"Cannon fodder?" That's what our service men and women are generally considered to be, whether it's a Republican or Democrat politician. For Thune or McConnell to pretend that they care more than Obama is so hypocritical.

P.S. Ask any doctor, physical therapist, nurse, psychologist, in the last 40 years, why they would not want to work for the VA, they will talk to you about poor compensation and substandard working conditions! No amount of bureaucracy can fix a system if those issues are not remedied, and those issues are remedied by Congress spending the needed resources to do so, having bureaucrats in the VA who are competent and care about the institution, and getting rid of anyone in the system benefiting from activities of corruption.

Colin Powell, when this is going on?

 
Posting selfies

 
http://www.nbcnews.com/video/nightly-news/54670041#54670041

No amount of bureaucracy can fix a system if those issues are not remedied, and those issues are

 remedied by Congress spending the needed resources to do so, having bureaucrats in the VA who are

 competent and care about the institution, and getting rid of anyone in the system benefiting from activities of corruption.

 
... it's the Health Corruption business, good luck with that !

More funding would be beneficial but it would also result in more waste, graft and corruption. It's administered by the federal government, after all. In most cases the private sector, because it has to be accountable to customers ,does things better than DC. You could fill a paper every day with federal waste and people will still vote for the Obamas and Pelosis who will give us  yet  even more government. Is this anObamacare preview?

Its the same "I dont give a shit b/c its not my money, my loved one, my health" mentality that pervades massive, out of control and wreckless big government.

So when Mari posts "that's not what the law states", it doesn't matter, they'll ignore the law, re-write it arbitrarily and change it unilaterally to suit their political needs at the time but at the same time, it will place HC and the solvency of the program in complete ruin.  

It's not a question of "if", but "when.

... it's like the message in a sandwich. Not only does it stink, the stench will only get worse.

dying soldiers don't upset us. (we've got republitards to blame!)

just like our schools, they suck in tons of cash.

it's the "i dont give a fuck cuz you cant fire me" attitude of public workers.

what do you think will be the state of our medical professional workforce when Ofuckface Care tries to cram more and more people onto the rolls?

can you say "tip of the iceberg"?

Check out the look Dem Senator Amy Klobachar has on her face and listen to the crowd react to her dumbass wtf face when at a town hall meeting someone asked what happened to the promised $2500 savings per family Barry was lying about all over the place in the run up to sell this piece of crap.

"is this an Obamacare preview?"

 
         The Dept of VA is the second largest agency in the federal government with over 300,000 employees. This agency provides direct health care services to vets along with other services. The VA typically has 8 million or so enrolled patients. That is a massive undertaking to manage.

        Once it is up and running, I doubt more than a 1000 employees will operate the  non-tax provisions of the Affordable Care Act.  For all the talk about the ACA being socialized medicine, the ACA leaves the provision of health care services to the private market of patients, insurers, and doctors, subject to ACA regulation. In fact, once the regs are drafted, the ACA will be largely self-executing with the IRS doing most of the heavy lifting at tax time.

        And before you give us the “private sector always does a better job,” how many  health care companies have over 300,000 employees or 8 million patients? Answer- none. The best private counterpart to the VA is the HMO, once billed as the solution to rising health care costs. Guess what – they are going the way of the dinosaur- they did not really work that well even with private management, despite being a fraction of the VA size.

 
        So the VA mess is in large part due to its sprawling, unmanageable size. Of course, there are going to be bad apples in there doing a bad job unknown to the top brass.

          How many private sector companies are poorly managed? Have you driven your Chevrolet lately? How are your accounts at Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers doing?  Check with Arthur Anderson if you have any accounting questions.

        When poor management is uncovered, size is usually the prime suspect.  

One day we are going to see some intelligent criticism of the ACA on this Board – but not today LOL

of waste, graft and corruption. I see you and others on the right, on this board, really don't want to address McConnell's hypocrisy regarding veteran's care, so lets look at his hypocrisy and duplicity regarding ACA!

I have no clue as to why you have so much faith in this horrendous law or this incredibly inept WH.  

Please point out to me things large (or small for that matter), the current federal government does well. Size is irrelavent when incompetency reigns.  

There was a much better way to handle the HC problem we have and you know that Mari. It should have been a hybrid between the Obama goodie bag and free market ideas never tried.

There were many great ideas that for political reasons, Obama didn't want to accept. Serious tort reform was one of those ideas that had wide bi-partisan support and would have really helped with bending the cost curve. Buying across state lines was another. Either one a magic bullet? No, but they should have been just two weapons in a full arsenal to stem the tide of ever rising costs.

All the things you have mentioned in the past as benefits (staying on your parents policy unitl 26, getting rid of pre-existing conditions, non-discrimination based on age, etc etc etc) put upward pressure on costs. There was never any serious attempt by O-care to address cost and cost is just one of many things that will force its demise.

which addressed whether the VA problems were in any way analogous to the problems we might expect with Obamacare.  In fact, the only common denominator between the two is that the federal government operates both programs.

          You also erroneously assume that I have “so much faith” in Obamacare when in fact I have repeatedly posted that (1) we don’t know yet whether the ACA will work or not;  and (2) no one on this Board has made more substantive criticism of specific parts of the ACA than I (See the “Demon in Obamacare”  posts made several years ago).  

       Sorry, the lame Obamacare is “a bunch  of lies” whinning is not substantive criticism, particularly since to date no one has able to actually identify a single lie as opposed to negligent misrepresentations. The “Obamacare will someday have “death panels” is equally off base bc a true “death panel” would be unconstitutional and if this happens “some day” in the future it would be the work of a different president and Congress.

          Most of the criticism I’ve seen comes from posters who do not really know how the law operates.

       As it happens, I agree with you that the law would be improved if it provided better cost containment provisions, although that discussion would lead us to the Independent Payment Advisory Board. (See link). Whether tort reform should have been included, or defensive medicine costs otherwise addressed, however, is a very complex question which we’ll have to save for another day

when you say the "only" common denominator between the two is that the federal government operates both programs that is a VERY significant commonality, imo. I just dont have any faith in our federal government, ether under R or D rule, to fix or run a massive HC program of any kind. As proof, Medicare is scheduled to go insolvent in 2026, just 12 short years from now.

As for the "lies" that isn't really worth arguing about. You will make a technical defense of what constitutes a lie or not but most people trust their common sense, experience and judgement and have determined Obama lied to the American public. It has been widely reported that Obama's policy team differed from his political team back when they were selling O-Care. Barry chose to side with the political arm knowing full well many would lose their doctor, but it would have never passed w/o promising the "keep your doc" b.s.  

With regards to the criticism by posters you refer to, I dont believe anyone really knows how the law operates. It is a changing dynamic. People on the left just a few short months ago would have said people can keep their docs and a family would save an average of $2500 under that ACA but we now know both are untrue for many. The law "operates" differently now then what was sold to us, then what was promised.

According to Dr. Mein,  selfies contain THermites but men's selfies contain Termites so we had to can an exterminator.  

Do you think thermites are more fair than wood eating Termites

“I just dont have any faith in our federal government, ether under R or D rule, to fix or run a massive HC program of any kind.”

But could a private company do better? Let's see.

        You are now in charge of  a vast network of filthy, dilapidated hospitals and thousands of doctors who finished in the bottom half of their med school class. Vets regularly complain about the quality of care they receive.

        One day you read in the newspaper “George Bush invades Afghanistan.”  A few months later you read “George Bush invades Iraq.”

