Independent agencies of the United States government
Independent agencies of the United States are set by the Congress by law. Under this Act, means the Authority's duties are determined. It can be also authorized to adopt, in its territory regulations with the force of law. The concept of independence should not be understood here that the authorities of government directives are independent. Instead, independent just means that they belong directly to any Ministry here.
The Ministries of the United States make up the largest part of the federal government, many areas but are covered by independent authorities. Most belong to the executive branch, a few are under the legislative, the Government Accountability Office or the Library of Congress.
Mission and goals of independent authorities are very different. Some are supervisors who are responsible for the monitoring of certain sectors of the economy. Others have services and consulting for the federal government or businesses and individuals. They were mostly established when a work area was too complex to lead it as a department of a ministry. For example, the Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA ) in 1970 established to coordinate the activities of the Federal Government in the field of environmental protection.
Authorities
The main independent authorities are:
Central Intelligence Agency ( CIA)
The CIA is the most important foreign intelligence service of the United States. Until the establishment of the Director of National Intelligence in 2005, the CIA also coordinated the cooperation of all intelligence services.
Commodity Futures Trading Commission ( CFTC )
The CFTC regulates futures and option markets in the United States and protects the trading partners against manipulation, abusive trade practices and fraud. Through effective oversight and regulation sets the CFTC, the markets in the position to fulfill their important tasks for the national economy, by ensuring a mechanism of price formation and price risks balances.
Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA)
The Environmental Protection Agency is the regulatory and supervisory authority for all areas of environmental protection and nature conservation in the United States. Its jurisdiction extends from protected species to waste the chemical industry.
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
The Federal Communications Commission is an independent United States government agencies, which were created by Congress. It regulates the channels of communication radio, television, satellite and cable.
Federal Reserve Board
The Federal Reserve is the central bank of the United States.
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
The FTC is the central supervisory authority of the U.S. economy. She is responsible for the supervision of mergers ( antitrust ) and also the highest authority for consumer protection.
General Services Administration (GSA )
The GSA is responsible for the acquisition, procurement, operation and maintenance of Federal property, buildings and equipment. The GSA also manages the automobile fleet and overseas telecommunications and childcare facilities in the USA.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
NASA, founded in 1958, is the civilian U.S. National Aeronautics and Space.
National Archives and Records Administration ( NARA)
The NARA is the Federal Archives, are kept in the files and other archive material from the government and parliament. It also maintains a large database on the Internet.
National Labor Relations Board ( NLRB )
The National Labor Relations is responsible for the implementation of the most important labor law of the United States, the National Labor Relations Act, in charge. The Authority may take action against unfair labor practices and protects the right of employees to decide by voting whether to be represented by trade unions.
National Science Foundation ( NSF)
The NSF supports research and education in science and technology in the United States through grants, as well as contracts and other agreements with universities, high schools, non-profit organizations and small businesses. The NSF encourages cooperation between universities, industry and government, and promotes international cooperation in the fields of science and technology.
Office of Personnel Management ( OPM)
The OPM is a center for the personnel management of all civilian employees of the federal authorities. The Authority established in 1979, currently has 4,189 employees.
The Peace Corps ( Peace Corps )
The Peace Corps was established in 1961. It provides volunteers for a two-year service abroad and give them to the individual countries. Peace Corps volunteers are now active in 80 countries and support the locals in agriculture, crafts, health, in the preservation of nature as well as in education.
United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
The SEC is responsible for the supervision of securities trading in the United States.
Small Business Administration ( SBA)
The SBA was established in 1953 to advise small businesses to help them and to protect their interests. The SBA backed loans to small businesses, helps victims of floods and other natural disasters and encourages the development of individual companies. In addition, the SBA strives small businesses to secure contracts to supply the government with goods and services.
Social Security Administration ( SSA)
The SSA (Headquarters: Baltimore, Maryland ) is the executive organ of the state social security of the United States, which granted old-age, disability and survivors' pension insurance leads for Medicare retirees. To obtain these benefits, most Americans pay Social Security taxes on their earnings. The future benefits are based on the amount of the contributions of workers.
United States Agency for International Development (USAID )
The USAID is responsible for economic and humanitarian assistance programs of the United States in the Third World and in Central and Eastern Europe and the newly independent countries of the former Soviet Union. USAID supports programs in four areas - population and health, economic growth broad-based, environment and democracy.
United States Postal Service
The United States Postal Service ( USPS) is an American state group and which offers postal services and on certain postal services has a monopoly.
- Independent authority (United States)