federal agency
National administrative body
A federal agency is a department or organization within the national government, typically created to administer specific programs or enforce particular laws.
In the United States, federal agencies range from cabinet departments like the Department of Defense to independent bodies like the FBI or EPA: The federal agency issued new regulations on emissions.
The term distinguishes national-level bodies from state or local government offices.
- departmentDistinct unit within organization
- executive branchGovernment's implementing arm
- Department of DefenseU.S. military administration
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
- red tapeBureaucratic obstacles to action
United States Postal Service · National Science Foundation · classified · National Park Service · Department of Veterans Affairs · alphabet soup · ministry · Food and Drug Administration · security clearance · regulatory body · Department of Homeland Security · National Institutes of Health · FBI · CIA · Washington · oversight · budget allocation · government
- agenciesOgilvy, FDA, McCann, CDC, FCC
- federal governmentexecutive branch, judicial branch, legislative branch, agencies, bureaus
- civil servicecivil servants, bureaucrat, civil servant, administrator, clerk
- federalismstates' rights, enumerated powers, limited government, supremacy clause, Federalist Papers
- government hiringcivil servant, state employee, public employee, government job, job posting
- government unitsdepartment, bureau, ministry, branch, office
federal agencystate government
Subnational political authority
local government · municipal government · regional authority · town council · state department
federal agencyprivate company
Business without public shareholders
private enterprise · private corporation · commercial enterprise · private sector · multinational corporation