Cabinet Departments
The 15 executive departments whose Secretaries form the President's Cabinet. Each is led by a Senate-confirmed Secretary (or, for Justice, the Attorney General) and oversees major bureaus and agencies.
DHS
Department of Homeland Security
DOC
Department of Commerce
DOD
Department of War
DOE
Department of Energy
DOI
Department of the Interior
DOJ
Department of Justice
DOL
Department of Labor
DOS
Department of State
DOT
Department of Transportation
ED
Department of Education
HHS
Department of Health and Human Services
HUD
Department of Housing and Urban Development
USDA
Department of Agriculture
USDT
Department of the Treasury
VA
Department of Veterans Affairs
Independent Agencies
Federal agencies that exist outside the 15 Cabinet departments: regulators, government corporations, intelligence agencies, and government-sponsored enterprises that report directly to the President or operate at arm's length.
ABMC
American Battle Monuments Commission
AFRH
Armed Forces Retirement Home
CFPB
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
CIA
Central Intelligence Agency
CPSC
Consumer Product Safety Commission
DFC
U.S. International Development Finance Corporation
EEOC
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
EPA
Environmental Protection Agency
EXIM
Export-Import Bank of the United States
FCA
Farm Credit Administration
FCC
Federal Communications Commission
FDIC
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Fed
Federal Reserve System
FLRA
Federal Labor Relations Authority
FMC
Federal Maritime Commission
FMCS
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
FRTIB
Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board
FTC
Federal Trade Commission
GSA
General Services Administration
IMLS
Institute of Museum and Library Services
MSPB
Merit Systems Protection Board
NARA
National Archives and Records Administration
NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NCUA
National Credit Union Administration
NEA
National Endowment for the Arts
NEH
National Endowment for the Humanities
NLRB
National Labor Relations Board
NRC
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NSF
National Science Foundation
ODNI
Office of the Director of National Intelligence
OPM
Office of Personnel Management
OSC
U.S. Office of Special Counsel
PC
Peace Corps
RRB
Railroad Retirement Board
SBA
Small Business Administration
SEC
Securities and Exchange Commission
SI
Smithsonian Institution
SSA
Social Security Administration
SSS
Selective Service System
TVA
Tennessee Valley Authority
USAID
U.S. Agency for International Development
USITC
U.S. International Trade Commission
USPS
U.S. Postal Service