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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.  
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.  


==Congress==
{{Main|United States Congress}}


The U.S. Congress is the bicameral legislature of the United States government, and is made up of two chambers: the [[Senate]] (the upper chamber) and the [[House of Representatives]] (the lower chamber). Together, the two chambers exercise authority over the following legislative agencies:
== Executive Office of the President ==
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{{Main|United States federal executive departments}}
* [[Congressional Budget Office]] (CBO)
{{Main|Executive Office of the President of the United States}}
* [[Government Accountability Office]] (GAO)
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).
* [[Government Publishing Office|Government Publishing Office]] (USGPO)
* Office of Congressional Accessibility Services (OCAS)
* Office of the [[Attending Physician of the United States Congress|Attending Physician]] (OAP)
* [[Office of Congressional Workplace Rights]] (OCWR)
* [[Capitol Police Board]], which governs the [[Capitol Police]] (USCP)
* [[Architect of the Capitol]] (AOC), which is in charge of maintaining the [[Capitol Complex]], including the [[Capitol Visitor Center]] (CVC) and the [[Botanic Garden]] (USBG)}}


The legislature also oversees the [[Library of Congress]] (LOC), a national library dedicated to national records, which administers various programs, agencies, and services including:
To effectively run the country's affairs, the President also maintains councils regarding various issues, including:
* [[Global Legal Information Network]] (GLIN)
* [[Congressional Research Service]] (CRS)
* [[Copyright Office]] (USCO) and the [[Copyright Royalty Board]] (CRB)
* [[National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled]]


==Federal judiciary of the United States==
{| class=wikitable style="font-size:90%;"
{{Main|Federal judiciary of the United States}}
!Agency
The federal judiciary consists of courts established under [[Article Three of the United States Constitution]]. These are the
!Principal executive
 
|-
* [[SCOTUS|Supreme Court]]
|[[National Security Council|National Security Council]]
* [[courts of appeals|Circuit Courts of Appeals]]
|[[National Security Advisor (United States)|Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs]]
* [[district courts|District Courts]]
|-
* [[Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation]]
|[[National Space Council]]
* [[Court of International Trade]]
|Executive Secretary of the National Space Council
* [[Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court|Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court]]
|-
* [[Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review|Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review]], and
|[[Homeland Security Council|Homeland Security Council]]{{efn|shares staff with the National Security Council}}
* [[Alien Terrorist Removal Court|Alien Terrorist Removal Court]].
|[[Homeland Security Advisor|Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism]]{{efn|reports to the National Security Advisor}}
 
|-
The [[bankruptcy court]]s, while [[Federal tribunals in the United States|not established as]] Article III courts, are legally designated as "units of the district courts."<ref>28 USC 151</ref>
|[[Council of Economic Advisers]]
 
|Chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers
The judicial branch includes the following agencies:
|-
* [[Federal Judicial Center]]
|[[Council on Environmental Quality]]
* [[Federal Public Defender]] Organizations
|Chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality
* [[Judicial Conference of the United States]]
|-
** [[Administrative Office of the United States Courts]]
|[[President's Intelligence Advisory Board]]
*** Office of Court Administration
|Chairman of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board
*** Office of [[Public defender (United States)|Defender]] Services
|-
*** Office of Facilities and Security
|[[Executive Residence]] Staff and Operations
*** Office of Finance and Budget
|[[White House Chief Usher]]
*** Office of the General Counsel
|-
*** Office of Human Resources
|[[Office of Administration]]
*** Office of Information Technology
|Director of the Office of Administration
*** Office of Internal Services
|-
*** Office of the Judicial Conference Executive Secretariat
|[[Office of Management and Budget]]
*** Office of Legislative Affairs
** [[Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs]] (OIRA)
*** Office of Judges Programs
** [[Office of Federal Financial Management]] (OFFM)
*** [[U.S. Probation and Pretrial Services System|Probation and Pretrial Services System]]
** [[Office of Federal Procurement Policy]] (OFPP)
*** Office of Public Affairs
** [[Office of E-Government & Information Technology|Office of E-Government and Information Technology]]
* [[Marshal of the United States Supreme Court]]
*** [[Digital Service]]
** [[Supreme Court Police]]
** Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator (IPEC)
* [[Sentencing Commission]]
|[[Director of the Office of Management and Budget]]
 
== Executive Office of the President ==
{{Main|United States federal executive departments}}
{{Main|Executive Office of the President of the United States}}
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:
 
