I scraped a list of every government agency.
I took on a little project that I thought might illuminate just how “minimal” our government likes to keep things. I scraped every name of the various agencies, departments, corporations, instrumentalities, and government-sponsored enterprises listed on the official U.S. government site. Each of these entities plays the essential role of ensuring that we eventually run out of acronyms. Here’s what our efficient, small government looks like: Administration for Children and Families Administration for Community Living Administration for Native Americans 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 Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry Agricultural Marketing Service Agricultural Research Service Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau Alhurra TV AmeriCorps AmeriCorps Seniors American Battle Monuments Commission Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Antitrust Division Appalachian Regional Commission Architect of the Capitol Armed Forces Retirement Home Arms Control and International Security Bankruptcy Courts Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation Bonneville Power Administration Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Bureau of Consular Affairs Bureau of Economic Analysis Bureau of Engraving and Printing 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 Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Bureau of Reclamation Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement Bureau of Transportation Statistics Bureau of the Fiscal Service Census Bureau Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion Center for Parent Information and Resources Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Central Intelligence Agency Chemical Safety Board Chief Acquisition Officers Council Chief Financial Officers Council Chief Human Capital Officers Council Chief Information Officers Council Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee Civil Rights Division, Department of Justice Commission on Civil Rights Commission on Presidential Scholars Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (Helsinki Commission) Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission Community Oriented Policing Services Congressional Budget Office Congressional Research Service Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Consumer Product Safety Commission Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Copyright Office 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 the Armed Forces Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Court of Federal Claims Court of International Trade Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Defense Commissary Agency Defense Contract Audit Agency Defense Contract Management Agency Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency Defense Finance and Accounting Service Defense Finance and Accounting Service Debt and Claims Department Defense Health Agency Defense Information Systems Agency Defense Intelligence Agency Defense Logistics Agency Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency Defense Security Cooperation Agency Defense Technical Information Center Defense Threat Reduction Agency Delaware River Basin Commission Delta Regional Authority Denali Commission Department of Defense Department of Education Department of Energy Department of Energy’s Office of Science Department of Homeland Security Department of Housing and Urban Development Department of Justice Department of Labor Department of State Department of Transportation Department of Veterans Affairs Department of the Interior Department of the Treasury Drug Enforcement Administration Economic Development Administration Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment Economic Research Service Elder Justice Initiative Election Assistance Commission Employee Benefits Security Administration Employment and Training Administration Energy Information Administration Environmental Protection Agency Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Executive Office for Immigration Review Export-Import Bank of the United States Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity Fannie Mae Farm Credit Administration Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation Farm Service Agency Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board Federal Aviation Administration Federal Bureau of Investigation Federal Bureau of Prisons Federal Committee on Statistical Methodology Federal Communications Commission Federal Consulting Group Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Federal Election Commission Federal Emergency Management Agency Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Federal Executive Boards Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council Federal Financing Bank Federal Geographic Data Committee Federal Highway Administration Federal Housing Administration Federal Housing Finance Agency Federal Interagency Committee for the Management of Noxious and Exotic Weeds Federal Judicial Center Federal Labor Relations Authority Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer Federal Law Enforcement Training Center Federal Library and Information Network Federal Maritime Commission Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Federal Protective Service Federal Railroad Administration Federal Reserve System Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board Federal Student Aid Federal Trade Commission Federal Transit Administration Federal Voting Assistance Program Fish and Wildlife Service Food Safety and Inspection Service Food and Drug Administration Food and Nutrition Service Foreign Agricultural Service Foreign Claims Settlement Commission Forest Service Freddie Mac Fulbright Program General Services Administration Ginnie Mae Government Accountability Office Government Publishing Office Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation Health Resources and Services Administration Holocaust Memorial Museum House Office of Inspector General House Office of the Clerk Immigrant and Employee Rights Section Indian Arts and Crafts Board Indian Health Service Indo-Pacific Command Indoor Air Quality Institute of Education Sciences Institute of Museum and Library Services Inter-American Foundation Interagency Alternative Dispute Resolution Working Group Internal Revenue Service International Trade Administration Investor.gov 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 Staff College Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation Legal Services Corporation Library of Congress Marine Mammal Commission Maritime Administration Marshals Service Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Merit Systems Protection Board Migratory Bird Conservation Commission Military Postal Service Agency Millennium Challenge Corporation Mine Safety and Health Administration Minority Business Development Agency Missile Defense Agency Mississippi River Commission NOAA Fisheries National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Agricultural Library National Agricultural Statistics Service National Archives and Records Administration National Cancer Institute National Capital Planning Commission National Cemetery Administration National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health