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  • Postal Regulatory Commission

    Postal Regulatory Commission in the United States The Postal Regulatory Commission develops and implements a modern system of postal rate regulation. The Postal Regulatory Commission is the successor agency to the Postal Rate Commission, which was created by the Postal Reorganization Act, […]

  • Postal Regulatory Commission

    Postal Regulatory Commission in the United States The Postal Regulatory Commission develops and implements a modern system of postal rate regulation. The Postal Regulatory Commission is the successor agency to the Postal Rate Commission, which was created by the Postal Reorganization Act, […]

  • John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

    John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in the United States The Kennedy Center is the only official memorial to President Kennedy in Washington, DC. Since its opening in 1971, the Center has presented a year-round program of the finest in music, dance, and drama from the United States […]

  • Inter-American Foundation

    Inter-American Foundation in the United States The Inter-American Foundation supports social and economic development in Latin America and the Caribbean. The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) was created in 1969 (22 U.S.C. 290f) as an experimental U.S. foreign assistance program. IAF is […]

  • Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

    Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in the United States Activities The Center was established by Congress in 1968 as the Nation’s of?cial memorial to its 28th President. The Center is a nonpartisan institution of advanced study that promotes scholarship in public affairs, […]

  • Department of the Navy

    Department of the Navy in the United States The primary mission of the Department of the Navy is to protect the United States, as directed by the President or the Secretary of Defense, by the effective prosecution of war at sea including, with its Marine Corps component, the seizure or […]

  • Department of the Navy

    Department of the Navy in the United States The primary mission of the Department of the Navy is to protect the United States, as directed by the President or the Secretary of Defense, by the effective prosecution of war at sea including, with its Marine Corps component, the seizure or […]

  • Department of Homeland Security

    Department of Homeland Security in the United States The Department of Homeland Security leads the uni?ed national effort to secure America. It will prevent and deter terrorist attacks and protect against and respond to threats and hazards to the Nation. The Department will ensure safe and […]

  • Bureau of Land Management

    Bureau of Land Management in the United States The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) was established July 16, 1946, by the consolidation of the General Land Office (created in 1812) and the Grazing Service (formed in 1934). The BLM manages more land (253 million acres) than any other Federal […]

  • Bureau of Land Management

    Bureau of Land Management in the United States The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) was established July 16, 1946, by the consolidation of the General Land Office (created in 1812) and the Grazing Service (formed in 1934). The BLM manages more land (253 million acres) than any other Federal […]

  • Merit Systems Protection Board

    Merit Systems Protection Board in the United States The Merit Systems Protection Board protects the integrity of the Federal personnel merit systems and the rights of Federal employees The Merit Systems Protection Board is a successor agency to the United States Civil Service Commission, […]

  • Merit Systems Protection Board

    Merit Systems Protection Board in the United States The Merit Systems Protection Board protects the integrity of the Federal personnel merit systems and the rights of Federal employees The Merit Systems Protection Board is a successor agency to the United States Civil Service Commission, […]

  • National Railroad Passenger Corporation

    National Railroad Passenger Corporation in the United States The National Railroad Passenger Corporation provides intercity rail passenger service in the United States. The National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) was created by the Rail Passenger Service Act of 1970, as amended (49 […]

  • National Railroad Passenger Corporation

    National Railroad Passenger Corporation in the United States The National Railroad Passenger Corporation provides intercity rail passenger service in the United States. The National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) was created by the Rail Passenger Service Act of 1970, as amended (49 […]

  • Department of Energy

    Department of Energy in the United States Introduction to Department of Energy The Department of Energy (DOE) is the executive department of the U.S. government, created by Congress in 1977. The DOE is administered by a secretary who is appointed by the president, with the approval of the […]