        You immediately realize that your facilities –which already are struggling to provide quality health care - are soon to be flooded with thousands of new combat veterans.

         What are you going to do?  You can’t charge these vets market rates and tell them to get health insurance. Combat vets by law get absolutely free health care for 5 years and thereafter get mostly free benefits for service connected injuries, although there are co-pays and maybe deductibles – not sure exactly how it works.

         Congress increases your budget a little bit but not nearly enough to pay for better doctors, better facilities, and to provide this medical care.

        So now I’m truly fascinated. Tell how me Jack Dunphy, private citizen, can manage this mess better than federal employees.

        Still sure that federal employment is a “significant commonality?”

Let’s look at your “proof.”

“As proof, Medicare is scheduled to go insolvent in 2026, just 12 short years from now.”  

          Tell you what Jack- for every government program that faces insolvency that you can name, I will give you 10 private bankruptcies filed by private businesses.

         Still sure the problem is the federal government? Or is it the massive size of the undertaking which you have to manage according to rules and funds provided by Congress

And you are playing loose with your "I will give you 10 private bankruptcies filed by private businesses" line. Of course SOME businesses go broke. That's not the point. Thousands and thousands of businesses are well oiled machines day in and day out. The problem is that virtually ALL of big government is broke and ineffective.  

Even Obama himself has admitted the private sector does things better, especially with regards to IT HC. (See link)

The rules should be relaxed to allow out of network options during a crunch of patients like we saw after Iraq and Afghnaisitan. That is how a corporation would handle this problem better. It can snap its finger and allocate resources differently. Why? because it HAS to. it has to answer to its customer base, its stockholders, its employees. Big government simply has no structure or incentive to do anything fast and efficient.

And to address your last paragraph, once again, it was the FEDS that allowed it to grow in massive size without proper oversight. Yes, Mari, this really is the problem of the feds.

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to criticize ACA.

You discount the ability of private enterprise to administer veteran healthcare based simply on the tunnel vision of how would they transition the existing federally administered system into something else. Your restrictions do not recognize reality.  You mandate the new “owners” begin with a system that has been run into the ground by the former ones. Then you tie their hands for an undetermined amount of time until they can get Congress to appropriately modify existing laws regarding financial aspects.

Where’s your criticism of the existing VA system that puts up with the deceit and probable crimes most recently exposed? The last time we saw something of the same magnitude it happened in an entity called Enron I think. Where are they now? Your other fake comparison about bankruptcies doesn’t even deserve a response. You know very well, given the huge numbers of private companies vs. one federal system makes the number comparison meaningless. To paraphrase your list, where's "Bear Stearns, Lehman Brothers and Arthur Anderson"? All put to death or allowed to die and replaced with ones that work. Can't happen in government.

 The biggest advantage private enterprise has over any federal endeavor is their ability to get rid of waste. The most successful companies, on a regular or annual basis trim 10% of their lowest performing assets (people and otherwise), replacing them ones willing or able to perform. This is very difficult and sometimes virtually impossible in almost all federal sectors. This is why the government has gotten so huge. Even the military struggles with it. From what I know of the VA system, the huge problems are NOT with the majority of providers of service (nurses, doctors, technicians). The problem is their managers. The good ones are prevented from managing the bad providers and the bad ones are now showing up on the 6 o’clock news.  

And oh, BTW, regarding one of your earlier posts. The ACA IS indeed bringing back the HMO. There are many new systems now set up that are HMOs where there is no choice for out of network provider service. The second generation HMO, called PPO (that has been the standard in the private sector) allows for out of network coverage with more out of pocket costs.

The VA is the ultimate HMO, ultimate from the standpoint that they are a monopoly. With the ACA you still have a choice of 2 or more HMOs, at least for now.  


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allow out of network options during a crunch of patients like we saw after Iraq and Afghnaisitan."

          That idea would just multiply the cost of providing veterans with health care tremendously. If a vet could choose to go the shiny new private hospital down the street, or a state of the art private practice with those open MRIs, that is great for the vet and I agree it would sure take care of the wait times problem.  

        But wait a minute. Now we have a stampede of vets using the private option. But Jack Dunphy CEO still has to pay the 300,000 VA doctors and other employees whether they work or not.  So the government ends up reimbursing the private doctors while still paying the VA doctors.  

You’ve exceeded your budget, CEO. The Board wants to talk to you.

Iit's harder than you think.

       As to the 10 to 1 bankruptcy point, I think that is actually true – the number of private businesses that fail is astronomical. It is not just that SOME fail -the majority do.  Sixty percent of new businesses fail, according to the SBA. Add the existing businesses that fail within 5 or 10 years and the number is huge.

        When a government entity fails, the cliché lovers come out and say it is bc the government can’t do as a good a job as the private sector. But when you compare  private sector failures to government failures, the facts just don’t bear that out. Bad management is simply no more a condition of federal employment than it is of private emplolyment

The vast majority of bankruptcies are in those that are just starting up, during their first year or so. How many of these entities were just bad ideas or run by poor managers? These bankruptcies serve the very useful Darwinian purpose to weed out defective DNA that does not deserve to become a viable organism. Bankruptcy ratios have to be one of the worst metrics available for evaluating the efficiency of free enterprise.

If you insist in pursuing this metric I suggest you look at those in established companies. How about companies that were viable enough to eventually “go public”? I think you’ll find that instead of a 90% rate it will only be 1% to 2% per year for publicly traded corporations

a corporation would slash and burn thru all the wasteful expenditures, practices and asinine policies. Much needed layoffs would get rid of the bottom dwellers and cancers currently flooding the VA and killing it to the core. Waste/fraud/abuse wouldn't be just a slogan politicians use to get elected and never see it thru to fruition but it would be a reality in a private sector setting.

That would create a staff that would be held accountable on a day in and day out basis and allow me to accrue tremendous savings so CEO JD could move asssets around to help out on a temporary rise in patients from recent wars and NOT busting the budget.

I can only assume you don't have executive experience, for if you did, I wouldn't have to explain any of this to you. LOL

Obama is slowly acknowledging that the private sector does things better than government. He has reaized that the government wheel of change is such a slow moving sphere as to be unable to tell it is even moving. A CEO would go into the VA and start cleaning house on DAY ONE. Not 5, 10 or 20 YEARS later and have to hear about the scandal only from the media. Obama is realizing all of this. It's about time you did too. LOL

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it restricts the pass or fail results to a very short time period. Short indeed relative to the decades it took the VA (or any other government program) to reach their juggernaut size.

Additionally it is unrealistic in the time he allowed to take the corrective actions required.

The VA does most of it's actual medical service delivery quite well. There are some specific services that it does much better than any present private provider can presently provide as efficiently, e.g. PTSD treatment and limb amputation rehab.

the bottom feeders and the poor performers like you can in a private corporation. Just as Congress requires you to give vets 5 years of free medical care, Congress requires you to abide by civil service rules.  

        You have to follow the elaborate procedures for civil service employee termination contained in the Merit Systems Protection Board regs. You can “downsize” but even there you can’t just consider performance ratings- length of service can sometimes trump mediocre performance.

        And here is something else you did not know- the VA is statutorily obligated to give preference to hiring veterans. And when you attempt to downsize vets, their preference rights are a factor you have to consider. Bottom line is it is almost possible to downsize a long term vet with mediocre performance ratings.

         You can terminate for really poor performance but it has to be carefully documented over a period of time. And there are the appeal rights. The employee can appeal to the MSPB and ultimately to a court. It takes years.  

