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Congress created the larger government so therefore a larger government is justified.We probably don't need the Army and the U.S. Army. Which ones would you eliminate?Each Office has Staff and Facilities. And of course a budget.
Why is the Federal Government involved in 70% of these? Would life in America decline if they just disappeared? You know each State also has a similar list.
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- AbilityOne Commission
- Access Board
- Administration for Children and Families (ACF)
- Administration for Community Living
- Administration for Native Americans
- Administrative Conference of the United States
- Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts
- Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
- African Development Foundation
- Agency for Global Media
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
- Agency for International Development (USAID)
- Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
- Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)
- Agricultural Research Service
- Agriculture Department (USDA)
- Air Force
- Air Force Reserve
- Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau
- Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Bureau (ATF)
- Alhurra TV
- American Battle Monuments Commission
- AmeriCorps
- Amtrak (AMTRAK)
- Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
- Antitrust Division
- Appalachian Regional Commission
- Architect of the Capitol
- Archives, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
- Arctic Research Commission
- Armed Forces Retirement Home
- Arms Control and International Security
- Army
- Army Corps of Engineers
- Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institute of
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- Bankruptcy Courts
- Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program
- Bonneville Power Administration
- Botanic Garden
- Bureau of Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade
- Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF)
- Bureau of Consular Affairs
- Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection
- Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)
- Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP)
- Bureau of Indian Affairs
- Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS)
- Bureau of International Labor Affairs
- Bureau of Justice Statistics
- Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
- Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
- Bureau of Prisons (BOP)
- Bureau of Reclamation
- Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement
- Bureau of the Census
- Bureau of the Fiscal Service
- Bureau of Transportation Statistics
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- Capitol Police
- Capitol Visitor Center
- Career, Technical, and Adult Education, Office of
- Census Bureau
- Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
- Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion (CNPP)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
- Central Command (CENTCOM)
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
- Chemical Safety Board
- Chief Acquisition Officers Council
- Chief Financial Officers Council
- Chief Human Capital Officers Council
- Chief Information Officers Council
- Child Support Enforcement, Office of (OCSE)
- Circuit Courts of Appeal
- Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee
- Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)
- Civil Rights, Department of Education Office of
- Civil Rights, Department of Health and Human Services Office for
- Coast Guard
- Commerce Department (DOC)
- Commission of Fine Arts
- Commission on Civil Rights
- Commission on International Religious Freedom
- Commission on Presidential Scholars
- Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (Helsinki Commission)
- Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
- Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States
- Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)
- Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS)
- Community Planning and Development
- Compliance, Office of
- Comptroller of the Currency, Office of (OCC)
- Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US CERT)
- Congress—U.S. House of Representatives
- Congress—U.S. Senate
- Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
- Congressional Research Service
- Consular Affairs, Bureau of
- Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
- Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
- Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
- Copyright Office
- Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS)
- Corps of Engineers
- Council of Economic Advisers
- Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency
- Council on Environmental Quality
- Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
- Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
- Court of Federal Claims
- Court of International Trade
- Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia
- Customs and Border Protection
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- Debt and Claims Management Center
- Defense Acquisition University
- Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
- Defense Commissary Agency
- Defense Contract Audit Agency
- Defense Contract Management Agency
- Defense Department (DOD)
- Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS)
- Defense Finance and Accounting Service Debt and Claims Management Center
- Defense Health Agency
- Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA)
- Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA)
- Defense Logistics Agency (DLA)
- Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
- Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA)
- Defense Security Service
- Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC)
- Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA)
- Delaware River Basin Commission
- Delta Regional Authority
- Denali Commission
- Department of Agriculture (USDA)
- Department of Commerce (DOC)
- Department of Defense (DOD)
- Department of Education (ED)
