensuring the safety and security of the American people.
** URL: https://www.dhs.gov/
* [[U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)]] - Works to create strong, sustainable, inclusive communities and quality affordable homes for all.
** URL: https://www.hud.gov/
* [[U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)]] - Enforces the law and defends the interests of the United States according to the law; ensures public safety against threats foreign and domestic; and provides federal leadership in preventing and controlling crime.
** URL: https://www.justice.gov/
* [[U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)]] - Fosters, promotes, and develops the welfare of wage earners, job seekers, and retirees by improving their working conditions, advancing their opportunities for profitable employment, and protecting their retirement and health care benefits.
** URL: https://www.dol.gov/
* [[U.S. Department of State (DOS)]] - Leads America's foreign policy through diplomacy, advocacy, and assistance by advancing the interests of the American people, their safety, and economic prosperity.
** URL: https://www.state.gov/
* [[U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI)]] - Manages America's vast natural and cultural resources and honors its trust responsibilities or special commitments to American Indians, Alaska Natives, and affiliated island communities.
** URL: https://www.doi.gov/
* [[U.S. Department of the Treasury]] - Manages federal finances, collects taxes, pays bills, borrows when necessary, and promotes economic growth and stability.
** URL: https://home.treasury.gov/
* [[U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)]] - Develops and coordinates policies that will provide an efficient and economical national transportation system.
** URL: https://www.transportation.gov/
* [[U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)]] - Provides patient care, veterans' benefits, and supports services for Veterans, their families, and survivors.
** URL: https://www.va.gov/
* [[U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC)]] - Provides support to state and local election officials to help improve the administration of elections.
** URL: https://www.eac.gov/
* [[U.S. European Command (USEUCOM)]] - Coordinates military operations and promotes stability in Europe, parts of Asia, parts of Africa, and the Arctic.
** URL: https://www.eucom.mil/
* [[U.S. Fire Administration (USFA)]] - Works to reduce life and economic losses due to fire and related emergencies, through leadership, advocacy, coordination, and support.
** URL: https://www.usfa.fema.gov/
* [[U.S. Fleet Forces Command (USFFC)]] - Manages fleet operations, readiness, and resources for the U.S. Navy in the Atlantic area of responsibility.
** URL: https://www.cffc.navy.mil/
* [[U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)]] - Provides scientific information about the earth, its natural and living resources, natural hazards, and the environment.
** URL: https://www.usgs.gov/
* [[U.S. House of Representatives]] - One of two chambers of the U.S. Congress; represents the people of the United States.
** URL: https://www.house.gov/
* [[U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)]] - Promotes homeland security and public safety through the criminal and civil enforcement of federal laws governing border control, customs, trade, and immigration.
** URL: https://www.ice.gov/
* [[U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM)]] - Coordinates military operations in the Indo-Pacific region to promote stability, security, and prosperity.
** URL: https://www.pacom.mil/
* [[U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC)]] - Mobilizes private sector capital to help solve critical development challenges.
** URL: https://www.dfc.gov/
* [[U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC)]] - Adjudicates cases involving imported goods and oversees investigations into the effects of imports on domestic industries.
** URL: https://www.usitc.gov/
* [[U.S. Marine Corps]] - A branch of the U.S. military responsible for providing power projection from the sea, using the mobility of the U.S. Navy to deliver rapidly, combined-arms task forces.
** URL: https://www.marines.mil/
* [[U.S. Marshals Service (USMS)]] - The enforcement arm of the federal courts, protecting the judicial process, apprehending fugitives, managing and selling seized assets, housing and transporting federal prisoners, and operating the Witness Security Program.
** URL: https://www.usmarshals.gov/
* [[U.S. Military Academy, West Point]] - Trains cadets to be commissioned officers in the United States Army and to be leaders of character.
** URL: https://www.westpoint.edu/
* [[U.S. Mint]] - Produces and sells circulating coinage for the United States to conduct its trade and commerce, as well as producing numismatic products, including proof, uncirculated, and commemorative coins.
** URL: https://www.usmint.gov/
* [[U.S. Mission to the United Nations (USUN)]] - Represents the United States in the United Nations system, advocating for U.S. foreign policy and interests.
** URL: https://usun.usmission.gov/
* [[U.S. National Central Bureau - Interpol]] - Facilitates international police cooperation and supports law enforcement agencies in combating transnational crime.