        Indeed Congress is considering legislation to make it easier to fire senior employees but the rank and file VA employees are going to be there for a long time.

         By the time you get rid of enough of those bottom feeders and cancers to make a difference, the Board will have already fired you.

        Hence, even if we turn the management of the VA over to a private company, the managers would face the same crippling structural problems that the federal managers face- the vast size of the agency, the huge number of patients, a budget provided by Congress, and crippling employee security rules.

       Could we just privatize the VA workforce as well to get over these problems? Yes, but your funding still comes from Congress and you can't make a profit giving free health care, so you would never be able to pay market wages to your employes. So that wouldn't work either.  A private company would have the same problems.
 

I can understand why you wouldn't want to further the debate.

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if the military operated like a private corporation, and once a person no longer provides any service to that corporation, they are no longer obligated to provide benefits to them?

 
One day, it will be that way.

Mari just doesnt get that congress is part of the "big goverment problem" we keep mentioning. He keeps arguing from a perspective of how things are, rather than how they would be, under corporate rule from jump street.

Once again, it is the massive, inept and wasteful FEDERAL government (which happens to INCLUDE congress, LOL) that is the problem here.  

We keep removing big government in our arguments to him to fix the problem, Mari keeps sticking big government back in and then says "see, your fixes wont work because of X, Y and Z" not realizing for one second that the "X,Y and Z" is caused by big government! LOL

To further illustrate the point, just read Mari's own words:

"You can't just layoff the bottom feeders and the poor performers like you can in a private corporation."

EXACTLY OUR POINT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL

Nothing you and I say could have said would have made our points for us any better than that statement by him. It encapsulates the problem simply, yet perfectly.

"so lets expand it"

I agree with Ed, he doesn't need to say another word, Mari is making his argument for him.

about whether or not Obamacare is reconstituting the HMO system.

But Jacks error was in assuming that federal managers are inherently incompetent and private sector managers inherently competent. Neither is true. The va problems are structural and are not a function of the federal status of the managers. Private managers dealt the same hand could not do any better. But let's give jack credit for trying.

The 10 to 1 private sector challenge is valid given jacks offer of the failure of a single program as proof of the inherent incomptence. He did not realize that private sector success is the exception not the rule.  

And that's all the iPad posting I can do while I'm waiting for my flight to New Yor

And no, I made no assumption at all and didn't speak in any absolutes. Whatever the success rate of the private sector, it is far superior to that of big government.  

And the private sector has competition up the wazoo and if it fails, it goes bye bye. The feds just jack up taxes or put it on the Chinese credit card. Christ, under this admin, you dont even lose your job! LOL

Now get on that flight so you can get out of Dodge without your butt getting whipped again. LOL

I'm sure we'll pick this up at another time, in another thread.

Fly safe Mari.

Maybe it's time to revisit an earlier discussion about the size of the federal government. If we enumerate all the Administrations, Agencies, Archives, Architects,Associations, Authorities, Boards, Centers, Commissions, Committees, Conferences, Consortiums, Corporations, Corps, Counsels, Courts, Endowments, Foundations, Institutes, Galleries, Gardens, Groups, Laboratories, Libraries, Managements, Museums, Observatories, Offices, Operations, Parks, Programs, Services and Sites. . . .  

Here is the result (Part 1 of 7):

Administrative Committee of the Federal Register
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
American Battle Monuments Commission
Appalachian Regional Commission
Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board  
Arctic Research Commission
Armed Forces Retirement Home
Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in education Foundation
Broadcasting Board of Governors
Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board
Chief Financial Officers Council
Chief Human Capital Officers Council
Chief Information Officers Council
Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee
Commission of Fine Arts
Commission on International Religious Freedom
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe  
Committee for Purchase from People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States
Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Delaware River Basin Commission
Denali Commission
Endangered Species Committee
Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board
Federal Executive Board
Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council
Federal Financing Bank
Federal Geographic Data Committe
Federal Interagency Committee for the Management of Noxious and Exotic Weeds
Federal Interagency Committee on Education
Federal Interagency Council on Statistical Policy
Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer
Federal Library and Information Center Committee
Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation
Illinois and Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor Commission
Indian Arts and Crafts Board
Information Security Oversight Office
Interagency Alternative Dispute Resolution Working Group
Interagency Council on Homelessness
Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin
J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation
Japan-United States Friendship Commission
Joint Board for the Enrollment of Actuaries
Joint Fire Science Program
Marine Mammal Commission
Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
Migratory Bird Conservation Commission
Mississippi River Commission
Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy Foundation
Muscular Dystrophy Coordinating Committee  
National Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare
National Council on Disability
National Indian Gaming Commission
National Invasive Species Council
National Park Foundation
Northwest Power and Conservation Planning Council
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board
Panama Canal Commission
President's Intelligence Advisory Board
Presidio Trust
Regulatory Information Service Center
Social Security Advisory Board
Susquehanna River Basin Commission
Taxpayer Advocacy Panel
U.S. Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Veterans Day National Committee
Vietnam Educational Foundation
White House Commission on Presidential Scholars
White House Commission on the National Moment of Remembrance
Department of Agriculture  
Board of Contract Appeals
National Appeals Division
Office of Budget and Program Analysis
Office of Communications  
Office of Congressional Relations  
Office of Tribal Relations
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
Office of the Chief Economist
Climate Change Program Office
Office of Energy Policy and New Uses
Office of Risk Assessment and Cost-Benefit Analysis
World Agricultural Outlook Board
National Information Technology Center  
Agricultural Marketing Service
Agricultural Research Service  
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service  
Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion  
Economic Research Service
Farm Service Agency  
Commodity Operations
Conservation Programs
Disaster Assistance
Farm Loan Programs
Price Support
Food and Nutrition Services
Child and Adult Care Food Program
Disaster Assistance
Food Distribution Programs
Nutrition Education
School Meals
Summer Food Service Program
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
Women, Infants, and Children Program
Food Safety and Inspection Services  
Codex Alimentarius
Food Defense and Emergency Response
Food Safety Education
Recalls
Regulations and Policies
Science
Foreign Agricultural Service
Forest Service  
Forest Health Protection
Forest Inventory and Analysis
National Incident Information Center
Passes and Permits
Recreation, Heritage, and Volunteer Resources
Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration  
Grain Inspection Service
Livestock, Meat, and Poultry
National Agricultural Statistics Service  
Census of Agriculture
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Natural Resources Conservation Service  
Risk Management Agency
Rural Development  
Renewable Energy for America Program
Department of Commerce  
Economic Development Administration
Minority Business Development Agency
Office of the Inspector General
Office of the Secretary
Commerce Departmental Library
Human Resources Management
Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization
Economics and Statistics Administration  
Bureau of Economic Analysis
Bureau of the Census
International Trade Administration  
Import Administration
Market Access Compliance
Trade Compliance Center
U.S. Commercial Service
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration  
Coastal Ocean Program
High Performance Computing and Communications
National Ice Center
National Marine Fisheries Service
National Ocean Service
National Weather Service  
National Specialized Centers
National Centers for Environmental Prediction  
Aviation Weather Center
Climate Prediction Center
Environmental Modeling Center
Hydrometeorological Prediction Center
NCEP Central Operations
Ocean Prediction Center
Space Weather Prediction Center
Storm Prediction Center
National Hurricane Center
Spaceflight Meteorology Group
Hydrology Research Laboratory
International Tsunami Information Center
Pacific Tsunami Warning Center
Central Pacific Hurricane Center
West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center
Alaska Aviation Weather Unit
National Centers
Hydrologic Information Center
National Data Buoy Center
National Operational Hydrologic Remote Sensing Center
Telecommunication Operations Center
NOAA and NWS Training Center
NWS Headquarters Offices
Headquarters
Office of Climate, Water, and Weather Services
Office of Hydrologic Development
Office of Operational Systems
Office of Science and Technology
Office of the Chief Financial Officer
Office of the Chief Information Officer
Strategic Planning and Policy Office
Executive Affairs
Office of Equal Opportunity and Diversity Management
NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps
Office of Research and Technology Applications
National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service  
National Climatic Data Center
National Geophysical Data Center
National Oceanographic Data Center
National Coastal Data Development Center
Office of Systems Development
Office of Satellite Operations
Office of Satellite Data Processing and Distribution
Center for Satellite Applications and Research


