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U.S. Federal Agency Acronyms

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Acronym
Stands For ….
CIA
Central Intelligence Agency
FBI
Federal Bureau of Investigation
IRS
Internal Revenue Service
EPA
Environmental Protection Agency
FEMA
Federal Emergency Management Agency
NSA
National Security Agency
NTSB
National Transportation Safety Board
SEC
Securities and Exchange Commission
FDIC
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
FDA
Food and Drug Administration
NIH
National Institutes of Health
Acronym
Stands For ….
FAA
Federal Aviation Administration
CDC
Centers for Disease Control
DHS
Department of Homeland Security
HUD
Housing and Urban Development
SSA
Social Security Administration
FCC
Federal Communications Commission
FEC
Federal Election Commission
FTC
Federal Trade Commission
DEA
Drug Enforcement Agency
DOD
Department of Defense
VA
Veterans Affairs
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BlendedCow
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level 50
Jun 3, 2013
Missed election. Bummer.
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cpgatbyu
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level 69
Mar 10, 2017
I wish I had.
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flyman
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level 8
Jun 6, 2013
BLANK BLANK AGENCY? Are you guys on drugs?
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chucktizzle
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level 36
Dec 17, 2013
You know you get the acronym, right?
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cranbeckh
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level 60
Jun 10, 2013
I don't know if I should be pleased or not that I know all my government agencies...
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Deddryk
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level 62
Apr 29, 2016
I feel the same way
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GeographerCartographer
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level 16
Jun 24, 2013
Why do we have so many? So the newspapers have enough scandals to fill up their front pages each day?
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ctleng76
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level 51
Aug 1, 2013
The government creates these so that more people can have jobs to keep unemployment down.
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kapulani3
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level 67
Mar 10, 2017
More specifically, the bureaucrats create these (many redundant) agencies so their friends can get their kick backs "legally".
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MyMindWentBlank
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level 47
Mar 10, 2017
They also serve vital purposes to make life better, safer, and more efficient.
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kapulani3
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level 67
Mar 10, 2017
That's sarcasm, right? No one who has ever had to deal with even one agency would ever attribute any of the words you used to government or "civil servants".
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TheWombat
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level 71
Oct 17, 2013
15/22 but surprised I knew so many as a non-American. Why do I know these things?
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courthousedoc
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level 68
Mar 1, 2014
Boy that was easy. All of them with 2:55 left. I guess I'm just a policy wonk.
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burntfrost
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level 55
May 28, 2014
It's a libertarian hit list.
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HalJordan2814
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level 46
Jul 27, 2014
Haha! I totally thought to myself as I was doing it "Here's one that needs to go, that one never should have been made, here's another we need to get rid of..."
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smartcookie17
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level 50
Jun 20, 2014
All with 1:42. I always was a spy freak. And a conspiracy theorist of sorts. But mainly just a spy freak. And I love EVERYTHING that ends in 'agency'. Especially if it gets an acronym.
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SDBolts619
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level 57
Jul 8, 2014
2:55 left. Thanks NPR!
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shortyf1
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level 49
Dec 21, 2014
Is not the 'Drug Enforcement Agency' an organisation in Liberia based upon the Federal US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)?
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GirlsGoneZakkWylde
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level 43
Nov 2, 2015
Get some.
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kasiabasia
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level 52
Feb 18, 2016
13/22, pretty good given the fact that I'm only basing my knowledge on hollywood movies.
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joez
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level 63
Feb 18, 2017
Infernal Revenue Service?
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ander217
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level 72
Feb 18, 2017
I tried that first.
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AdamC0912
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level 65
Mar 10, 2017
Quiz will be meaningless when trump abolishes all these departments. sigh...
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ksockwell
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level 32
Mar 10, 2017
There is a federal exchange Commission as well
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imalittledespot
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level 62
Mar 10, 2017
All with 3:02 left. Thanks, bygone journalism career! Of course, many of these agencies will be gone soon enough too if the current administration gets its way.
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Elan
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level 55
Mar 10, 2017
I think the EPA is about to move into a history quiz...
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Djilas
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level 67
Aug 6, 2017
From a traveller's perspective NPS, NFS and BLM are missing.
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