Administrative law governmental resource page with links to administrative
decisions, administrative regulatory agencies, administrative rules and
regulations, International Trade Administration, National Archives,
OSHA, and much more.
- Centers
for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
- The Health Care Financing Administration became the CMS
on July 1, 2001. It is a federal agency within the U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services and runs the Medicareand Medicaid programs.
- Consumer Product
Safety Commission (CPSC)
- An independent Federal regulatory agency, helps keep
American families safe by reducing the risk of injury or death from
consumer products. Visit us often to share lifesaving information. Go
to "Report unsafe products" to send us information on-line.
- Federal
Communications Commission (FCC)
- The FCC staff is organized by function. There are seven
operating Bureaus. The Bureaus are: Cable Services, Common Carrier,
Consumer Information, Enforcement, International, Mass Media, and
Wireless Telecommunications. These Bureaus are responsible for
developing andimplementing regulatory programs, processing applications
for licenses or other filings, analyzing complaints, conducting
investigations, and taking part in FCC hearings.
- Federal Trade
Commission (FTC)
- The FTC enforces a variety of federal antitrust and
consumer protection laws. The Commission seeks to ensure that the
nation's markets function competitively, and are vigorous, efficient,
and free of undue restrictions. The Commission also works to enhance
the smooth operation of the marketplace by eliminating acts or
practices that are unfair or deceptive. In general, the Commission's
efforts are directed toward stopping actions that threaten consumers'
opportunities to exercise informed choice. Finally, the Commission
undertakes economic analysis to support its law enforcement efforts and
to contribute to the policy deliberations of the Congress, the
Executive Branch, other independent agencies, and state and local
governments when requested.
- General
Accounting Office (GAO)
- The GAO is the investigative arm of Congress. GAO
exists to support the Congress in meeting its Constitutional
responsibilities and to help improve the performance and accountability
of the federal government for the American people. GAO examines the use
of public funds, evaluates federal programs and activities, and
provides analyses, options, recommendations, and other assistance to
help the Congress make effective oversight, policy, and funding
decisions.
- International
Trade Administration (ITA)
- ITA is U.S. industry’s link to global
markets, working each day, all day, to promote U.S. exports. Whether it
is participating in critical trade negotiations, managing a mission to
overseas markets or advocating on behalf of American bidders for
international contracts, Trade Development (TD) is on the front-line of
action to keep U.S. business preeminent in world commerce.
TD’s industry expertise, found nowhere else inside or outside
of government, spans the gamut of U.S. business sectors -- from basic
manufacturing to high technology and service exports.
- International
Trade Commission (ITC)
- The USITC is an independent, quasi-judicial federal
agency that provides objective trade expertise to both the legislative
and executive branches of government, determines the impact of imports
on U.S. industries, and directs actions against certain unfair trade
practices, such as patent, trademark, and copyright infringement. USITC
analysts and economists investigate and publish reports on U.S.
industries and the global trends that affect them. The agency also
updates and publishes the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States.
- National
Archives (NARA)
- NARA is an independent Federal agency that helps
preserve our nation's history by overseeing the management of all
Federal records. Our mission is to ensure ready access to the essential
evidence that documents the rights of American citizens, the actions of
Federal officials, and the national experience.
- Occupational
Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
- OSHA's mission is to send every worker home whole and
healthy every day. Since the agency was created in 1971, workplace
fatalities have been cut in half and occupational injury and illness
rates have declined 40 percent.
- Social Security
Administration
- U.S. Postal
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