The Massive Expansion of Federal Agencies

Government growth can be measured in numerous ways.  One is by the share of Gross Domestic Product.  Another is by the expansion of federal laws and regulations.  Another is the growth of government agencies and pseudo-agencies.  The expansion of federal agencies has been nothing short of massive.  Here is a list of the federal government agencies by name (most below the fold):

A

AbilityOne Commission
Access Board
Administration for Children and Families (ACF)
Administration for Community Living
Administration for Native Americans
Administration on Aging (AoA)
Administration on Developmental Disabilities
Administrative Conference of the United States
Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
African Development Foundation
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Agency for International Development (USAID)
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
Agricultural Marketing Service
Agricultural Research Service
Agriculture Department (USDA)
Air Force
Air Force Reserve
Alabama
Alaska
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau
Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Bureau
AmeriCorps
American Battle Monuments Commission
American Samoa
Amtrak (AMTRAK)
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Antitrust Division
Architect of the Capitol
Archives (National Archives and Records Administration) (NARA)
Arctic Research Commission
Arizona
Arkansas
Armed Forces Retirement Home
Arms Control and International Security
Army
Army Corps of Engineers
Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Interagency Coordinating Committee



B

Bankruptcy Courts
Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program
Bonneville Power Administration
Botanic Garden
Broadcasting Board of Governors
Bureau of Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives
Bureau of Consular Affairs
Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection
Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)
Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP)
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Bureau of Industry and Security
Bureau of International Labor Affairs
Bureau of Justice Statistics
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)
Bureau of Prisons
Bureau of Reclamation
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE)
Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Bureau of the Census
Bureau of the Fiscal Service
Bureau of the Public Debt
C

California
Capitol Police
Capitol Visitor Center
Census Bureau
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board
Chief Acquisition Officers Council
Chief Financial Officers Council
Chief Human Capital Officers Council
Chief Information Officers Council
Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee
Citizenship and Immigration Services
Coast Guard
Colorado
Commerce Department (DOC)
Commission of Fine Arts
Commission on Civil Rights
Commission on International Religious Freedom
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (Helsinki Commission)
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States
Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS)
Community Planning and Development
Compliance, Office of
Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US CERT)
Congress—U.S. House of Representatives
Congress—U.S. Senate
Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
Congressional Research Service
Connecticut
Consular Affairs, Bureau of
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Copyright Office
Corps of Engineers
Council of Economic Advisers
Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency
Council on Environmental Quality
Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia
Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Court of Federal Claims
Court of International Trade
Customs and Border Protection
D

Defense Acquisition University
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
Defense Commissary Agency
Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA)
Defense Contract Management Agency
Defense Field Activities
Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS)
Defense Finance and Accounting Service Out-of-Service Debt Management Center
Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA)
Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA)
Defense Legal Services Agency
Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA)
Defense Security Service (DSS)
Defense Technical Information Center
Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA)
Delaware
Delaware River Basin Commission
Denali Commission
Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Department of Commerce (DOC)
Department of Defense
Department of Education (ED)
Department of Energy (DOE)
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
Department of Justice (DOJ)
Department of Labor (DOL)
Department of State (DOS)
Department of Transportation (DOT)
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
Department of the Interior (DOI)
Department of the Treasury
Director of National Intelligence, Office of
District of Columbia
Domestic Policy Council
Drug Enforcement Administration
Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy
E

Economic Adjustment Office
Economic Analysis, Bureau of (BEA)
Economic Development Administration (EDA)
Economic Research Service
Economic, Business and Agricultural Affairs
Economics and Statistics Administration
Education Department (ED)
Education Resources Information Center (ERIC)
Election Assistance Commission (EAC)
Elementary and Secondary Education, Office of (OESE)
Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA)
Employment and Training Administration
Endangered Species Program
Energy Department (DOE)
Energy Information Administration
English Language Acquisition Office
Engraving and Printing, Bureau of (BEP)
Environmental Management (Energy Department)
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
European Command
Executive Office for Immigration Review
F

Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (FHEO)
Fannie Mae
Farm Credit Administration
Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation
Farm Service Agency
Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Federal Bureau of Prisons
Federal Citizen Information Center
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Federal Consulting Group
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
Federal Election Commission
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Federal Executive Boards
Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council
Federal Financing Bank
Federal Geographic Data Committee
Federal Highway Administration
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac)
Federal Housing Administration (FHA)
Federal Housing Finance Agency
Federal Interagency Committee for the Management of Noxious and Exotic Weeds
Federal Interagency Committee on Education
Federal Interagency Council on Statistical Policy
Federal Judicial Center
Federal Labor Relations Authority
Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
Federal Library and Information Center Committee
Federal Maritime Commission
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)
Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae)
Federal Protective Service
Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
Federal Register
Federal Reserve System
Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board
Federal Student Aid Information Center
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Federal Transit Administration (FTA)
Federal Voting Assistance Program
Federated States of Micronesia
Financial Management Service
Fiscal Responsibility and Reform Commission
Fiscal Service, Bureau of
Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
Florida
Food Safety and Inspection Service
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Foreign Agricultural Service
Foreign Claims Settlement Commission
Forest Service
Fossil Energy
Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
G

