Home > Community > United States > Government > Departments and Agencies > Independent
Directories
• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (102)• NASA (153)
• Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (8)
• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (1)
• Federal Communications Commission (FCC) (4)
• Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation FDIC (4)
• Federal Election Commission (1)
• Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) (19)
• Federal Reserve System (13)
• Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board (1)
• Federal Trade Commission (FTC) (5)
• National Archives and Records Administration (3)
• National Endowment for the Humanities (13)
• National Science Foundation (NSF) (4)
• National Transportation Safety Board NTSB (1)
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) (6)
• Office of Personnel Management (4)
• Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (1)
• Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) (3)
• Small Business Administration (SBA) (1)
• Smithsonian Institution (43)
• Social Security Administration (10)
• U.S. Agency for International Development (19)
• U.S. Global Change Research Program (3)
• United States Postal Service (USPS) (12)
Web Sites
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (Home Page)
www.sec.gov/ reviews
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission: official Federal Agency website, including news, legal and other releases and reports, investor education material, and the EDGAR database of corporate disclosure reports ...
www.sec.gov/ reviewsUnited States Small Business Administration
www.sba.gov/ reviews
Small Business Administration, sba.gov, About SBA, Newsroom, Services, Small Business Planner, SBA Programs, E-Newsletters, Administrator, Local Resources, ...
www.sba.gov/ reviewsSBA - Small Business Administration Home Page
www.sbaonline.sba.gov/ reviews
SBA - Services provided by the U.S. Small Business Administration Offices and Partners.
www.sbaonline.sba.gov/ reviewsFEMA: Federal Emergency Management Agency
www.fema.gov/ reviews
FEMA works to reduce risks, strengthen support systems and help people and their communities prepare for and cope with disasters regardless of the cause.
www.fema.gov/ reviewsOffice of Personnel Management
www.opm.gov/ reviews
The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is the federal government's human resources agency. While daily providing the American public up-to-date employment information, OPM ensures that the nation's civil service remains free of political influence and that federal employees are selected and treated fairly and on the basis of merit.
www.opm.gov/ reviewsFederal Communications Commission (FCC)
www.fcc.gov/ reviews
Federal Communications Commission home page.
www.fcc.gov/ reviewsNRC: Home Page
www.nrc.gov/ reviews
Index Site Map FAQ Help Glossary Contact Us Advanced Search U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission The Nuclear Regulatory Commission regulates U.S. commercial nuclear power plants and the civilian use of nuclear materials Home Who We Are What We Do Nuclear Reactors Nuclear Materials Radioactive Waste Public Involvement Electronic Reading Room Report a Safety Concern Radiation Protection Employment ...
www.nrc.gov/ reviewsUnited States Postal Service (USPS)
www.usps.com/ reviews
www.usps.com/ reviewsFederal Deposit Insurance Corporation
www.fdic.gov/ reviews
www.fdic.gov/ reviewsConsumer Product Safety Commission
www.cpsc.gov/ reviews
www.cpsc.gov/ reviewsConsumer Information Center, Pueblo, CO
www.pueblo.gsa.gov/ reviews
www.pueblo.gsa.gov/ reviewsU.S. General Services Administration
www.gsa.gov/ reviews
We provide expertly managed space, supplies, services, and solutions, at the best value, to enable Federal employees to accomplish their missions.
www.gsa.gov/ reviewsNational Endowment for the Arts
arts.endow.gov/ reviews
The National Endowment for the Arts serves the public good by nurturing the expression of human creativity, supporting the cultivation of community spirit, and fostering the recognition and appreciation of the excellence and diversity of our nation's artistic accomplishments.
arts.endow.gov/ reviewsEqual Employment Opportunity Commission
www.eeoc.gov/ reviews
www.eeoc.gov/ reviewsFederal Election Commission
www.fec.gov/ reviews
In 1975, Congress created the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to administer and enforce the Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA) - the statute that governs the financing of federal elections. The regulation of federal campaigns emanated from a congressional judgment that our representative form of government needed protection from the corrosive influence of unlimited and undisclosed political contributions. Guided by this desire to protect the fundamental tenets of democracy, Congress created an independ
www.fec.gov/ reviewsInstitute of Museum and Library Services
www.imls.gov/ reviews
President and Mrs. Bush propose $10 million initiative to recruit new librarians * Notice About US Postal Service Delivery * Laura Bush Hosts Conference on School Libraries * Newly Released: Sustaining Our Heritage, The IMLS Achievement ...
