An executive agency is a part of the government that carries out programs and operations not performed by the legislature or judiciary. In the US, these agencies of the executive branch are under the authority of the President, and almost all are part of a cabinet department.
a congressional agency
The directive is called an executive order.
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Most governments have an Executive agency, a Health agency, an Education agency, and a Military agency; various governments have many other agencies depending on the type of government.
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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an executive agency.
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Trans-European Transport Network Executive Agency was created in 2006.
In my experience the term 'executive agency' is for certain bureaus in the British government. Since NASA is a part of the US government it would not be an executive agency under this definition. If you mean, is it an agency falling under the US Executive Branch (under the President) then yes, it falls under the President.
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Which "independent" executive agencies are you referring to? Name examples please.
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No, OSHA is not an independent executive agency. It is part of the Department of Labor.
In the United States, the federal executive agency that is supposed to support the environment is the Environmental Protection Agency. Each state has an agency with a similar responsibility and a different but similar name.In other countries, the agency is often called something like "Ministry of the Environment."