- Department of Energy (DOE)
- Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
- Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
- Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
- Department of Justice (DOJ)
- Department of Labor (DOL)
- Department of State (DOS)
- Department of the Interior (DOI)
- Department of the Treasury
- Department of Transportation (DOT)
- Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
- Director of National Intelligence, Office of
- Disability Employment Policy, Office of (ODEP)
- Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
- Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy
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- Economic Analysis, Bureau of (BEA)
- Economic Development Administration (EDA)
- Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment
- Economic Research Service
- Education Department (ED)
- Education Resources Information Center (ERIC)
- Elder Justice Initiative
- Election Assistance Commission (EAC)
- Elementary and Secondary Education, Office of
- Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA)
- Employment and Training Administration
- Endangered Species Program
- Energy Department (DOE)
- Energy Information Administration
- Energy Star Program
- English Language Acquisition Office
- Engraving and Printing, Bureau of (BEP)
- Environmental Management, Office of
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
- European Command
- Executive Office for Immigration Review
- Export-Import Bank of the United States
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- Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (FHEO)
- Fannie Mae
- Farm Credit Administration
- Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation
- Farm Service Agency
- Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board
- Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
- Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP)
- Federal Citizen Information Center
- Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
- Federal Consulting Group
- Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
- Federal Election Commission
- Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
- Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
- Federal Executive Boards
- Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council
- Federal Financing Bank
- Federal Geographic Data Committee
- Federal Highway Administration (FHA)
- Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac)
- Federal Housing Administration (FHA)
- Federal Housing Finance Agency
- Federal Interagency Committee on Education
- Federal Interagency Council on Statistical Policy
- Federal Judicial Center
- Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA)
- Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer
- Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC)
- Federal Library and Information Center Committee
- Federal Maritime Commission
- Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
- Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission
- Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)
- Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae)
- Federal Protective Service
- Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
- Federal Register
- Federal Reserve System
- Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board
- Federal Student Aid Information Center
- Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
- Federal Transit Administration (FTA)
- Federal Voting Assistance Program
- FedStats
- Fiscal Service, Bureau of the
- Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
- Fleet Forces Command
- Food and Agriculture, National Institute of (NIFA)
- Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
- Food and Nutrition Service
- Food Safety and Inspection Service
- Foreign Agricultural Service
- Foreign Claims Settlement Commission
- Forest Service
- Fossil Energy
- Freddie Mac
- Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
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- General Services Administration (GSA)
- Geological Survey (USGS)
- Ginnie Mae
- Global Media, Agency for
- Government Accountability Office (GAO)
- Government Ethics, Office of (OGE)
- Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae)
- Government Publishing Office (GPO)
- Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
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- Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation
- Health and Human Services Department (HHS)
- Health Resources and Services Administration
- Helsinki Commission
- Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Homeland Security Department (DHS)
- House of Representatives
- House Office of Inspector General
- House Office of the Clerk
- Housing and Urban Development, Department of (HUD)
- Housing Office
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- Immigration and Citizenship Services (USCIS)
- Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
- Indian Affairs
- Indian Arts and Crafts Board
- Indian Health Service
- Industrial College of the Armed Forces
- Industry and Security, Bureau of (BIS)
- Information Resource Management College
- Information Resources Center (ERIC)
- Innovation and Improvement Office
- Inspectors General
- Institute of Education Sciences
- Institute of Museum and Library Services
- Institute of Peace
- Inter-American Foundation
- Interagency Alternative Dispute Resolution Working Group
- Interagency Committee for the Management of Noxious and Exotic Weeds
- Interagency Council on Homelessness
- Interior Department (DOI)
- Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
- International Labor Affairs, Bureau of
- International Trade Administration (ITA)
- International Trade Commission
- Interpol
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- James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation
- Japan-United States Friendship Commission
- Job Corps
- John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
- Joint Board for the Enrollment of Actuaries
- Joint Chiefs of Staff
- Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies
- Joint Fire Science Program