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National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System
Integrated Program Office
Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-R Series
Office of Space Commercialization
Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research  
Environmental Research Laboratories  
Air Resources Laboratory
Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory
Earth System Research Laboratory  
Global Monitoring Division
Physical Sciences Division
Chemical Sciences Division
Global Systems Division
Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory
Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory
National Severe Storms Laboratory
Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory
National Telecommunications and Information Administration  
Office of Spectrum Management
Office of Policy Analysis and Development
Office of Telecommunications and Information Applications
Patent and Trademark Office  
U.S. Patents Database at CNIDR
Center for Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships
Office of Business Liaison
Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs
Office of Policy and Strategic Planning
Office of the Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary for Administration
Office of the Chief Information officer
National Institute of Standards and Technology  
Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology
Center for Neutron Research
Materials Measurement Laboratory
Physical Measurement Laboratory
Standards Coordination Office
Baldrige Performance Excellence Program
Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership
Strategic Planning and Economic Analysis Office
National Technical Information Service  
FedWorld Information Network  
Department of Defense  
Department of Defense Libraries
National Reconnaissance Office
Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
Defense Commissary Agency
Defense Contract Audit Agency
Defense Courier Division
Defense Finance and Accounting Service
Defense Information Systems Agency
Defense Intelligence Agency
Defense Legal Services Agency
Defense Security Cooperation Agency
Defense Security Service
Defense Technical Information Center
Missile Defense Agency
National Security Agency/Central Security Service
Pentagon Force Protection Agency
Defense Contract Management Agency  
Information Technology/Customer Service  
Defense Logistics Agency  
Defense Threat Reduction Agency
Department of the Air Force  
Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps
Civil Air Patrol
Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling
Mortuary Affairs Operations Center  
Air Force Families of the Fallen Support Branch
Mortuary Affairs Operations Center Honor Guard
United States Air Force Academy
Field Operating Agencies
Air Force Agency for Modeling and Simulation
Air Force Audit Agency
Air Force Center for Engineering and the Environment
Air Force Chaplain Agency
Air Force Civil Engineer Support Agency
Air Force Command and Control Integration Center
Air Force Network Integration Center
Air Force Historical Research Agency
Air Force Inspection Agency
Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Agency
Air Force Manpower Agency
Air Force Office of Special Investigations
Air Force Personnel Center
Air Force Petroleum Agency
Air Force Real Property Agency
Air Force Safety Center
Air Force Security Forces Center
Air Force Services Agency
Air Force Surgeon General
Air Force Technical Applications Center
Air Force Weather Agency
Air Force Wounded Warriors
Air National Guard
Air Force Space Command
Air Force Special Operations Command
Air Mobility Command
Pacific Air Forces
U.S. Air Forces in Europe
Air Combat Command  
Cyberspace and Information Operations Study Center
Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Agency
Air Education and Training Command  
Air Force Institute of Technology
Air University
Air Force Materiel Command  
Air Force Office of Scientific Research
Air Force Research Laboratory
Air Force Reserve Command  
Air Reserve Personnel Center
Department of the Army  
U.S. Army Forces Command
Training and Doctrine Command
Army Materiel Command  
Army Research Laboratory  
U.S. Military Academy
U.S. Army Reserve Command
U.S. Army Acquisition Support Center
U.S. Army Installation Management Command
Army National Guard
Army Financial Management
Army Review Boards Agency
White Sands Missile Range
Department of the Navy  
Naval Divisions and Commands
Bureau of Medicine and Surgery
Chief Information Officer
Military Sealift Command
Naval Air Systems Command
Naval Criminal Investigative Service
Naval Inspector General
Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command
Naval Network Warfare Command
Naval Reserve Forces
Naval Safety Center
Naval Sea Systems Command
Naval Special Warfare Command
Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command
US Naval Academy
US Naval Observatory
United States Marine Corps  
Office of Naval Research  
Office of Small Business Programs
Regional Support Offices
News and Media Center
Naval Reserve Science and Technology Program
Office of Naval Research Global
US Naval Research Laboratory
Science and Technology Organization  
Office of Innovation
Expeditionary Warfare and Combating Terrorism
Office of Research
Office of Transition
Defense Human Resources Activity
Defense Media Activity
Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office
Department of Defense Education Activity
Office of Economic Adjustment
TRICARE Management Activity
Washington Headquarters Services
Directorate for Command, Control, Communications, and Computer System  
Directorate for Intelligence  
Directorate for Manpower and Personnel
Directorate for Operations
Directorate of Management
Force Structure Resources and Assessment Directorate
Logistics Directorate
Operational Plans and Joint Force Development
Strategic Plans and Policy Directorate
Joint Service Schools
Defense Acquisition University
Joint Military Intelligence College
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
National Defense University  
Industrial College of the Armed Forces
Information Resources Management College
Joint Forces Staff College
National War College
Office of the Secretary of Defense  
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness
Office of Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy
Unified Combatant Commands
Central Command
European Command
Joint Forces Command
Northern Command
Pacific Command
Southern Command
Strategic Command
Transportation Command
 Department of Education  
Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance
Educational Resources Information Center
National Assessment of Educational Progress
Office of Indian Education
Office of Intergovernmental and Interagency Affairs  
Presidential Scholars Program
Office of the Chief Financial Officer
Office of the Chief Information Officer
Office of Management  
Family Policy Compliance Office
Office of Hearings and Appeals
Office of English Language Acquisition
Office of Federal Student Aid
Office of Postsecondary Education
Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools
Office of Vocational and Adult Education
Institute of Education Sciences  
National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance
National Center for Education Research
National Center for Education Statistics
The National Education Research and Development Centers
National Research and Development Centers
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education  
Office of Migrant Education
Office of Innovation and Improvement  
Office of Non-Public Education
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Service  