www.imls.gov/ reviewsNational Credit Union Administration
www.ncua.gov/ reviews
The National Credit Union Administration is an independent federal agency that supervises and insures federal credit unions and state-chartered credit unions. It is entirely funded by credit unions and receives no tax dollars.
www.ncua.gov/ reviewsUnited States Institute of Peace - Committed to the Prevention, Management, and Peaceful
www.usip.org/ reviews
The United States Institute of Peace Web site promotes the prevention, management, and peaceful resolution of international conflicts with infromation on research grants, fellowships, professional training, education, conferernces, workshops, library services and publications.
www.usip.org/ reviewsU.S. Access Board - A Federal Agency Committed to Accessible Design for People with
www.access-board.gov/ reviews
Skip to Nav Bar News Archives Rules & Notices Status of Rules Section 508 The Board's toll numbers and staff extensions have changed due to an upgrade of its phone system. Its toll-free numbers remain the same: voice: (202) 272-0080 or (800) 872-2253 phone directory TTY: (202) 272-0082 or (800) 993-2822 Fax: (202) 272-0081 New Members and Chair President Bush has appointed three new members to ...
www.access-board.gov/ reviewsUnited States Business Advisor
www.business.gov/ reviews
Over 60 different federal organizations exist to assist or regulate business. With this many sources of information, finding what you want can be complicated and time-consuming. In keeping with the President's and Vice President's vision of using information technology to enable better customer service, federal agencies worked together to build the U.S. Business Advisor - a one-stop electronic link to all the information and services government provides for the business community.
www.business.gov/ reviewsExport-Import Bank of the United States
www.exim.gov/ reviews
www.exim.gov/ reviewsNational Council on Disability
www.ncd.gov/ reviews
What's New Search for: The National Council on Disability (NCD) is an independent federal agency making recommendations to the President and Congress on issues affecting 54 million Americans with disabilities. NCD is composed of 15 members appointed by the President and confirmed by the U.S. Senate. In its 1986 report Toward Independence, NCD first proposed that Congress should enact a civil ...
www.ncd.gov/ reviewsOfficial Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) Home Page
www.tsp.gov/ reviews
Thrift Savings Plan for Federal employees.
www.tsp.gov/ reviewsRailroad Retirement Board Home Page
www.rrb.gov/ reviews
The Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) is an independent agency in the executive branch of the Federal Government. The RRB's primary function is to administer comprehensive retirement-survivor and unemployment-sickness benefit programs for the nation's railroad workers and their families, under the Railroad Retirement and Railroad Unemployment Insurance Acts.
www.rrb.gov/ reviewsU.S. Trade and Development Agency
www.tda.gov/ reviews
The U.S. Trade and Development Agency enables American businesses to compete for infrastructure and industrial projects in middle-income and developing countries through the funding of feasibility studies, orientation visits, specialized training grants, business workshops, and various forms of technical assistance.
www.tda.gov/ reviewsAdvisory Council on Historic Preservation
www.achp.gov/ reviews
The Council is an independent Federal agency created by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (NHPA), and is the major policy advisor to the Government in the field of historic preservation.
www.achp.gov/ reviewsFFIEC Home Page
www.ffiec.gov/ reviews
Site Index Search Disclaimer Privacy Policy What's New About the FFIEC Press Releases Reports Reporting Forms Handbooks & Catalogues Enforcement Actions and Orders On-line Information Systems Other FFIEC Sites Examiner Education Office Appraisal Subcommittee HMDA CRA Welcome to the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council's (FFIEC) Web site. The Council is a formal interagency body ...
www.ffiec.gov/ reviewsWelcome to the National Communications System Home Page
www.ncs.gov/ reviews
Security and Privacy Notice Feedback ...
www.ncs.gov/ reviewsThe Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC)
www.opic.gov/ reviews
Overseas Private Investment Corporation is an independent self-sustaining U.S. Government agency that sells political risk insurance and project financing to encourage private investment by U.S. companies in some 140 emerging economies around the world.
