Information on Other Agencies and Commissions

There are hundreds of different agencies and commissions under federal government of US who take care of different departments. This classification has been made for smooth functioning of every area and so that none of the aspects of the nation is neglected. The list is an exhaustive one and covers all spheres of administration. Other agencies and commissions are also known as US Federal Executive Departments in broader terms.

The list of federal agencies and commissions include

Executive Office of the President

To know about the entities taken care by this department, you can visit the official page at http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop. It includes National Security Council, Office of National Drug Policy, Economic Recovery Advisory Board to the President and many more. It is overseen by the Chief of Staff of the White House.

Department of Agriculture

To know about this department and its subsidiary entities, visit their official portal at http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usdahome.

Department of Commerce

Crucial departments like Bureau of Industry and Security and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are under this Department. Visit http://www.commerce.gov/ to know about it.

Department of Defense

This is one of the most prominent agencies of the Federal Government. You will get the details of its sub-departments at http://www.defense.gov/.

Department of Education

Education Department is responsible for Elementary, Secondary and Migrant Education. It also looks after the privacy and civil rights and laws enforcement. To know more, visit http://www.ed.gov/.

Department of Energy

The national laboratories situated in different part of the countries are under this department. To know about other sub-departments, go to http://www.energy.gov/.
 

Department of Health and Human Services

This department is responsible for the healthcare, families, disabilities, children and other related issues and its website link is http://www.hhs.gov/.

Department of Homeland Security

This department takes care of matters concerning coast guards, immigration, secret service etc. Visit http://www.dhs.gov/index.shtm for further details.

Department of Housing and Urban Development

The mortgage association, housing finances etc are taken care by this department. Visit http://portal.hud.gov/portal/page/portal/HUD to know more.

Department of Interior

This department is dedicated to the land management, fish, wildlife, mining etc. and its official webpage is http://www.doi.gov/.

Department of Justice

This is a very important department as some of the most crucial agencies come under it. They are Federal Bureau of Investigation, Federal Bureau of Prison, Unites States Citizenship and Immigration Services and many more. Its official website is http://www.justice.gov/.

Department of Labor

This department is solely responsible for all matters related to labors, the statistics and employments. Its web site is http://www.dol.gov/.

Department of State

This is another important department which looks after the crucial agencies like Human Resources, Economic and Business Affairs, Resource Management and many international affairs. Visit its website at http://www.state.gov/.

Department of Transportation

From aviation to traffic safety, this department takes care of the necessary measures and law implementation. For further details, go to http://www.dot.gov/.

Department of Treasury

The financial stability, Internal Revenue Services, Economic Policies etc are the sub-entities of this department. Visit http://www.ustreas.gov/ for more details.

Department of Veteran Affairs

The veteran benefits and health as well as cemetery administration is looked after by this department. You can go to http://www.va.gov/ to know about these sub entities.