!!! Overview
[{$pagename}] Legislative definitions of a [{$pagename}] are varied, and even contradictory, and the official United States Government Manual offers no definition.

While the ''Administrative Procedure Act'' definition of "agency" applies to most executive branch agencies, [United States Congress] may define a [{$pagename}] however it chooses in enabling legislation, and subsequent litigation, often involving the Freedom of Information Act and the Government in the Sunshine Act. These further cloud attempts to enumerate a list of [{$pagename}].

There many types of [{$pagename}]:
* [Independent United States Federal Agency]
** [United States Office of Personnel Management]!! More Information
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* [#1] - [List_of_federal_agencies_in_the_United_States|Wikipedia:List_of_federal_agencies_in_the_United_States|target='_blank'] - based on information obtained 2016-08-26-