** URL: https://www.justice.gov/criminal/usncb
* [[U.S. Navy]] - Branch of the U.S. military responsible for conducting naval operations to support national interests.
** URL: https://www.navy.mil/
* [[U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM)]] - Provides command and control of Department of Defense homeland defense efforts and coordinates defense support of civil authorities.
** URL: https://www.northcom.mil/
* [[U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)]] - Regulates commercial nuclear power plants and other uses of nuclear materials through licensing, inspection, and enforcement of its requirements.
** URL: https://www.nrc.gov/
* [[U.S. Parole Commission]] - Determines whether and when, consistent with the protection of the public, to release on parole adults sentenced under federal and District of Columbia law.
** URL: https://www.justice.gov/uspc
* [[U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)]] - Grants patents and registers trademarks, advising the President, through the Secretary of Commerce, on national and international IP policy issues.
** URL: https://www.uspto.gov/
* [[U.S. Postal Inspection Service]] - Protects the U.S. Postal Service, its employees, and its customers from criminal attack, and protects the nation's mail system from criminal misuse.
** URL: https://www.uspis.gov/
* [[U.S. Postal Service (USPS)]] - An independent federal establishment that provides postal services in the United States.
** URL: https://www.usps.com/
* [[U.S. Senate]] - One of two chambers of the U.S. Congress; represents the states of the United States.
** URL: https://www.senate.gov/
* [[U.S. Sentencing Commission]] - Develops and revises federal sentencing guidelines, advises Congress on sentencing policy, and educates the judiciary on the guidelines.
** URL: https://www.ussc.gov/
* [[U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM)]] - Coordinates military operations and cooperation in Central and South America, the Caribbean (except Cuba), and their surrounding waters.
** URL: https://www.southcom.mil/
* [[U.S. Space Command]] - Responsible for military space operations, space security, and defense of the U.S. through space.
** URL: https://www.spacecom.mil/
* [[U.S. Special Operations Command]] - Leads, plans, synchronizes, and executes global special operations in support of U.S. national interests.
** URL: https://www.soc.mil/
* [[U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM)]] - Conducts global operations in support of strategic deterrence, nuclear operations, space operations, joint electromagnetic spectrum operations, global strike, and missile defense.
** URL: https://www.stratcom.mil/
* [[U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA)]] - Helps U.S. businesses export their products and services to emerging economies by funding feasibility studies, technical assistance, and other project planning activities.
** URL: https://www.ustda.gov/
* [[U.S. Trade Representative]] - Responsible for developing and coordinating U.S. international trade, commodity, and direct investment policy, and overseeing negotiations with other countries.
** URL: https://ustr.gov/
* [[U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM)]] - Provides air, land, and sea transportation for the Department of Defense, both in times of peace and war.
** URL: https://www.ustranscom.mil/
* [[U.S. Trustee Program]] - Oversees administration of bankruptcy cases under the direction of the U.S. Attorney General.
** URL: https://www.justice.gov/ust
* [[Udall Foundation]] - Promotes environmental policy, conflict resolution, and Native American health care through scholarships, fellowships, and internships.
** URL: https://www.udall.gov/
* [[Under Secretary for Political Affairs]] - The third-ranking official in the U.S. Department of State, managing diplomatic activities and advising on foreign policy.
** URL: (Part of State Department, no specific site; see State Department for more)
* [[Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs]] - Oversees U.S. efforts to understand, inform, and influence foreign publics in promotion of the national interest, and broadens the dialogue between American citizens and institutions and their counterparts abroad.
** URL: (Part of State Department, no specific site; see State Department for more)
* [[Unified Combatant Commands]] - The military commands responsible for specific geographic regions or global functional domains, coordinating military efforts across those regions or functions.
** URL: (No specific site; see DoD or individual command websites)
* [[Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU)]] - Educates health care professionals, primarily for the military, to support the health care needs of the armed forces.
** URL: https://www.usuhs.edu/
* [[United States Institute of Peace (USIP)]] - Promotes international peace through conflict resolution and prevention, education, and research.
** URL: https://www.usip.org/
* [[United States Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH)]] - Coordinates the federal response to homelessness, working to prevent and end homelessness in the United States.
** URL: https://www.usich.gov/
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