National Constitution Center National Council on Disability National Credit Union Administration National Defense University National Endowment for the Arts National Endowment for the Humanities National Flood Insurance Program National Gallery of Art National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency National Guard National Health Information Center National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute National Highway Traffic Safety Administration National Indian Gaming Commission National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases National Institute of Corrections National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases National Institute of Food and Agriculture National Institute of Justice National Institute of Mental Health National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke National Institute of Standards and Technology National Institute of Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders National Institutes of Health National Interagency Fire Center National Invasive Species Information Center National Labor Relations Board National Laboratories National Library of Medicine National Mediation Board National Nuclear Security Administration National Ocean Service National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Park Foundation National Park Service National Pesticide Information Center National Prevention Information Network National Reconnaissance Office National Science Foundation National Security Agency National Security Council National Technical Information Service National Telecommunications and Information Administration National Transportation Safety Board National Weather Service Natural Resources Conservation Service Northern Border Regional Commission Nuclear Energy, Science and Technology Nuclear Regulatory Commission Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board Oak Ridge National Laboratory Occupational Safety and Health Administration Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission Office for Civil Rights, Department of Education Office for Civil Rights, Department of Health and Human Services Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education Office of Child Support Services Office of Community Planning and Development Office of Congressional Workplace Rights Office of Cuba Broadcasting Office of Disability Employment Policy Office of Elementary and Secondary Education Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Office of English Language Acquisition Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management Office of Government Ethics Office of Housing Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation Office of Management and Budget Office of Manufactured Housing Programs Office of Minority Health Office of Multifamily Housing Programs Office of National Drug Control Policy Office of Natural Resources Revenue Office of Personnel Management Office of Policy Development and Research Office of Postsecondary Education 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 Office of Textiles and Apparel Office of Weights and Measures Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology Office of the Comptroller of the Currency Office of the Director of National Intelligence Office of the Federal Register Office of the Pardon Attorney Office of Environmental Management Office on Violence Against Women Open World Leadership Center Peace Corps Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Pentagon Force Protection Agency Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Postal Regulatory Commission President’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition Presidio Trust Pretrial Services Agency for the District of Columbia Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board Public and Indian Housing Radio Free Asia Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Railroad Retirement Board Rehabilitation Services Administration Risk Management Agency Rural Business-Cooperative Service Rural Development Rural Housing Service Rural Utilities Service Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation Secret Service Securities and Exchange Commission Selective Service System Small Business Administration Smithsonian Institution Social Security Administration Social Security Advisory Board Southeastern Power Administration Southwestern Power Administration State Justice Institute Stennis Center for Public Service Strategic Command Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Supreme Court of the United States Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement Surface Transportation Board Susquehanna River Basin Commission Tax Court Tennessee Valley Authority Transportation Security Administration U. S. Mint U.S. AbilityOne Commission U.S. Access Board U.S. Africa Command U.S. Agency for Global Media U.S. Agency for International Development 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 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. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims U.S. Courts of Appeal U.S. Customs and Border Protection U.S. Cyber Command U.S. Department of Agriculture U.S. Department of Commerce U.S. Department of Health and Human Services U.S. European Command U.S. Fire Administration U.S. Fleet Forces Command U.S. Geological Survey U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement U.S. International Development Finance Corporation 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. Northern Command U.S. Parole Commission U.S. Patent and Trademark Office U.S. Postal Service U.S. Senate U.S. Sentencing Commission U.S. Southern Command U.S. Space Command U.S. Special Operations Command U.S. Trade Representative U.S. Trade and Development Agency U.S. Transportation Command U.S. Trustee Program Udall Foundation Under Secretary for Political Affairs Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Unified Combatant Commands Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences United States Institute of Peace United States Interagency Council on Homelessness United States Postal Inspection Service Veterans Benefits Administration Veterans Health Administration Veterans’ Employment and Training Service Voice of America Wage and Hour Division Washington Headquarters Services Western Area Power Administration White House Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Women’s Bureau Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars Here is the Python script I made to compile this list. You’ll need to install Python and BS4 (pip install bs4): import requests from bs4 import BeautifulSoup base_url = “https://www.usa.gov/agency-index” agency_names = set() for char in [”] + list(map(chr, range(97, 123))): url = f”{base_url}/{char}” if char else base_url response = requests.get(url) response.encoding = ‘utf-8’ if response.status_code == 200: # Parse the HTML content soup = BeautifulSoup(response.text, ‘html.parser’) for p_tag in soup.find_all(‘p’, class_=’field–name-field-website’): if p_tag.a: agency_names.add(p_tag.a.text.strip()) with open(‘list.txt’, ‘w’, encoding=’utf-8′) as f: for agency in sorted(agency_names): f.write(f”{agency}n”) print(f”{len(agency_names)} unique agencies scraped.”) submitted by /u/ShortTimeNoSee [link] [comments]
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