United States Government Manual
Encyclopedia
United States Government Manual is the official handbook of the Federal Government, published by the United States Government Printing Office
. The first edition was issued in 1935. Through the 1972/73 edition it was known as United States Government Organization Manual; it acquired its present title with the 1973/74 edition.
The Manual provides comprehensive information on the agencies of the legislative, judicial, and executive branches. It also includes information on quasi-official agencies; international organizations in which the United States
participates; and boards, commissions, and committees. One of the Appendices has a cumulative list of Federal Executive Agencies Terminated, Transferred, or Changed in Name Subsequent to March 4, 1933. The Manual begins with reprints of the Declaration of Independence
and the U.S. Constitution.
A typical federal agency
description includes:
The Manual is published as a special edition of the Federal Register
. It is prepared by the Presidential and Legislative Publications Unit of the Office of the Federal Register in the National Archives and Records Administration
. Its focus is on programs and activities.
GPO Access contains the U.S. Government Manual for 1995-96 and all subsequent editions to the present. The new edition of the Manual is available to the Public each year in the late summer.
United States Government Printing Office
The United States Government Printing Office is an agency of the legislative branch of the United States federal government. The office prints documents produced by and for the federal government, including the Supreme Court, the Congress, the Executive Office of the President, executive...
. The first edition was issued in 1935. Through the 1972/73 edition it was known as United States Government Organization Manual; it acquired its present title with the 1973/74 edition.
The Manual provides comprehensive information on the agencies of the legislative, judicial, and executive branches. It also includes information on quasi-official agencies; international organizations in which the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
participates; and boards, commissions, and committees. One of the Appendices has a cumulative list of Federal Executive Agencies Terminated, Transferred, or Changed in Name Subsequent to March 4, 1933. The Manual begins with reprints of the Declaration of Independence
Declaration of independence
A declaration of independence is an assertion of the independence of an aspiring state or states. Such places are usually declared from part or all of the territory of another nation or failed nation, or are breakaway territories from within the larger state...
and the U.S. Constitution.
A typical federal agency
Federal agency
Federal agency may refer to:*United States federal agencies—see List of United States federal agencies*Federal agency -See also:*Government agency*Statutory corporation*Statutory Agency*Crown corporation*Government-owned corporation...
description includes:
- A brief history of the agency, including its legislative or executive authority.
- A description of its programs and activities.
- A list of officials heading major operating units.
- A summary statement of the agency's purpose and role in the Federal Government.
- Information, addresses, websites and phone numbers to help users locate detailed information on consumer activities, contracts and grants, employment, publications, and other matters of public interest.
The Manual is published as a special edition of the Federal Register
Federal Register
The Federal Register , abbreviated FR, or sometimes Fed. Reg.) is the official journal of the federal government of the United States that contains most routine publications and public notices of government agencies...
. It is prepared by the Presidential and Legislative Publications Unit of the Office of the Federal Register in the National Archives and Records Administration
National Archives and Records Administration
The National Archives and Records Administration is an independent agency of the United States government charged with preserving and documenting government and historical records and with increasing public access to those documents, which comprise the National Archives...
. Its focus is on programs and activities.
GPO Access contains the U.S. Government Manual for 1995-96 and all subsequent editions to the present. The new edition of the Manual is available to the Public each year in the late summer.