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*U.S. Government

Includes information on the branches of government, state and local government, census information and government documents.

What are Independent U.S. Government Agencies?

Independent agencies are are not part of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the federal government. These agencies perform a variety of administrative, political, research and statistical functions and produce an immense variety of information resources including data sets.

Independent Agencies (A-Z)