LibGuides: Federal Government Resources: Executive Branch

About the Executive Branch

The Executive Branch consists of the President, Vice President, the 15 department or cabinet-level agencies, the agencies that fall under each department, and the independent agencies and government corporations.

Organizational Chart of the United States Government
A tree structure of how the top branches and departments of the U.S. federal government are organized. Shows who reports to who.

Government Agencies, Organizations, and Programs

govinfo This link opens in a new window
Government Publishing Office website with access to digitized documents from the federal government. (Formerly FDsys).
Includes quick links to:
- Budget of the U.S. Government
- Code of Federal Regulations (e-CFR) | (annual)
- Congressional Bills, Committee Prints, Hearings, Reports
- Congressional Directory
- Congressional Record
- Constitution Annotated
- Economic Indicators
- Federal Register
- Public and Private Laws
- United States Code
- United States Courts Opinions
United States Government Manual This link opens in a new window
The official handbook of the Federal Government, updated to provide comprehensive and authoritative descriptions of the programs and activities of the legislative, judicial, and executive branches. Includes information about quasi-official agencies, international organizations with U.S. membership, and Federal boards, commissions, and committees.
USA.gov This link opens in a new window
The U.S. government's official web portal. Find brief description, contact information, and websites for all government agencies and programs. Also available are free government publications on a wide variety of topics.
U.S. Government Services and Information This link opens in a new window
Find government information and services by topic.
U.S. Government Policy and Supporting Positions -- Plum Book This link opens in a new window
Identifies presidentially appointed positions within the Federal Government. Published every four years.