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Rehabilitation Services Administration
Department of Energy  
Energy Sciences Network (ESnet)
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
Hanford Site
Kansas City Plant
Miamisburg Environmental Management Project
Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education
Oak Ridge Operations' Environmental Management Program
Pantex Plant: Nuclear Weapons Assembly and Disassembly Facility
Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site
Savannah River Site
Waste Isolation Pilot Plant
Y-12 Plant
Albuquerque Operations Office
Chicago Office - Integrated Support Center
Golden Field Office
Idaho Operations Office
Nevada Site Office
Oak Ridge Operations
Office of River Protection
Richland Operations Office
Savannah River Operations Office
West Valley Demonstration Project
Rocky Flats Field Office
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Energy Information Administration
Federal Energy Management Program
Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management
Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs
Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability
Office of Environmental Management
Office of Fossil Energy
Office of Health, Safety and Security  
Office of Classification
Office of Corporate Safety Analysis
Office of Departmental Personnel Security
Departmental Representative to the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
Office of Enforcement
Office of Health and Safety
Office of Independent Oversight
Office of the National Training Center
Office of Nuclear Safety, Quality Assurance and Environment
Office of Resource Management
Office of Security Operations
Office of Security Policy
Office of Security Technology and Assistance
Office of Nuclear Energy
Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence
Office of Science  
Basic Energy Science Program
Fusion Energy Sciences Program
High Energy Physics Program
Office of Advanced Scientific Computing Research OCTR  
Office of Scientific and Technical Information
Office of Biological and Environmental Research  
Biological Systems Science Division
Climate and Environmental Sciences Division
William R. Wiley Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory
Nuclear Physics Program
Workforce Development for Teachers and Scientists Program
Ames Laboratory
Argonne National Laboratory
Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory
Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Los Alamos National Laboratory
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
New Brunswick Laboratory
Oak Ridge National Laboratories
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
Radiological and Environmental Sciences Laboratory
Sandia National Laboratories
Savannah River Ecology Laboratory
Savannah River National Laboratory
Stanford Linear Accelerator Center National Laboratory
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility
Ernest Orlando Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory  
National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center
National Nuclear Security Administration  
Nuclear Nonproliferation
Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program
NNSA Service Center
Power Marketing Administrations
Bonneville Power Administration
Southeastern Power Administration
Southwestern Power Administration
Western Area Power Administration
Special Purpose Offices
National Energy Technology Laboratory
Naval Petroleum Reserve
Strategic Center for National Gas and Oil
Strategic Petroleum Reserve
Department of Health and Human Services  
Administration for Children and Families
Administration on Aging
Center for Faith-Based & Community Initiatives
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Departmental Appeals Board
Health Resources and Services Administration
Indian Health Service
Office for Public Health Emergency Preparedness
Program Support Center
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality  
Center for Outcomes and Evidence
Center for Primary Care, Prevention, and Clinical Partnerships
Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
National Advisory Council for Healthcare Research and Quality
Office of Communications and Knowledge Transfer
Office of Extramural Research, Education, and Priority Populations
Office of Performance, Accountability, Resources, and Technology
Center for Practice and Technology Assessment  
Evidence-based Practice Centers
National Guideline Clearinghouse
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry  
Division of Health Assessment and Consultation  
Office of Tribal Affairs
Division of Health Studies  
Surveillance and Registries Branch
Health Investigations Branch
Divison of Regional Operations
Divison of Toxicology and Environmental Medicine  
Toxic Substances Portal
Administrative Offices  
Board of Scientific Counselors
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)  
Center for Global Health  
Division of Global HIV/AIDS (DGHA)
Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria (DPDM)
Division of Global Disease Detection and Emergency Response
Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Office of Infectious Diseases
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases  
Division of Bacterial Diseases
Influenza Division
Division of Viral Diseases
Global Immunizations Division
Immunization Services Division
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases
Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases
Division of Global Migration and Quarantine
Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion
Division of Preparedness and Emerging Infections
Division of Scientific Resources
Division of Vector-Borne Diseases
National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention
National Center for Preparedness, Detection, and Control of Infectious Diseases  
Division of Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response
Division of Preparedness and Emerging Infections
Division of Global Migration and Quarantine  
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion
Division of Laboratory Systems
Office of Noncommunicable Diseases, Injury and Environmental Health
National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
National Center for Environmental Health
National Center for Injury Prevention & Control
Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response  
CDC Emergency Operations Center
Public Health Emergency Preparedness Cooperative Agreement
Strategic National Stockpile
Division of Select Agents and Toxins
Office for State, Tribal, Local and Territorial Support  
Public Health Law Program Office
Division of Public Health Performance Improvement
Division of Public Health Capacity Development
Office of Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Laboratory Services  
Epidemiology and Analysis Program Office
Laboratory Science, Policy and Practice Program Office
National Center for Health Statistics
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
National Office of Public Health Genomics
Public Health Informatics and Technology Program Office
Public Health Surveillance Program Office
Scientific Education and Professional Development Program Office
Food and Drug Administration  
Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research
Center for Devices and Radiological Health
Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
Center for Veterinary Medicine
Office of Regulatory Affairs
National Institutes of Health  
Fogarty International Center

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National Cancer Institute
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
National Center for Minority Health and Health Disparities
National Center for Research Resources
National Eye Institute
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
National Human Genome Research Institute
National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
National Institute of General Medical Sciences
National Institute of Mental Health
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
National Institute of Nursing Research
National Institute on Aging
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
National Institute on Drug Abuse
National Library of Medicine
Office of Public Health and Science  
Office of the Surgeon General
Commissioned Corps of the U.S. Public Health Service
Medical Reserve Corps
National Vaccine Program Office
Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Office of HIV/AIDS Policy
Office for Human Research Protections
Office of Minority Health
Office of Population Affairs
Office of Research Integrity
Office on Women's Health
President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports
President's Council on Bioethics
Advisory Committee on Blood Safety and Availability
Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Advisory Committee
Department of Homeland Security  
Borders and Maritime Security Division
Chemical and Biological Division
Command, Control, and Interoperability Division
Explosives Division
Human Factors Behavioral Sciences Division
Infrastructure and Geophysical Division
Office of Special Programs
Office of Test & Evaluation Standards
The Homeland Security Institute
National Protection and Programs Directorate  
Office of Cybersecurity and Communications
Office of Infrastructure Protection
Office of Intergovernmental Programs
Office of Risk Management and Analysis
Homeland Security Advisory Council
Office of Health Affairs  
Health Threats Resilience Division
Workforce Health and Medical Support Division
Office of Intelligence and Analysis
Office of Operations Coordination
Ombudsman of Citizen and Immigration Services
The Privacy Office
Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
Domestic Nuclear Detection Office
Architecture Directorate
Mission Management Directorate
National Technical Nuclear Forensics Center
Operations Support Directorate
Product Acquisition & Deployment Directorate
Systems Engineering & Evaluation Directorate
Transformational & Applied Research Directorate
Transportation Security Administration
United States Customs and Border Protection
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services
United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement  
Enforcement and Removal Operations  
Federal Protective Services
ICE Homeland Security Investigations  
ICE Management and Administration  
National Firearms and Tactical Training Unit
United States Secret Service
Federal Emergency Management Agency  
National Preparedness Directorate
US Fire Administration
United States Coast Guard  
Marine Safety Program
Sea Partners
United States Coast Guard Academy
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)  
Government National Mortgage Association
Office of Community Planning and Development
Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity
Office of Housing/Federal Housing Authority
Office of Affordable Housing Preservation
Office of Public and Indian Housing
Departmental Enforcement Center
Office of Policy Development and Research
Real Estate Assessment Center
Federal Housing Finance Agency  
Department of Justice  
Antitrust Division
Asset Forfeiture Program
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives
Civil Division
Civil Rights Division
Criminal Division
Diversion Control Program
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
Environment and Natural Resources Division
Executive Office for Immigration Review
Executive Office for U.S. Trustees
Justice Management Division
National Drug Intelligence Center
National Security Division (NSD)
Office of Attorney Recruitment and Management
Office of Information Policy
Office of Intergovernmental and Public Liaison
Office of Legal Counsel
Office of Legal Policy
Office of Legislative Affairs
Office of Privacy and Civil Liberties
Office of Professional Responsibility
Office of the Federal Detention Trustee
Office of the Inspector General
Office of the Pardon Attorney
Office of the Solicitor General
Office of Tribal Justice
Office on Violence Against Women
Professional Responsibility Advisory Office
Tax Division
United States Marshals Service
United States National Central Bureau (USNCB) of INTERPOL
United States Parole Commission
Bureau of Prisons  
National Institute of Corrections
Executive Office for United States Attorneys  
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
FBI Academy
FBI Laboratory
Office of Justice Programs  
Bureau of Justice Assistance  
Bulletproof Vest Partnership Program
Counter-Terrorism Training and Resources for Law Enforcement
Denial of Federal Benefits Program
Drug Court Discretionary Grant Program
Federal Surplus Property Transfer Program
Gang Resistance Education And Training Program
Indian Alcohol and Substance Abuse Program
Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program
Justice Assitance Grant (JAG) Program
Prescription Drug Monitoring Program
Prison Industry Enhancement Certification Program
Prisoner Reentry Initiative
Project Safe Neighborhoods
Protecting Inmates and Safeguarding Communities Program
Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program
Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners Program
Southwest Border Prosecution Initiative
State Criminal Alien Assistance Program
Statewide Automated Victim Information Notification (SAVIN) Program
Tribal Courts Assistance Program
Bureau of Justice Statistics
Community Capacity Development Office  
Weed and Seed Initiative
American Indian/Alaska Native Affairs Desk
Office for Civil Rights
Office for Victims of Crime
Office of Administration
Office of Communication
Office of General Counsel
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking
Office of the Chief Financial Officer
Office of the Chief Information Officer
National Institute of Justice  
Office of Research and Evaluation
Office of Science and Technology  
National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center
Mapping and Analysis for Public Safet

