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Regional North America United States Government Executive Branch
The executive branch consists of the President, Vice President, departments (cabinet offices) and independent agencies.

Department of Commerce

Please submit only sites dealing with U.S. Department of Commerce''s Bureau of Industry and Security in this category.

Department of Defense

Publicly-accessible official DoD sites. NOTE: Users, please send feedback if you get 404 errors, access refusals, etc. And please let us know if you find unofficial sites here. INFO FOR SUBMITTERS: This area adheres to all ODP guidelines for submissions. We understand that sometimes administrators refuse to grant subdirectories outside the home page, so in addition to home pages, we will also list hierarchies of pages or individual pages of special interest to promote greater visibility for easier public access.
Please submit only sites dealing with the Joint Chiefs of Staff in this category.

Department of Education

The U.S. Department of Education (ED) was established on May 4, 1980 by Congress in the Department of Education Organization Act (Public Law 96-88 of October 1979).
  • Strengthen the Federal commitment to assuring access to equal educational opportunity for every individual;
  • Supplement and complement the efforts of states, the local school systems and other instrumentalities of the states, the private sector, public and private nonprofit educational research institutions, community-based organizations, parents, and students to improve the quality of education;
  • Encourage the increased involvement of the public, parents, and students in Federal education programs;
  • Promote improvements in the quality and usefulness of education through Federally supported research, evaluation, and sharing of information;
  • Improve the coordination of Federal education programs;
  • Improve the management of Federal education activities; and
  • Increase the accountability of Federal education programs to the President, the Congress, and the public.
Please submit sites from ED that are related to federally funded education programs, websites and services.

Department of Energy

Please submit only sites that are administered by one of the U.S. Department of Energy''s national laboratories.

Department of Health and Human Services

For quicker placement in the directory please follow these Submission Tips:

Title: Name of Site or Organization
articles from larger sources the title should be Source Name: Article Name

Description: This describes the website and should note distinguishing features found on the site without the use of hype, personal pronouns, or repetitive terms.

Department of Homeland Security

Cabinet department being created per the passage of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, "a bill to establish a Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes" (H.R. 5005).
Official sites of DHS agencies, offices, or other DHS entities will be listed in this category. Organizations outside of DHS will not be listed in this category.

Department of Housing and Urban Development

Although some functions date to the National Housing Act of 1934, it was the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 which split off the cabinet-level Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) from the former Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. HUD is charges with overseeing home ownership, low-income housing assistance, fair housing laws, homelessness, aid for distressed neighborhoods, and housing development programs.
Please submit only official sites of federally-operated programs into this category or its subcategories. Local programs may be appropriate for a second listing in the relevant jurisdiction under Regional/North_America/United_States.

Department of Justice

The U.S. Department of Justice is the cabinet-level federal body under the U.S. Attorney General, charged with federal domestic law enforcement, criminal investigation and prosecution, corrections, and related administration.
Please submit only official sites relating to DOJ components, personnel, or sponsored programs.

Department of Labor

United States Department of Labor. Contains U.S, DOL Agencies and programs.

Department of State

The Department of State is the lead institution for the conduct of American diplomacy. The Secretary of State is the principal foreign policy advisor to the President of the United States.

For quicker placement in the directory please follow these Submission Tips:

Title: Name of Department or Organization

Description: This describes the website and should note distinguishing features found on the site.

Department of the Interior

Please submit only sites dealing with the Interior Department''s Office of Surface Mining in this category.

Department of the Treasury

The U.S. Department of the Treasury is responsible for formulating and recommending domestic and international financial, economic, and tax policy, participating in the formulation of broad fiscal policies that have general significance for the economy, and managing the public debt. The Treasury Department's various bureau functions include: law enforcement (Secret Service, ATF and Customs), bank regulation (Comptroller of the Currency and Thrift Supervision), financial agent (FMS and Public Debt), and coin and currency manufacturing (Mint and Printing and Engraving).
Suggest only pages with official government information for consideration. Special consideration will be given to pages with information difficult to locate elsewhere.

Pages other than on irs.gov will be listed only in exceptional circumstances.

Department of Transportation

Please submit only sites dealing with the U.S. Department of Transportation''s Bureau of Transportation Statistics in this category.

Inaugurations

Information, history, and background pertaining to the presidential Oath of Office as well as the inaugural ceremony, celebration, and process.

President

For sites dealing with the Office of the President of the United States.
Sites about individual President''s should be submitted here: Presidents.
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Regional North America United States Government­ Law Constituti­on Article Two