This is an incomplete list of federal agencies, which are either agencies of the executive branch of the United States government or are Independent Agencies of the United States Government.

• ABMC - American Battle Monuments Commission
• ACHP - Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
• AFDC - Aid to Families with Dependent Children
• ARC - Appalachian Regional Commission
• ATF - Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives
• BEP - Bureau of Engraving and Printing
• BJP - Bureau of Justice Statistics
• BLM - Bureau of Land Management
• USCCR - Commission on Civil Rights
• CBO - Congressional Budget Office
• CEA - Council of Economic Advisors
• CEQ - Council on Environmental Quality
• CFTC - Commodity Futures Trading Commission
• CDC - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• CIA - Central Intelligence Agency
• CPSC - Consumer Product Safety Commission
• CRC - Civil Rights Commission
• DEA - Drug Enforcement Administration
• DIA - Defense Intelligence Agency
• DOC - Department of Commerce
• DOE - Department of Education
• DOL - United States Department of Labor
• DOS - State Department
• HEW - Department of Health, Education and Welfare (defunct)
• DHHS - Department of Health and Human Services
• DHS - Department of Homeland Security
• HUD - Department of Housing and Urban Development
• DOD - Department of Defense
• DOE - Department of Energy
• DOJ - Department of Justice
• DOT - Department of Transportation
• EEOC - Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
• EPA - Environmental Protection Agency
• ExIm Bank - Export-Import Bank of the United States
• FAA - Federal Aviation Administration
• FBI - Federal Bureau of Investigation
• FBP - Federal Bureau of Prisons
• FCC - Federal Communications Commission
• FDA - Food and Drug Administration
• FDIC - Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
• FEC - Federal Election Commission
• FERC - Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
• FEMA - Federal Emergency Management Agency
• FHA - Federal Housing Administration
• FHWA - Federal Highway Administration
• FMAC - Federal Mortgage Acceptance Corporation
• FMSHRC - Federal Mine Safety & Health Review Commission
• FNMA or Fannie Mae - Federal National Mortgage Association
• FRA - Federal Railroad Administration
• FTP - Federal Theatre Project (defunct)
• FSLIC - Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation
• FTA - Federal Transit Administration
• FTC - Federal Trade Commission
• GAO - General Accounting Office
• GNMA or Ginnie Mae - Government National Mortgage Association
• GPO - Government Printing Office
• GSA - General Services Administration
• HCFA - Health Care Financing Administration
• HHS - Health and Human Services
• HUD - Housing and Urban Development
• ICC - Interstate Commerce Commission (defunct)
• INS - Immigration and Naturalization Service
• IRS - Internal Revenue Service
• Marshals Service
• NACA - National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (defunct)
• NARA - National Archives and Records Administration
• NASA - National Aeronautical and Space Administration
• NBS - National Bureau of Standards
• NHTSA - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• NIH - National Institutes of Health
• NIJ - National Institute of Justice
• NLRB - National Labor Relations Board
• NOAA - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
• NRC - Nuclear Regulatory Commission
• NRPC- National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak)
• NSA - National Security Agency
• NSC - National Security Council
• NSF - National Science Foundation
• NTRC - National Transportation Research Center
• NTSB - National Transportation Safety Board
• NWS - National Weather Service
• OMB - Office of Management and Budget
• OPM - Office of Personnel Management
• OSHA - Occupational Safety and Health Administration
• PBGC - Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation
• PTO - Patent and Trademark Office
• SBA - Small Business Administration
• SDIO - Strategic Defense Initiative Organization
• SEC - Securities and Exchange Commission
• SLMA or Sallie Mae - Student Loan Marketing Association
• SSA - Social Security Administration
• USSS Secret Service
• SSS - Selective Service System
• SAMHSA - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
• The Fed - Federal Reserve System
• TVA - Tennessee Valley Authority
• USDA - Department of Agriculture
• USIA - United States Information Agency (defunct)
• USPS - United States Postal Service
• VA - Veterans Administration
• WPA - Works Progress Administration (defunct)

External link

http://www.whitehouse.gov/government/independent-agencies.html