- Joint Forces Staff College
- Joint Military Intelligence College
- Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical and Biological Defense
- Judicial Circuit Courts of Appeal
- Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation
- Justice Department (DOJ)
- Justice Programs, Office of
- Justice Statistics, Bureau of
- Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Office of
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- Labor Department (DOL)
- Labor Statistics, Bureau of
- Land Management, Bureau of (BLM)
- Legal Services Corporation
- Library of Congress (LOC)
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- Manufactured Housing Programs, Office of
- Marine Corps
- Marine Mammal Commission
- Maritime Administration (MARAD)
- Marketing and Regulatory Programs
- Marshals Service
- Mediation and Conciliation Service
- Medicaid (CMS)
- Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission
- Medicare (CMS)
- Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
- Merit Systems Protection Board
- Middle East Broadcasting Networks
- Migratory Bird Conservation Commission
- Military Postal Service Agency
- Millennium Challenge Corporation
- Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA)
- Minority Business Development Agency
- Minority Health, Office of
- Mint
- Missile Defense Agency (MDA)
- Mississippi River Commission
- Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation
- Multifamily Housing Office
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- National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
- National Agricultural Statistics Service
- National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
- National Capital Planning Commission
- National Cemetery Administration
- National Constitution Center
- National Council on Disability
- National Credit Union Administration (NCUA)
- National Defense University
- National Defense University iCollege
- National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)
- National Endowment for the Humanities
- National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)
- National Gallery of Art
- National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
- National Guard
- National Health Information Center (NHIC)
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
- National Indian Gaming Commission
- National Institute of Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
- National Institute of Corrections
- National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)
- National Institute of Justice
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
- National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
- National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
- National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- National Intelligence University
- National Interagency Fire Center
- National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
- National Laboratories
- National Marine Fisheries Service
- National Mediation Board
- National Nuclear Security Administration
- National Ocean Service
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
- National Park Foundation
- National Park Service (NPS)
- National Passport Information Center (NPIC)
- National Pesticide Information Center
- National Railroad Passenger Corporation (AMTRAK)
- National Reconnaissance Office
- National Science Foundation (NSF)
- National Security Agency (NSA)
- National Security Council (NSC)
- National Technical Information Service
- National Telecommunications and Information Administration
- National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)
- National War College
- National Weather Service
- Natural Resources Conservation Service
- Natural Resources Revenue, Office of
- Navy
- NOAA Fisheries
- Northern Border Regional Commission
- Northern Command
- Northwest Power and Conservation Council
- Northwest Power Planning Council
- Nuclear Energy, Office of
- Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
- Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board
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- Oak Ridge National Laboratory
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
- Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission
- Ocean Energy Management, Bureau of
- Office for Civil Rights, Department of Education
- Office for Civil Rights, Department of Health and Human Services
- Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education
- Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE)
- Office of Community Planning and Development
- Office of Compliance
- Office of Cuba Broadcasting
- Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP)
- Office of Economic Adjustment
- Office of Elementary and Secondary Education
- Office of Environmental Management
- Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (FHEO)
- Office of Fossil Energy
- Office of Government Ethics (OGE)
- Office of Housing
- Office of Investor Education and Advocacy
- Office of Justice Programs
- Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
- Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes
- Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
- Office of Manufactured Housing Programs
- Office of Minority Health
- Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP)
- Office of Natural Resources Revenue
- Office of Nuclear Energy
- Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
- Office of Policy Development and Research
- Office of Postsecondary Education
- Office of Refugee Resettlement
- Office of Science and Technology Policy
- Office of Scientific and Technical Information
- Office of Servicemember Affairs
- Office of Special Counsel
- Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS)
- Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement
- Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)
- Office of the Director of National Intelligence
- Office of the Federal Register
- Office of the Pardon Attorney
- Open World Leadership Center
- Overseas Private Investment Corporation
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- Pacific Command
- Pacific Northwest Electric Power and Conservation Planning Council
