Agencies are government bodies created by the U.S. Congress to oversee a specific function of government. Under the authority of the President, they often handling administrative areas which overlap the various departments, and so are independent of the cabinet departments.
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- CyberCemetery Collection of electronic files and publications of defunct federal agencies. Partnership between the University of North Texas Libraries and the U.S. Government Printing Office.
- About.com - US Government Web Sites Index of hundreds of US Government agencies, offices, bureaus, commissions, and offices.