National Criminal Justice Reference Service
Office of the Solicitor General
Office of the Associate Attorney General  
Community Relations Service
Foreign Claims Settlement Commission
Office of Community Oriented Policing Services
Department of Labor  
Administrative Review Board
Benefits Review Board
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships
Employee Benefits Security Administration
Employees' Compensation Appeals Board
Employment and Training Administration
Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs
Office of Disability Employment Policy- formerly President's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities
Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs
Office of Job Corps
Office of Labor-Management Standards
Office of Small Business Assistance
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
Veterans' Employment and Training Service
Wage and Hour Division
Women's Bureau
Bureau of International Labor Affairs  
Office of Child Labor, Forced Labor, and Human Trafficking
Office of International Relations
Office of Trade and Labor Affairs
Mine Safety and Health Administration  
Directorate of Educational Policy and Development  
National Mine Health and Safety Academy
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)  
Directorate of Construction
Directorate of Cooperative and State Programs
OSHA Training Institute
OSHA Training Institute Education Centers
Directorate of Enforcement Programs
Directorate of Evaluation and Analysis
Directorate of Information Technology
Directorate of Technical Support and Emergency Management
Directorate of Standards and Guidance
Office of Workers' Compensation Programs  
Division of Coal Mine Workers' Compensation
Division of Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation
Division of Federal Employees' Compensation
Division of Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation
Department of State  
Office of the Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Affairs  
Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation
Bureau of Political-Military Affairs  
Office of Regional Security and Arms Transfers
Office of Plans, Policy and Analysis  
Political-Military Policy and Planning Team
Global Peace Operations Initiative
United States Africa Command
Office of International Security Operations
Directorate of Defense Trade Controls
Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement  
U.S. Humanitarian Mine Action Program
Office of the POLAD Coordinator
Office of Security Negotiations and Agreements
Bureau of Verification, Compliance, and Implementation
Office for the Under Secretary for Economic, Energy and Agricultural Affairs  
Bureau of Economic, Energy and Business Affairs  
International Communication and Information Policy (CIP) Group
International Finance and Development Unit
Transportation Affairs Division
Office of Commercial and Business Affairs
China Business Information Center
Middle East and North Africa Business Information Center
Office of Economic Policy Analysis & Public Diplomacy
Office of the Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs  
Bureau of Oceans, Environment, and Scientific Affairs
Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor
Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration
Avian Influenza Action Group
Office of the Science and Technology Advisor
Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons
Office of the Special Envoy for Human Rights in North Korea
Office of the Under Secretary for Management  
Bureau of Information Resource Management
Foreign Service Institute
Bureau of Human Resources  
Family Liaison Office
Authentications Office
Office of Allowances
Office of Logistics Management
Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization
Office of Overseas Schools
Office of Global Publishing Solutions
Office of Directives Management
Office of the Procurement Executive
Ralph J. Bunche Library
Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations
Bureau of Consular Affairs
Office of Management Policy, Rightsizing, and Innovation
Bureau of Diplomatic Security  
Office of Foreign Missions
Diplomatic Recepton Rooms
Office of the Secretary for Political Affairs  
Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs  
Office of Civilian Police and Rule of Law Programs
Office of Aviation
Bureau of African Affairs  
Office of Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs
Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs
Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs
Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs
Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs
Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs
Bureau of International Organization Affairs
Office of the Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs  
Office of Policy, Planning and Resources  
Evaluation and Measurement Unit
Bureau of Public Affairs  
USAID Press Office
Broadcast Services
Office of the Historian
Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs  
Office of Academic Exchange Programs
Office of Citizen Exchanges
Office of English Language Programs
Office of Global Educational Programs
Office of International Visitors
Office of Policy and Evaluation
Office of Private Sector Exchange
Grants Division
Bureau of International Information Programs
Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy
Bureau of Resource Management (RM)
Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources
Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism
Office of the Executive Secretariat
Bureau of Intelligence and Research
Special Envoy for Middle East Peace
Special Envoy to Sudan
Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy
Office of Inspector General
Office of the Legal Advisor
Bureau of Legislative Affairs
Office of Policy Planning Staff
Office of the Chief of Protocol
Office of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator
Office of Global Women's Issues
Global Partnership Initiative
Office of the Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization
Office of War Crimes Issues
Department of Transportation  
Bureau of Transportation Statistics
DOT Library
Federal Railroad Administration
Federal Transit Administration
Maritime Administration
National Transportation Library
Research and Innovative Technology Administration
Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation
Surface Transportation Board
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)  
Office of the Associate Administrator for Airports
Office of Airport Planning and Programming
Office of Airport Safety and Standards
Office of Airport Compliance and Field Operations
Air Traffic Organization
Office of Commercial Space Transportation
Office of Communications
Office of Security & Hazardous Materials  
Office of Emergency Operations, Communications and Investigations
Regions and Aeronautical Center Operations
Field and Regional Offices
Aircraft Certification Offices
Aircraft Evaluation Groups
Airports Regional & District/Development Offices
Center for Management and Executive Leadership
Certificate Management Offices
Flight Standards District Offices
International Field Offices and Units
Manufacturing Inspection District Offices
Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center  
FAA Academy
Logistics Center
Security and Hazardous Materials Offices
William J. Hughes Technical Center
Federal Highway Administration  
Federal Lands Highway Office
Office of Operations
Planning, Environment and Realty
Office of Asset Management
Office of Bridge Technology
Office of Pavement Technolog

