Here they are
By contacting these agencies—and through subtle conversation and questioning—you may systematically inch closer to identifying who to speak with regarding sponsorship of the HSe4Metrics platform.
Even if unwittingly, each of these agencies relies on the success of nationwide K–12 student performance. From GDP to defense, to innovation, to societal good, they all stand to profoundly benefit from a national escalation of formative K–12 performance.
(For many of the individuals you speak with, however, that connection may not be obvious—unless they take the time to explore this HSe4Metrics website.)
Congress could add the HSe4Metrics innovation to the Department of Education—or, alternatively, to one of many other federal agencies within the three categories listed below.
The 15 federal executive departments (often called “cabinet-level agencies”) of the U.S. government
- Department of State (DOS)
- Department of the Treasury
- Department of Defense (DOD)
- Department of Justice (DOJ)
- Department of the Interior (DOI)
- Department of Agriculture (USDA)
- Department of Commerce
- Department of Labor (DOL)
- Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
- Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
- Department of Transportation (DOT)
- Department of Energy (DOE)
- Department of Education (ED)
- Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
- Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
There are over 100 independent agencies and commissions—here are 26
Large / well-known independent agencies
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- Federal Reserve System (The Fed)
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
- National Science Foundation (NSF)
- U.S. Postal Service (USPS)
- Social Security Administration (SSA)
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Independent commissions & regulatory bodies
- Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
- Federal Election Commission (FEC)
- Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
- Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
- Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)
- Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
- Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
- National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
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Other independent agencies
- Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
- General Services Administration (GSA)
- National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
- Small Business Administration (SBA)
- Peace Corps
- AmeriCorps / Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS)
- Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM)
- U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC)
- Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) (now largely replaced by DFC)
- United States Agency for Global Media (USAGM) (formerly BBG)
Additional independent agencies and government corporations—smaller than those above
Oversight, accountability & auditing
- Government Accountability Office (GAO)
- Office of the Inspector General (OIG) (within many departments, but operates semi-independently)
- Office of Special Counsel (OSC)
- Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB)
- Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE)
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Legal, civil rights, and law enforcement
- Administrative Conference of the United States (ACUS)
- Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS)
- U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (USCCR)
- U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC)
- Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission (FMSHRC)
- Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC)
- Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB)
Finance, trade, and economics
- Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM)
- Farm Credit Administration (FCA)
- Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
- Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA)
- National Credit Union Administration (NCUA)
- Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC)
- U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC)
- Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC)
- Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board (FRTIB)
Science, technology, and infrastructure
- National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)
- Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)
- National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)
- National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)
- National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
- Office of Government Ethics (OGE)
- U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB)
- Denali Commission (Alaska infrastructure)
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Environment, energy, and public lands
- Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
- Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC)
- National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC)
- Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board (NWTRB)
- Arctic Research Commission (USARC)
- Surface Transportation Board (STB)
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Transportation and travel
- Federal Maritime Commission (FMC)
- National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak)
- Railroad Retirement Board (RRB)
- Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (SLSDC)
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Media, communication, and public engagement
- U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) (formerly Broadcasting Board of Governors)
- Voice of America (VOA)
- Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty (RFE/RL)
- Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB)
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- Humanitarian, cultural, and international affairs
- Peace Corps
- U.S. African Development Foundation (USADF)
- Inter-American Foundation (IAF)
- Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC)
- U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Smithsonian Institution
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Government services & operations
- Federal Election Assistance Commission (EAC)
- Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA)
- Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
- General Services Administration (GSA)
- Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC)
- Selective Service System (SSS)
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Education, innovation, and human capital (highly relevant to HSe4Metrics)
- National Science Foundation (NSF)
- National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)
- Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)
- Corporation for National and Community Service (AmeriCorps)
- National Assessment Governing Board (NAGB) (technically under NCES/DOE but operates semi-independently)