{| class=wikitable style="font-size:90%;"
!Agency
!Principal executive
|-
|-
|[[National Security Council|National Security Council]]
|[[Office of National Drug Control Policy]]
|[[National Security Advisor (United States)|Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs]]
|[[Director of National Drug Control Policy]]
|-
|-
|[[National Space Council]]
|[[Office of the National Cyber Director]]
|Executive Secretary of the National Space Council
|[[National Cyber Director]]
|-
|-
|[[Homeland Security Council|Homeland Security Council]]{{efn|shares staff with the National Security Council}}
|[[Office of Science and Technology Policy]]
|[[Homeland Security Advisor|Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism]]{{efn|reports to the National Security Advisor}}
|[[Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy]]
|-
|-
|[[Council of Economic Advisers]]
|[[Office of the United States Trade Representative]]
|Chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers
|[[Trade Representative]]
|-
|-
|[[Council on Environmental Quality]]
|[[Office of the Vice President of the United States]]
|Chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality
|[[Chief of Staff to the Vice President of the United States|Chief of Staff to the Vice President]]
|-
|-
|[[President's Intelligence Advisory Board]]
|[[White House Office]]
|Chairman of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board
|[[White House Chief of Staff|Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff]]
|-
|}
|[[Executive Residence]] Staff and Operations
=== White House Office ===
|[[White House Chief Usher]]
{{Columns-list|
|-
* [[White House Chief of Staff|Office of the Chief of Staff]]
|[[Office of Administration]]
* [[National Security Advisor (United States)|Office of the National Security Advisor]]
|Director of the Office of Administration
* [[Domestic Policy Council|Domestic Policy Council]]
|-
* [[National Economic Council|National Economic Council]]
|[[Office of Management and Budget]]
* [[White House Cabinet Secretary|Office of Cabinet Affairs]]
** [[Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs]] (OIRA)
* [[White House Communications Director|Office of Communications]]
** [[Office of Federal Financial Management]] (OFFM)
* [[Office of Digital Strategy]]
** [[Office of Federal Procurement Policy]] (OFPP)
* [[Office of the First Lady of the United States|Office of the First Lady]]
** [[Office of E-Government & Information Technology|Office of E-Government and Information Technology]]
* [[White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs|Office of Intergovernmental Affairs]]
*** [[Digital Service]]
* [[White House Office|Office of Legislative Affairs]]
** Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator (IPEC)
* [[White House Office|Office of Management and Administration]]
|[[Director of the Office of Management and Budget]]
* [[White House Office|Office of Political Affairs]]
|-
* [[White House Office of the Staff Secretary|Office of the Staff Secretary]]
|[[Office of National Drug Control Policy]]
* Office of Records Management
|[[Director of National Drug Control Policy]]
* [[Office of Scheduling and Advance|Office of Presidential Advance]]
|-
* [[White House Presidential Personnel Office|Presidential Personnel Office]]
|[[Office of the National Cyber Director]]
* [[Office of Public Liaison|Office of Public Engagement]]
|[[National Cyber Director]]
* [[White House Social Secretary|Office of the Social Secretary]]
|-
* [[White House Press Secretary|White House Press Office]]
|[[Office of Science and Technology Policy]]
* [[White House Counsel|Office of White House Counsel]]
|[[Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy]]
* [[Oval Office|Oval Office Operations]]
|-
* [[White House Military Office]]
|[[Office of the United States Trade Representative]]
* [[White House Fellows|President's Commission on White House Fellowships]]
|[[Trade Representative]]
}}
|-
 