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration  
National Center for Statistics and Analysis
Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization
Department of Veterans Affairs  
Board of Veterans' Appeals
Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships
Center for Minority Veterans
Center for Veterans Enterprise
Center for Women Veterans
National Cemetery Administration
Office of Acquisition, Logistics and Construction
Office of Advisory Committee Management
Office of Congressional and Legislative Affairs
Office of Employment Discrimination Complaint Adjudication
Office of Human Resources and Administration
Office of Information and Technology
Office of Inspector General
Office of Management
Office of Occupational Safety and Health
Office of Operations, Security, and Preparedness
Office of Policy and Planning
Office of Public and Intergovernmental Affairs
Office of Resolution Management
Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization
Office of the General Counsel
Veterans Benefits Administration  
Compensation and Pension Benefits Service
Insurance Service
Loan Guaranty Service
Vocational Rehabilitation and Counseling Service
Veterans Health Administration  
Chief Business Office
Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs
Compensated Work Therapy
Foreign Medical Program
Health Administration Center
Medical Centers
National Center for Ethics
National Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
National Center for Patient Safety
National Chaplain Center
Office for Health Policy and Planning
Office of Academic Affiliations
Office of Care Coordination Services
Office of Health Information
Office of Medical Inspector
Office of Nursing Services
Office of Public Health and Environmental Hazards
Office of Readjustment Counseling
Office of Research and Development
Office of Research Oversight
Pharmacy Benefits Management Services
VA Voluntary Service
Veterans Health Information Systems and Technology Architecture
Department of the Interior  
Interior Library
National Park Service  
Air Resources Division
American Indian Liaison Office
Geological Resources Division
National Park Service NatureNet
Water Resources Division
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service  
Division of Bird Habitat Conservation
Division of Information Technology Management
Division of Law Enforcement  
Federal Duck Stamp Office
Bureau of Indian Affairs  
Office of Indian Services
Office of Justice Services
Office of Trust Services
Bureau of Indian Education
Indian Energy and Economic Development  
Division of Capital Investment
Division of Economic Development
Division of Energy and Mineral Development
Division of Energy Policy Development
Division of Workforce Development
Office of Congressional and Legislative - Indian Affairs
Office of Facilities, Environment and Cultural Resources  
Division of Environmental and Cultural Resources Management
Division of Safety and Risk Management
Office of Facilities Management and Construction
Office of Federal Acknowledgement
Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Services
Office of Human Capital Management
Office of Indian Gaming
Office of Internal Evaluation and Assessment
Office of Planning and Performance Management
Office of Public Affairs
Office of Regulatory Affairs and Collaborative Action
Office of Self-Governance
Tribal Budget Advisory Council
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
Bureau of Land Management  
National Applied Resource Sciences Center
National Human Resource Management Center
National Information Resource Management Center
National Interagency Fire Center
National Training Center
National Wild Horse and Burro Program
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement   
U.S. Geological Survey
Bureau of Reclamation   
Acquisition and Assistance Management Divison
Great Plains Cooperative Agricultural Weather Network
Information Technology Services Division
Library
Materials Engineering and Research Lab
Technical Service Center
Water for America
Water Resources Research Laboratory
Office of Policy, Management and Budge
Department of the Treasury  
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Bureau of the Public Debt
Community Development Financial Institutions Fund
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
Financial Management Service
Internal Revenue Service
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
Office of the Inspector General
Office of Thrift Supervision
United States Mint
Office of Domestic Finance
Office of Economic Policy
Office of General Counsel
Office of International Affairs
Office of Legislative Affairs
Office of D.C. Pensions
Office of Privacy and Treasury Records
Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization
Office of Public Affairs
Office of Tax Policy
Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence  
Office of Foreign Assets Control
Office of the Treasurer
 Executive Office of the President  
Council of Economic Advisers
Council on Environmental Quality
Domestic Policy Council
National Economic Council
National Security Council
Office of Administration
Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships
Office of Management and Budget
Office of National AIDS Policy
Office of National Drug Control Policy
Office of Science and Technology Policy
Office of the First Lady
Office of the Vice President of the United States
President's Council on Sustainable Development
President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board
United States Trade Representative
African Development Foundation
Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation
Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Corporation for National and Community Service
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
Environmental Protection Agency
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Export-Import Bank of the United States
Farm Credit Administration
Federal Communications Commission
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Federal Election Commission
Federal Housing Finance Agency
Federal Labor Relations Authority
Federal Maritime Commission
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission
Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board
Federal Trade Commission
Inter-American Foundation
Merit Systems Protection Board
National Capital Planning Commission
National Credit Union Administration
National Labor Relations Board
National Mediation Board
National Railroad Passenger Corporation
National Science Foundation
National Transportation Safety Board
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission
Office of Government Ethics
Office of Special Counsel
Overseas Private Investment Corporatio

Peace Corps
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
Postal Regulatory Commission
Railroad Retirement Board
Selective Service System
Tennessee Valley Authority
U.S. Trade and Development Agency
United States Commission on Civil Rights
United States International Trade Commission
Central Intelligence Agency  
Federal Reserve System
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
General Services Administration  
Office of the Administrator
Federal Acquisition Service
Public Buildings Service
Office of Governmentwide Policy
Office of the Chief Financial Officer
Office of the Chief Acquisition Officer
Office of the Chief People Officer
Office of the Chief Information Officer
Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs
Office of Citizen Services and Innovative Technologies  
Federal Citizen Information Center  
Office of Communications and Marketing
Office of Small Business Utilization
Office of Performance Improvement
Office of General Counsel
Office of Civil Rights
Office of Emergency Response and Recovery
Office of Inspector General
Civilian Board of Contract Appeals
Office of Management Services
National Aeronautics and Space Administration  
NASA Scientific and Technical Information Program
Ames Research Center
Dryden Flight Research Center
Glenn Research Center
Goddard Institute for Space Studies
Independent Validation and Verification Facility
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Kennedy Space Center
Langley Research Center
Marshall Space Flight Center
Moffett Federal Airfield
NASA Headquarters
Stennis Space Center
Goddard Space Flight Center  
Wallops Flight Facility
Johnson Space Center  
White Sands Test Facility
National Archives and Records Administration  
National Archives Trust Fund Board
National Historical Publications and Records Commission
The Center for Electronic Records
National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities
Institute of Museum and Library Services
National Endowment for the Humanities
National Endowment for the Arts  
Office of Personnel Management  
Federal Executive Institute and Management Development Centers
Federal Retirement Programs
Senior Executive Service
USA Jobs
Securities and Exchange Commission
Small Business Administration  
Social Security Administration  
United States Postal Service  
United States Postal Inspection Service
Judicial
Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts  
District Courts
Federal Judicial Center
Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation
United States Court of Federal Claims
United States Court of International Trade
United States Sentencing Commission
United States Tax Court
Courts of Appeal/Federal Court Finder
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
10th Circuit
11th Circuit
1st Circuit
2nd Circuit
3rd Circuit
4th Circuit
5th Circuit
6th Circuit
7th Circuit
8th Circuit
9th Circuit
District of Columbia Court
Federal Circuit
Architect of the Capitol
Congressional Budget Office
Government Accountability Office
Office of Compliance
Stennis Center for Public Service
United States Botanic Garden
Government Printing Office  
Newsroom and Media
Office of Congressional Relations
Office of Audits and Inspections
Office of Administration
Office of Investigations
Official Journals of Government
Creative and Digital Media Services
Library Services and Content Management
The Institute at GPO
Federal Depository Library Program
Federal Digital System
U.S. Government Bookstore
Library of Congress  
American Folklife Center
Center for the Book
Children's Literature Center
Congressional Research Service
Federal Library and Information Center Committee
Federal Research Division  
National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS)
THOMAS Legislative Information
United States Copyright Office
Cataloging Distribution Service
Cataloging Policy and Support Office
Photoduplication Service
Preservation Reformatting Division
African and Middle Eastern Reading Room
Asian Division Reading Room
Business Reference Services
European Reading Room
Geography and Map Division  
Hispanic Reading Room
Japan Documentation Center
Law Library of Congress
Local History & Genealogy
Manuscript Division
Microform Reading Room
Motion Picture and Television Reading Room
Newspaper and Current Periodical Room
Performing Arts Reading Room
Prints and Photographs Reading Room
Rare Book and Special Collections Reading Room
Recorded Sound Reference Center
Science Reading Room
Legal Services Corporation
State Justice Institute
United States Institute of Peace
Smithsonian Institution  
Anacostia Museum and Center for African American History and Culture
Archives of American Art
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Arts and Industries Building
Center for Earth and Planetary Studies
Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum
Freer Gallery of Art
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
National Air and Space Museum
National Gallery of Art
National Museum of African Art
National Museum of American History
National Museum of Natural History
National Museum of the American Indian
National Portrait Gallery
National Postal Museum
National Zoological Park
Renwick Gallery
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory

And I even deleted the standard offices normally expected to actually run an office.  