General Services Administration (GSA)
Geological Survey (USGS)
Georgia
Global Affairs (State Department)
Government Accountability Office (GAO)
Government Ethics, Office of
Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae)
Government Publishing Office
Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
Guam

H

Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation

Hawaii

Health Resources and Services Administration

Health and Human Services Department (HHS)

Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control Office

Helsinki Commission

Holocaust Memorial Museum

Homeland Security Department (DHS)

House Office of Inspector General

House Office of the Clerk

House of Representatives

Housing Office

I

Idaho

Illinois

Immigration and Citizenship Services

Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Indian Affairs

Indian Arts and Crafts Board

Indian Health Service

Indiana

Industrial College of the Armed Forces

Industry and Security, Bureau of

Information Resource Management College

Information Resources Center (ERIC)

Innovation and Improvement Office

Inspectors General

Institute of Education Sciences

Institute of Museum and Library Services

Institute of Peace

Inter-American Foundation

Interagency Alternative Dispute Resolution Working Group

Interagency Council on Homelessness

Interior Department (DOI)

Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

International Labor Affairs, Bureau of

International Trade Administration (ITA)

International Trade Commission

Interpol

Iowa

J

James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation

Japan-United States Friendship Commission

Job Corps

John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

Joint Board for the Enrollment of Actuaries

Joint Chiefs of Staff

Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies

Joint Fire Science Program

Joint Forces Command

Joint Forces Staff College

Joint Military Intelligence College

Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical and Biological Defense

Judicial Circuit Courts of Appeal

Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation

Justice Department (DOJ)

Justice Programs, Office of

Justice Statistics, Bureau of

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Office of

K

Kansas

Kentucky

L

Labor Department (DOL)

Labor Statistics, Bureau of

Land Management, Bureau of (BLM)

Legal Services Corporation

Library of Congress (LOC)

Louisiana

M

Maine

Marine Mammal Commission

Maritime Administration (MARAD)

Marketing and Regulatory Programs (Agriculture Department)

Marshals Service

Maryland

Massachusetts

Mediation and Conciliation Service

Medicaid (CMS)

Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission

Medicare (CMS)

Medicare Payment Advisory Commission

Merit Systems Protection Board

Michigan

Migratory Bird Conservation Commission

Military Postal Service Agency

Millennium Challenge Corporation

Mine Safety and Health Administration

Minnesota

Minor Outlying Islands

Minority Business Development Agency

Mint

Missile Defense Agency (MDA)

Mississippi

Mississippi River Commission

Missouri

Montana

Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation

Multifamily Housing Office

N

NOAA Fisheries

National AIDS Policy Office

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

National Agricultural Statistics Service

National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

National Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

National Capital Planning Commission

National Cemetery Administration

National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform

National Constitution Center

National Council on Disability (NCD)

National Counterintelligence Executive, Office of

National Credit Union Administration

National Defense University

National Defense University iCollege

National Drug Intelligence Center

National Economic Council

National Endowment for the Arts

National Endowment for the Humanities

National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)

National Gallery of Art

National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

National Guard

National Health Information Center (NHIC)

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

National Indian Gaming Commission

National Institute of Corrections

National Institute of Food and Agriculture

National Institute of Justice

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

National Intelligence University

National Interagency Fire Center

National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)

National Laboratories (Energy Department)

National Marine Fisheries Service

National Mediation Board

National Nuclear Security Administration

National Ocean Service

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

National Park Foundation

National Park Service

National Passport Information Center (NPIC)

National Railroad Passenger Corporation (AMTRAK)

National Reconnaissance Office

National Science Foundation (NSF)

National Security Agency (NSA)

National Security Council

National Technical Information Service

National Telecommunications and Information Administration

National Transportation Safety Board

National War College

National Weather Service (NOAA)

Natural Resources Conservation Service

Natural Resources Revenue, Office of

Nebraska

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

North Carolina

North Dakota

Northern Command

Northern Mariana Islands

Northwest Power Planning Council

Northwest Power and Conservation Council

Nuclear Energy, Science and Technology

Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)

Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board

O

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission

Ocean Energy Management, Bureau of (BOEM)

Office for Civil Rights - Department of Education

Office of Community Planning and Development

Office of Compliance

Office of Disability Employment Policy

Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE)

Office of Fossil Energy

Office of Government Ethics

Office of Housing

Office of Justice Programs

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP)

Office of Natural Resources Revenue

Office of Nuclear Energy (Department of Energy)

Office of Personnel Management (OPM)

Office of Refugee Resettlement

Office of Science and Technology Policy

Office of Scientific and Technical Information

Office of Servicemember Affairs

Office of Special Counsel

Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS)

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)

Office of the Director of National Intelligence

Office of the Federal Register

Office of the Pardon Attorney

Ohio

Oklahoma

Open World Leadership Center

Oregon

Out-of-Service Debt Management Center

Overseas Private Investment Corporation

P

Pacific Command

Pacific Northwest Electric Power and Conservation Planning Council

Palau

Pardon Attorney, Office of

Parole Commission (Justice Department)

Peace Corps

Pennsylvania

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC)

Pentagon Force Protection Agency

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

Policy Development and Research (HUD)

Political Affairs (State Department)

Postal Regulatory Commission

Postal Service (USPS)

Power Administrations

President's Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition

Presidio Trust

Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office

Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB)

Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs (State Department)

Public and Indian Housing

Puerto Rico

R

Radio Free Asia (RFA)

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL)

Radio and TV Marti

Railroad Retirement Board (RRB)

Reclamation, Bureau of

Refugee Resettlement, Office of

Regulatory Information Service Center

Rehabilitation Services Administration (Education Department)

Republic of The Marshall Islands

Research and Innovative Technology Administration

Rhode Island

Risk Management Agency (Agriculture Department)

Rural Business and Cooperative Programs

Rural Development

Rural Housing Service

Rural Utilities Service

S

Safety and Environmental Enforcement, Bureau of (BSEE)

Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation

Science Office (Energy Department)

Science and Technology Policy, Office of

Scientific and Technical Information, Office of

Secret Service

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

Selective Service System (SSS)

Senate

Small Business Administration (SBA)

Smithsonian Institution

Social Security Administration (SSA)

Social Security Advisory Board

South Carolina

South Dakota

Southeastern Power Administration

Southern Command

Southwestern Power Administration

Special Forces Operations Command

State Department (DOS)

State Justice Institute

Stennis Center for Public Service

Strategic Command

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

Supreme Court of the United States

Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement

Surface Transportation Board

Susquehanna River Basin Commission

T

TRICARE Management

Tax Court

Taxpayer Advocacy Panel

Tennessee

Tennessee Valley Authority

Texas

Trade and Development Agency

Transportation Command

Transportation Department (DOT)

Transportation Security Administration (TSA)

Transportation Statistics, Bureau of

Treasury Department

Trustee Program

U

U.S. AbilityOne Commission

U.S. Access Board

U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

U.S. Air Force

U.S. Air Force Reserve Command

U.S. Arctic Research Commission

U.S. Army

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

U.S. Botanic Garden

U.S. Capitol Police

U.S. Capitol Visitor Center

U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM)

U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeal

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

U.S. Coast Guard

U.S. Commission of Fine Arts

U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)

U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC)

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

U.S. Department of the Treasury

U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC)

U.S. Fleet Forces Command

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

U.S. House of Representatives

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

U.S. International Trade Commission

U.S. Marine Corps

U.S. Military Academy, West Point

U.S. Mission to the United Nations

U.S. National Central Bureau - Interpol

U.S. Navy

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

U.S. Postal Service (USPS)

U.S. Senate

U.S. Sentencing Commission

U.S. Trade Representative

U.S. Trade and Development Agency

U.S. Trustee Program

U.S. Virgin Islands

US-CERT (US CERT)

USAGov

Unified Combatant Commands (Defense Department)

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

United States Mint

United States Postal Inspection Service

Utah

V

Vermont

Veterans Affairs Department (VA)

Veterans Benefits Administration

Veterans Day National Committee

Veterans Health Administration (VHA)

Veterans' Employment and Training Service (VETS)

Vietnam Education Foundation

Virginia

Voice of America

W

Washington

Washington Headquarters Services

Weather Service (NOAA)

Weights and Measures Division

West Point (Army)

West Virginia

Western Area Power Administration

White House

White House Commission on Presidential Scholars

White House Office of Administration

Wisconsin

Women's Bureau (Labor Department)

Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

Wyoming