|[[Office of the Vice President of the United States]]
==Department of Agriculture (USDA)==
|[[Chief of Staff to the Vice President of the United States|Chief of Staff to the Vice President]]
{{Main|United States Department of Agriculture}}
|-
=== Office of the Secretary of Agriculture ===
|[[White House Office]]
|[[White House Chief of Staff|Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff]]
|}
=== White House Office ===
{{Columns-list|
{{Columns-list|
* [[White House Chief of Staff|Office of the Chief of Staff]]
* Office of the Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations
* [[National Security Advisor (United States)|Office of the National Security Advisor]]
* Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
* [[Domestic Policy Council|Domestic Policy Council]]
* Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration
* [[National Economic Council|National Economic Council]]
* Office of Tribal Relations (OTR)
* [[White House Cabinet Secretary|Office of Cabinet Affairs]]
* Departmental Administration (DA)
* [[White House Communications Director|Office of Communications]]
** Office of Customer Experience
* [[Office of Digital Strategy]]
** Office of Contracting and Procurement (OCP)
* [[Office of the First Lady of the United States|Office of the First Lady]]
** Office of Homeland Security (OHS)
* [[White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs|Office of Intergovernmental Affairs]]
** Office of Human Resources Management (OHRM)
* [[White House Office|Office of Legislative Affairs]]
** Office of Operations (OO)
* [[White House Office|Office of Management and Administration]]
** Office of Property and Environmental Management (OPEM)
* [[White House Office|Office of Political Affairs]]
** Office of Safety, Security and Protection (OSSP)
* [[White House Office of the Staff Secretary|Office of the Staff Secretary]]
** Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU)
* Office of Records Management
* Agriculture Buildings and Facilities (AgBF)
* [[Office of Scheduling and Advance|Office of Presidential Advance]]
* Hazardous Materials Management (HMM)
* [[White House Presidential Personnel Office|Presidential Personnel Office]]
* Office of Budget and Program Analysis (OBPA)
* [[Office of Public Liaison|Office of Public Engagement]]
* Office of Communications (OC)
* [[White House Social Secretary|Office of the Social Secretary]]
* Office of Ethics (OE)
* [[White House Press Secretary|White House Press Office]]
* Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA)
* [[White House Counsel|Office of White House Counsel]]
** [[National Appeals Division]] (NAD)
* [[Oval Office|Oval Office Operations]]
** Office of Administrative Law Judges (OALJ)
* [[White House Military Office]]
** Office of the Judicial Officer (OJO)
* [[White House Fellows|President's Commission on White House Fellowships]]
* 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)
** [[National Finance Center]] (NFC)
* Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO)
* Office of the Executive Secretariat (OES)
* Office of the General Counsel (OGC)
** Office of Information Affairs
}}
}}


==Department of Agriculture (USDA)==
=== Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm Production and Conservation (FPAC) ===
{{Main|United States Department of Agriculture}}
* [[Farm Service Agency]] (FSA)
=== Office of the Secretary of Agriculture ===
** [[Commodity Credit Corporation]] (CCC)
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* [[Natural Resources Conservation Service]] (NRCS)
* Office of the Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations
* [[Risk Management Agency]] (RMA)
* Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
** [[Federal Crop Insurance Corporation]] (FCIC)
* Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration
* Farm Production and Conservation Business Center (FBC)
* Office of Tribal Relations (OTR)
 
* Departmental Administration (DA)
=== Under Secretary of Agriculture for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services (FNCS) ===
** Office of Customer Experience
* [[Food and Nutrition Service]] (FNS)
** Office of Contracting and Procurement (OCP)
** [[Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion]] (CNPP)
** Office of Homeland Security (OHS)
=== Under Secretary of Agriculture for Food Safety ===
** Office of Human Resources Management (OHRM)
* [[Food Safety and Inspection Service]]
** Office of Operations (OO)
=== Under Secretary of Agriculture for Marketing and Regulatory Programs (MRP) ===
** Office of Property and Environmental Management (OPEM)
* [[Agricultural Marketing Service]] (AMS)
** Office of Safety, Security and Protection (OSSP)
** [[Grain damage|Federal Grain Inspection Service]] (FGIS)
** Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU)
* [[Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service]] (APHIS)
* Agriculture Buildings and Facilities (AgBF)
** [[Plant Protection and Quarantine]] (PPQ)
* Hazardous Materials Management (HMM)
** [[Wildlife Services]] (WS)
* 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)
** [[National Finance Center]] (NFC)
* 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) ===
* [[Farm Service Agency]] (FSA)
** [[Commodity Credit Corporation]] (CCC)
* [[Natural Resources Conservation Service]] (NRCS)
* [[Risk Management Agency]] (RMA)
** [[Federal Crop Insurance Corporation]] (FCIC)
* Farm Production and Conservation Business Center (FBC)
 
=== Under Secretary of Agriculture for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services (FNCS) ===
* [[Food and Nutrition Service]] (FNS)
** [[Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion]] (CNPP)
=== Under Secretary of Agriculture for Food Safety ===
* [[Food Safety and Inspection Service]]
=== Under Secretary of Agriculture for Marketing and Regulatory Programs (MRP) ===
* [[Agricultural Marketing Service]] (AMS)
** [[Grain damage|Federal Grain Inspection Service]] (FGIS)
* [[Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service]] (APHIS)
** [[Plant Protection and Quarantine]] (PPQ)
** [[Wildlife Services]] (WS)


=== Under Secretary of Agriculture for Natural Resources and Environment (NRE) ===
=== Under Secretary of Agriculture for Natural Resources and Environment (NRE) ===
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* [[Financial Industry Regulatory Authority]]
* [[Financial Industry Regulatory Authority]]
* [[Federal National Mortgage Association]] (Fannie Mae)
* [[Federal National Mortgage Association]] (Fannie Mae)
* [[Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation]] (Freddie Mac)
* [[Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation]] (Freddie Mac)
* [[Federal Home Loan Banks]]
* [[Federal Home Loan Banks]]
* [[Farm Credit System]]
* [[Farm Credit System]]
* [[U S Civilian Research & Development Foundation]]
* [[U S Civilian Research & Development Foundation]]
 