- Pardon Attorney, Office of
- Parole Commission
- Patent and Trademark Office
- Peace Corps
- Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC)
- Pentagon Force Protection Agency
- Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
- Policy Development and Research
- Political Affairs
- Postal Inspection Service
- Postal Regulatory Commission
- Postal Service (USPS)
- Postsecondary Education, Office of
- Power Administrations
- President's Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition
- Presidential Scholars Commission
- Presidio Trust
- Pretrial Services Agency for the District of Columbia
- Prisoner of War and Missing in Action Accounting Agency
- Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB)
- Public and Indian Housing
- Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs
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- Radio and TV Martí
- Radio Free Asia (RFA)
- Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty (RFE/RL)
- Radio Sawa
- Railroad Retirement Board (RRB)
- Reclamation, Bureau of
- Refugee Resettlement, Office of
- Rehabilitation Services Administration
- Research and Innovative Technology Administration
- Risk Management Agency
- Rural Business and Cooperative Programs
- Rural Development
- Rural Housing Service
- Rural Utilities Service
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- Safety and Environmental Enforcement, Bureau of
- Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation
- Science and Technology Policy, Office of
- Science Office
- Scientific and Technical Information, Office of
- Seafood Inspection Program
- Secret Service
- Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
- Selective Service System (SSS)
- Senate
- Senior Corps
- Sentencing Commission
- Servicemember Affairs, Office of
- Small Business Administration (SBA)
- Smithsonian Institution
- Social Security Administration (SSA)
- Social Security Advisory Board
- Southeastern Power Administration
- Southern Command
- Southwestern Power Administration
- Special Counsel, Office of
- Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, Office of (OSERS)
- Special Forces Operations Command
- State Department (DOS)
- State Justice Institute
- Stennis Center for Public Service
- Strategic Command
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement, Office of
- Surface Transportation Board
- Susquehanna River Basin Commission
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- Tax Court
- Taxpayer Advocacy Panel
- Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
- Trade and Development Agency
- Trade Representative
- Transportation Department (DOT)
- Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
- Transportation Statistics, Bureau of
- Treasury Department
- Trustee Program
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- U.S. AbilityOne Commission
- U.S. Access Board
- U.S. Agency for Global Media
- U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
- U.S. Air Force
- U.S. Air Force Reserve Command
- U.S. Arctic Research Commission
- U.S. Army
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- U.S. Botanic Garden
- U.S. Capitol Police
- U.S. Capitol Visitor Center
- U.S. Census Bureau
- U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM)
- U.S. Chemical Safety Board
- U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)
- U.S. Coast Guard
- U.S. Commission of Fine Arts
- U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom
- U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)
- U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
- U.S. Courts of Appeal
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection
- U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
- U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC)
- U.S. Department of Defense (DOD)
- U.S. Department of Education (ED)
- U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
- U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
- U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)
- U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)
- U.S. Department of State (DOS)
- U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI)
- U.S. Department of the Treasury
- U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
- U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC)
- U.S. European Command
- U.S. Fleet Forces Command
- U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
- U.S. House of Representatives
- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
- U.S. International Trade Commission
- U.S. Marine Corps
- U.S. Marshals Service
- U.S. Military Academy, West Point
- U.S. Mint
- U.S. Mission to the United Nations
- U.S. National Central Bureau - Interpol
- U.S. Navy
- U.S. Northern Command
- U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
- U.S. Pacific Command
- U.S. Parole Commission
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
- U.S. Postal Inspection Service
- U.S. Postal Service (USPS)
- U.S. Senate
- U.S. Sentencing Commission
- U.S. Southern Command
- U.S. Special Operations Command
- U.S. Strategic Command
- U.S. Trade and Development Agency
- U.S. Trade Representative
- U.S. Transportation Command
- U.S. Trustee Program
- Unified Combatant Commands
- Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
- US-CERT (US CERT)
- USAGov
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- Veterans Affairs Department (VA)
- Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA)
- Veterans Day National Committee
- Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
- Veterans' Employment and Training Service (VETS)
- Voice of America (VOA)
A-Z Index of U.S. Government Departments and Agencies | A | USAGov
- Washington Headquarters Services
- Weather Service
- Weights and Measures Division
- West Point Military Academy
- Western Area Power Administration
- White House
- Wireless Telecommunications Bureau
- Women's Bureau
- Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Don't forget that these agencies were created by Congress in reaction to a need. There was no room full of bureaucrats thinking up ways to grow the gov't.
Love the pretzel logic!