www.opic.gov/ reviewsFLRA Home Page -- FLRAhome
www.flra.gov/ reviews
Java is not enabled in your browser. The following is a text version of the Java applet navigation bar. Introduction to the FLRA About the FLRA FLRA Regions and Areas Served FOIA Where to Call for Information Strategic Plan Biographies of FLRA Leadership Filing a Case Case Control Office Arbitration Appeals Negotiability Issues Representation Issues Unfair Labor Practices FLRA Forms and ...
www.flra.gov/ reviewsNational Mediation Board
www.nmb.gov/ reviews
The National Mediation Board (NMB), established by the 1934 amendments to the Railway Labor Act of 1926, is an independent agency that performs a central role in facilitating harmonious labor-management relations within two of the nation's key transportation modes--the railroads and airlines.
www.nmb.gov/ reviewsDefense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
www.dnfsb.gov/ reviews
The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board is an independent federal agency established by Congress in 1988. The Board's mandate under the Atomic Energy Act is to provide safety oversight of the nuclear weapons complex operated by the Department of Energy (DOE). The nuclear weapons program remains a complex and hazardous operation. DOE must maintain readiness of the nuclear arsenal, dismantle ...
www.dnfsb.gov/ reviewsWelcome to the Federal Maritime Commission Home Page
www.fmc.gov/ reviews
Federal Maritime Commission Click here for Special Notices Regarding the Service Contract Filing System What's New . . . Commission Issues Extension to File Comments in Docket No. 98-14 Chairman Creel's Statement to the House Judiciary Committee Re: HR 1253 Commission Issues Final User Fee Rule Commission Issues Draft Information Quality Guidelines Cruise Advisory - Notice to Cruise Passengers ...
www.fmc.gov/ reviewsUnited States Office of Special Counsel
www.osc.gov/ reviews
U.S. Office of Special Counsel official agency web site. OSC protects federal employees and applicants from prohibited personnel practices, especially reprisal for whistleblowing. OSC also enforces the Hatch Act and protects the rights of federal employee military veterans and reservists under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act.
www.osc.gov/ reviewsPostal Rate Commission
www.prc.gov/ reviews
www.prc.gov/ reviewsOffice of Governmentwide Policy (OGP)
www.policyworks.gov/ reviews
Official Web site covers organizations and programs.
www.policyworks.gov/ reviewsU.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board - Home
www.nwtrb.gov/ reviews
The Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board is an independent agency of the U.S. Government. Its sole purpose is to provide independent scientific and technical oversight of the U.S. program for management and disposal of high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel from civilian nuclear power plants.
www.nwtrb.gov/ reviewsOffice of Compliance
www.compliance.gov/ reviews
Welcome to the Office of Compliance Web Site Last Updated: May 31, 2002 The Office of Compliance was established to implement and enforce the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995. Known as the CAA, the Act generally extends the rights and protections of 11 employment and labor laws to covered employees in the legislative branch of the federal government. The CAA also makes it unlawful for ...
www.compliance.gov/ reviewsDirectorate of Science & Technology
www.odci.gov/cia/dst/ reviews
The Directorate of Science and Technology creates and applies innovative technology to meet intelligence needs. We conduct advanced research and development and apply enabling technologies and tools to collect, process, and analyze information.
www.odci.gov/cia/dst/ reviewsNational Gambling Impact Study Commission
govinfo.library.unt.edu/ngisc/index.htm reviews
The contents of this web site and the materials posted on the site, unless otherwise indicated, may be freely used, reproduced and distributed. NGISC PRIVACY POLICY The National Gambling Impact Study Commission will collect no personal information about you when you visit our website unless you choose to provide that information. The only information collected is the visitor's Internet domain ...
govinfo.library.unt.edu/ngisc/index.htm reviewsAFVISA - Association of Fruit and Vegetable Inspection and Standardization Agencies
www.afvisa.org/ reviews
The Association of Fruit and Vegetable Inspection and Standardization Agencies is a voluntary organization comprised of state agencies whose reponsibility is the inspection of fruit, vegetables, peanuts and tree nuts to ensure their compliance to USDA standards.
www.afvisa.org/ reviews