!!! 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 There might be more information for this subject on one of the following: [{ReferringPagesPlugin before='*' after='\n' }] ---- * [#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-