Suggested Government Agencies to Consider
Federal
http://www.usa.gov/Citizen/Topics/All_Topics.shtml
State and Local, listed by State
Some selected government agency or department sites with brief summaries of mission and policies for each
- http://www.aphis.usda.gov/
U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS). - http://www.ttb.gov/
The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) is the newest bureau under the
Department of the Treasury. - http://www.abmc.gov/home.php
American Battle Monuments Commission - http://www.usace.army.mil/Pages/default.aspx
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - http://www.adf.gov/
The United States African Development Foundation - http://www.ars.usda.gov/main/main.htm
The in-house research arm of the U.S. Department of Agriculture - http://www.state.gov/t/isn/index.htm
Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation (ISN) - http://www.usccr.gov/index.html
US Commission of civil rights - http://www.aoa.gov/
Administration on Aging - http://www.uscourts.gov/FederalCourts/Bankruptcy.aspxlocalgov.net/
US Courts Bankruptcy - http://www.budget.state.ny.us/
NY State Division on Budget - http://www.goer.state.ny.us/
Governor’s Office on employee Relations - http://www.docs.state.ny.us/
NY State Dept of Corrections - http://www.nycedc.com/Pages/HomePage.aspx
NYC Economic Development Corporation - http://www.iloveny.com/Home.aspx
NY State Dept of Economic Development: Tourism - https://www.nysdot.gov/index
NY State Dept of Transportation - http://www.hesc.com/content.nsf
NY State Higher Eduaction Services Corporation - http://www.nyshcr.org/
NY State Homes & Community Renewel Commision - http://www.empire.state.ny.us/
NY States Empire State Development - http://nysparks.state.ny.us/
NY State Parks, Recreation, and Historical Preservation - http://www.troopers.state.ny.us/
NY State Division of Police - http://www.oapwd.org/
NY State Office of the Advocate for Persons with Disabilities - http://www.oasas.state.ny.us/
NY State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services - http://www.omh.state.ny.us/
NY State Office of Mental Health - http://www.orps.state.ny.us/
NY State Office of Real Property Tax Service - http://mta.info/
NYC Metropolitan Transit Authority - http://www.nyintegrity.org/about/mission.html
NY State Commission on Public Integrity - http://www.ccf.state.ny.us/index.htm
NY State Council on Children and Families - https://www.cia.gov/
Central Intelligence Agency - http://www.cfa.gov/
US Commission on Fine Arts - http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis
US Citizenship and Naturalization - http://www.hud.gov/offices/hsg/mfh/progdesc/progdesc.cfm
US Dept of Housing and Urban Development - http://www.mda.mil/
Missile Defense Agency: Dept of Defense - http://www.marines.mil/
Pages/Default.aspxUS Marine Corps - http://www.epa.gov/
US Environmental Protection Agency - http://www.fws.gov/endangered/
US Fish and Wildlife Service - http://www.ed.gov/
US Dept of Education - http://www.state.gov/e/
US Dept of State - http://www.treasury.gov/ffb/
Federal Financing Bank - http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/fsa/index.html
Federal Student Aid: Dept of Education - http://www.gao.gov/
US Government Accountability Office - http://www.ustda.gov/
US Trade and Development Agency - http://www1.va.gov/health/index.asp
US Dept of Veterans Affairs- Health Care - http://www.whitehouse.gov/
White House - http://www.dhs.gov/index.shtm
US Dept of Homeland Security - http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis
US Citizenship and Immigration Services - http://www.imls.gov/
Institute of Museum and Library Services - http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oii/index.html
Office of Innovation and Improvement - http://www.secretservice.gov/index.shtml
US Secret Service - http://www.sec.gov/
US Securities and Exchange Commission - http://www.usmint.gov/
US Mint - http://www.irs.gov/
US Internal Revenue Service - http://www.blm.gov/wo/st/en.html
Dept of Interior: Bureau of Land Management - http://www.loc.gov/index.html
Library of Congress - http://www.dol.gov/
US Dept of Labor

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