 
===Defense & diplomacy agencies===
===Defense & diplomacy agencies===
* [[American Institute in Taiwan]]
* [[American Institute in Taiwan]]
* [[East–West Center]]
* [[East–West Center]]
* [[Millennium Challenge Corporation]]
* [[Millennium Challenge Corporation]]
* [[National Endowment for Democracy]]
* [[National Endowment for Democracy]]
* [[Institute of Peace]]
* [[Institute of Peace]]
* [[Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine]]
* [[Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine]]
 
 
===Human service & community development agencies===
===Human service & community development agencies===
* [[National Industries for the Blind]]
* [[National Industries for the Blind]]
* [[Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation]]
* [[Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation]]
* Access Board
* Access Board
* AbilityOne Commission
* AbilityOne Commission
* [[National Institute of Building Sciences]]
* [[National Institute of Building Sciences]]
 
 
===Interior agencies===
===Interior agencies===
* [[National Fish and Wildlife Foundation]]
* [[National Fish and Wildlife Foundation]]
* [[National Park Foundation]]
* [[National Park Foundation]]
 
===Law & justice agencies===
* [[Legal Services Corporation]]
* [[State Justice Institute]]
* [[Vera Institute of Justice]]
* [[National Center for Missing & Exploited Children]]
 
==Congress==
{{Main|United States Congress}}
 
The U.S. Congress is the bicameral legislature of the United States government, and is made up of two chambers: the [[Senate]] (the upper chamber) and the [[House of Representatives]] (the lower chamber). Together, the two chambers exercise authority over the following legislative agencies:
{{Columns-list|
* [[Congressional Budget Office]] (CBO)
* [[Government Accountability Office]] (GAO)
* [[Government Publishing Office|Government Publishing Office]] (USGPO)
* Office of Congressional Accessibility Services (OCAS)
* Office of the [[Attending Physician of the United States Congress|Attending Physician]] (OAP)
* [[Office of Congressional Workplace Rights]] (OCWR)
* [[Capitol Police Board]], which governs the [[Capitol Police]] (USCP)
* [[Architect of the Capitol]] (AOC), which is in charge of maintaining the [[Capitol Complex]], including the [[Capitol Visitor Center]] (CVC) and the [[Botanic Garden]] (USBG)}}
 
The legislature also oversees the [[Library of Congress]] (LOC), a national library dedicated to national records, which administers various programs, agencies, and services including:
* [[Global Legal Information Network]] (GLIN)
* [[Congressional Research Service]] (CRS)
* [[Copyright Office]] (USCO) and the [[Copyright Royalty Board]] (CRB)
* [[National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled]]
 
==Federal judiciary of the United States==
{{Main|Federal judiciary of the United States}}
The federal judiciary consists of courts established under [[Article Three of the United States Constitution]]. These are the
 
* [[SCOTUS|Supreme Court]]
* [[courts of appeals|Circuit Courts of Appeals]]
* [[district courts|District Courts]]
* [[Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation]]
* [[Court of International Trade]]
* [[Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court|Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court]]
* [[Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review|Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review]], and
* [[Alien Terrorist Removal Court|Alien Terrorist Removal Court]].
 
The [[bankruptcy court]]s, while [[Federal tribunals in the United States|not established as]] Article III courts, are legally designated as "units of the district courts."<ref>28 USC 151</ref>
 
The judicial branch includes the following agencies:
* [[Federal Judicial Center]]
* [[Federal Public Defender]] Organizations
* [[Judicial Conference of the United States]]
** [[Administrative Office of the United States Courts]]
*** Office of Court Administration
*** Office of [[Public defender (United States)|Defender]] Services
*** Office of Facilities and Security
*** Office of Finance and Budget
*** Office of the General Counsel
*** Office of Human Resources
*** Office of Information Technology
*** Office of Internal Services
*** Office of the Judicial Conference Executive Secretariat
*** Office of Legislative Affairs
*** Office of Judges Programs
*** [[U.S. Probation and Pretrial Services System|Probation and Pretrial Services System]]
*** Office of Public Affairs
* [[Marshal of the United States Supreme Court]]
** [[Supreme Court Police]]
* [[Sentencing Commission]]


===Law & justice agencies===
* [[Legal Services Corporation]]
* [[State Justice Institute]]
* [[Vera Institute of Justice]]
* [[National Center for Missing & Exploited Children]]


==See also==
==See also==
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