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.
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.
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.
Every four years, just after the Presidential election, the Plum Book is published, alternately, by the Senate and the House, and is used to identify presidentially appointed positions within the Federal Government.