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Just as important to realize is that government programs never go away or even get efficiently reformed, they just keep getting bigger.

If this list doesn't impact anyone looking it over then I guess I give up.

Man Potty, you got a lil fudge brownie on the corner of your mouth.

when you see the one thing both parties can rally around is smearing the tea party the goose has been cooked. now i'm sure someone is gonna swoop in and call me a racist, a bible thumper, (or most likely both) proving my point.

I consider the foundation of the [Federal] Constitution as laid on this ground: That "all powers not delegated to the United States, by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States or to the people." [10th Amendment] To take a single step beyond the boundaries thus specifically drawn around the powers of Congress is to take possession of a boundless field of power, no longer susceptible of any definition."
-- Thomas Jefferson, "Opinion on the Constitutionality of a National Bank" [February 15, 1791]

The horse left the barn years ago and she aint coming back.

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You can't talk because your mouth is full of excrement.

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hypothetical about whether the private sector could do a better job running the VA than federal managers, particularly since you seemed to recognize in the one post I read that the answer is obviously "no."

 
If only we could get this kind of effort from you on real world issues like the need for gun control where you always give up so easily.

Why you now are listing federal agencies is a mystery in itself. Nonetheless I will attempt to read the 10 or 12 posts you have made when I get home this weekend.

On a completely separate topic, you aren't getting much pussy these days, are you Ed? Don't worry buddy, I've been there. Not sure it would drive me ona P and R board posting spree but you never know....

What most here most likely are not familiar with, is that VA medical care is means tested. e.g. In November, 2000, I was diagnosed with prostate cancer. A tumor was felt on the prostate by the Aviation Medical Examiner during a routine flight physical. Yeah, that's right, the old finger wave trick. The AME was curious as to why I would develop prostate cancer at a relatively young age,(57). I told him, during my second tour in Viet Nam, I often  was responsible for the maintenance on the C-123K, Ranch Hand aircraft. (Those are the ones that sprayed Agent Orange). There were days when my fatigues would be soaking wet from the chemicals dripping from the spray nozzles. He said that prostate cancer was one of the diseases on the VA's list that were suspected to be caused by Agent Orange. Went to the Philly VA hospital to enroll in the VA system for treatment. Had another exam and biopsy. Yep, it was there, positive results. Asked what were the treatment options? The VA doctor gave me some literature to read, and explained the options. Asked when I would start treatment? He said I would be notified.

In June, 2001, after many letters to the VA, I was notified that my income was too high to be treated by the VA. I exceeded their monetary threshold for treatment in their system. Called a urologist, and was given an appointment for the following week. He recommended an oncologist that specialized in prostate cancer treatment. Second week in July, I had brachytherapy, (seed implants), which was successful.

Returned to the Philly VA in Jan, 2002, (first available appointment), to ask if I could get follow up care after the radiation treatment. Answer was again, no. Income was too high. Asked if I should apply for disability rating as a result of the cancer. The VA said I would be notified if I qualified for a rating.

Forward to October 2010. Notified by the VA that I would be given a disability rating of 30%, for the cancer side effects, and for the hearing loss due to noise exposure while on active duty. All that means is that 30% of my military pension is non-taxed by the federal government. Took them 8 years to make that decision. I know others that have waited as long as that.

My neighbor, a Marine with two tours in Viet Nam suffers from PTSD, severe PTSD. He is eligible for VA care, and goes to the Philly VA Hospital. Took him 4 years to get the diagnosis, and another two before he could get therapy. Which basically is....here's 5 different medications. Go home, take them daily, and let us know how you feel.

and he has been dragged down much the same road. I doubt precious few know about these issues. I'd like to think there would be a much more collective outrage if it were better known.

Since gen-xers, and millennials are the ones that decide elections, do you think they would be concerned with the plight of a Vietnam veteran?

 
... and how many members of your generation, currently own stock in the company that produced agent orange?

I should have known better than to take off and leave you and Ed without adult supervision LOL.

          The question was, with respect to the operation of the VA, “could a private company do better?”

          I made it CRYSTAL CLEAR  to you that the question was posed in the context of operating the VA within the existing laws and regulations:

        “You are now in charge of  a vast network of filthy, dilapidated hospitals and thousands of doctors who finished in the bottom half of their med school class. Vets regularly complain about the quality of care they receive.  
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          What are you going to do?  You can’t charge these vets market rates and tell them to get health insurance. Combat vets by law get absolutely free health care for 5 years and thereafter get mostly free benefits for service connected injuries, although there are co-pays and maybe deductibles – not sure exactly how it works."

 
And you understood that.

          The answer is obviously “no.” Nonetheless, charging up the hill, you effectively answered “yes” and offered several ideas how you would change tings if you were in charge, including your now famous “I’d clean house on Day One" post.

        I patiently explained whey you could not summarily fire civil service employees like that.

        This seemed to discourage you as we heard no more about your plan “to clean house.”  In your final post, you tried to change the hypothetical - you said you would remove the fed gov including Congress from the equation so you would not be bound by the existing laws, and opted apparently for 100% privation. Smugly, you declared “victory,” or perhaps we should say “mission accomplished” at this point, at this point.

        But, unless your plan is to  start charging the vets for their health care, removing government funding means you have no way to pay for your privatization. And if your plan was to keep government funding but privatize everything else, your plan would still not work bc the gov funding is not enough to pay private rates to doctors or purchase new facilities. The most you could do would be – gasp – to put the vets in Obamacare.

     So, as I’m sure you now ruefully appreciate, the private sector could NOT do a better job in operating the VA.  And the reason why is that the private sector at its best is usually only superior to government when the private sector can operate for a profit.  When the private sector provides an entitlement program such as the VA, there is no reason to believe it would do any better than federal managers.  

Class dismissed. LOL

That would be the best comparison, wouldn’t it?

        The answer –health care and medical- 11 in one year. That is IN ONE YEAR Dude. H’mm.  Want to add them all up and run that percentage by sector? I didn’t think so.

         You also conveniently forget that I offered that metric only in response to Jack’s “proof” that Medicare is projected to go insolvent in the future. This “opened the door” to a comparison of private companies, whether privately or publicly held, that go insolvent. Public companies represent a fraction of the total number of private companies and they still are regular visitors to Chapter 11.

Disingenuous? I don't think so.  

Responsive to Jack's proof? You got it

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Why so?

 
Every time I find myself in the voting both, the thought of Vietnam Veterans never enter my head.

 
Kind of like Women's issues, they don't effect me.  

 

 
... and it's hypocritical, all be it an honest complaint. When people complain about the consequences of serving their country. While supporting the private sector industry, that sent them to war in the first place.

I know the is no way around these facts of life, how do you fight this problem?