agency, federal agency, government agency, bureau, office, authority

an administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Valley Authority"

• Atomic Energy Commission, AEC — a former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission, NRC — government agency created in 1974 to license and regulate nuclear power plants
• Foreign Service — the part of the executive branch that supplies diplomats for the United States embassies and consulates around the world
• Manhattan Project — a former United States agency that was responsible for developing atomic bombs during World War II
• Environmental Protection Agency, EPA — a federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment
• executive agency — an agency of the executive branch of government
• Food and Drug Administration, FDA — a federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products
• Center for Disease Control — a government agency in Atlanta that investigates and diagnoses and tries to control diseases (especially new and unusual diseases)
• Central Intelligence Agency, CIA — an independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest; under the supervision of the National Security Council
• Interstate Commerce Commission, ICC — a federal agency that supervises carriers that transport goods and people between states
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA — an independent agency of the United States government responsible for aviation and spaceflight
• National Labor Relations Board, NRLB — agency of the United States government charged with mediating disputes between management and labor
• Bureau of the Census, Census Bureau — the bureau of the Commerce Department responsible for taking the census
• National Weather Service — government agency responsible for weather forecast and preparation of weather maps; under the auspices of the Commerce Department
• Social Security Administration — the agency of Health and Human Services responsible for the social security system
• Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI — the law enforcement agency in the Justice Department
• National Park Service — an agency of the Interior Department responsible for the National Parks
• Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms — the agency of the Treasury Department that administers federal laws concerning alcohol and tobacco and firearms
• Comptroller of the Currency — the agency of the Treasury Department responsible for controlling the currency
• Bureau of Customs — the agency of the Treasury Department that enforces import tariffs
• Bureau of Engraving and Printing — the agency of the Treasury Department that produces currency
• Internal Revenue Service, IRS — the bureau of the Treasury Department responsible for tax collections
• Inland Revenue, IR — (British) a board of the British government that administers and collects major direct taxes
• Ordnance Survey — (United Kingdom) the official cartography agency of the British government
• United Nations agency, UN agency — an agency of the United Nations
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration, OSHA — a government agency to maintain a safe and healthy work environment
• organ — a government agency or instrument devoted to the performance of some specific function
• patent office — the government bureau that keeps a record of patents and grants new ones
• central bank — a government monetary authority that issues currency and regulates the supply of credit and holds the reserves of other banks and sells new issues of securities for the government
• secret service — a government agency that conducts intelligence operations
• redevelopment authority — a public agency given responsibility for the renovation of blighted urban areas
• regulatory agency, regulatory authority — a government agency that regulates businesses in the public interest
• Selective Service, Selective Service System — a federal agency that administers compulsory military service
• weather bureau — agency responsible for gathering and interpreting meteorological data for weather study and forecasts
• Federal Housing Administration, FHA — the federal agency that insures residential mortgages
• child welfare agency, child welfare service — an agency responsible for social work concerned with the welfare and vocational training of children
• Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC — a United States government agency that oversees the exchange of securities to protect investors
• local authority — (British) an administrative unit of local government

• administrative unit, administrative body — a unit with administrative responsibilities