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AlchemyTestOrganization alchemy test organization USDepartmentOfLabor USDOL The <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvYC3r5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">USDepartmentOfLabor</a> is an executive department of the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwQBeUJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">UnitedStatesFederalGovernment</a>, formed in 1913, for the purpose of looking after the welfare and interests of wage earners in the United States. US Department of Transportation The United States Department of Transportation consists of seven Administrations representing the various transportation modes, plus the U.S. Coast Guard, the St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation and the Office of the Secretary. The Department serves as the focal point in the Federal Government for the coordinated national Transportation Policy. It is responsible for transportation safety improvements and enforcement, international transportation agreements and the continuity of transportation services in the public interest. The Department also prepares and proposes all legislation relating to transportation, coordinates transportation issues with other concerned agencies, and provides technical assistance to the states and cities in support of transportation programs and objectives. The United States Department of Transportation Operating Administrations include the U.S. Coast Guard, the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rv2t1sZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FederalAviationAdministration</a>, the Federal Highway Administration, the Federal Railroad Administration, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the Federal Transit Administration, the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, the Maritime Administration, and the Research and Special Programs Administration. USDepartmentOfTransportation the U.S. Federal Government The government of the United States of American, considered as one huge organization UnitedStatesFederalGovernment the United States Army UnitedStatesArmy This constant denotes the United States Army, which includes the largest military ground force of the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVikKpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">UnitedStatesOfAmerica</a>, together with the U.S. Army air and sea elements and ballistic missile forces. A <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwQBa15wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">USFederalGovernmentOrganization</a> charged with assisting military units and other deployed organs of the federal government with certain kinds of criminal and espionage-related investigations. DepartmentOfInvestigativeServices Department of Investigative Services Defense Threat Reduction Agency DefenseThreatReductionAgency U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service USImmigrationAndNaturalizationService NationalParkService National Park Service The National Park Service is an agency of the U.S. Department of Interior, which manages U.S. <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwQwoLJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">NationalPark</a>s. USDepartmentOfEnergy Department of Energy the United States Customs Service USCustomsService The U.S. Customs Service. More info is available at http://www.ustreas.gov/treasury/bureaus/customs/customs.html. NationalSecurityAgency the National Security Agency This constant denotes the National Security Agency, an agency that is part of the Department of Defense and was created to handle certain kinds of intelligence. It also handles computer security. United States Coast Guard This constant denotes the United States Coast Guard, which is the military service responsible for defending the coastline and waterways of the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVikKpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">UnitedStatesOfAmerica</a>. In peacetime, it is part of the U.S. Department of Commerce; in wartime, it is part of the U.S. Department of Defense. It performs anti-smuggling, search, rescue and navigation-aid functions. UnitedStatesCoastGuard USDepartmentOfTheInterior United States Department of the Interior USGeologicalSurvey United States Geological Survey the FBI FederalBureauOfInvestigation A unit of the U.S. Army. 8th U.S. Army EighthUSArmy The Cabinet department created in 1947 to provide the military forces that protect the security of the United States and prevent war. This department is headed by the Secretary of Defense and includes the Army, Navy (including the Marines) and Air Forces of the United States. USDepartmentOfDefense Department of Defense USACE USArmyCorpOfEngineers The US Army Corp of Engineers is a military organization subordinate to the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjyd5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">UnitedStatesArmy</a>. Most members, however, are civilian engineers who work on civilian project throughout the United States and the world. TheDefenseIntelligenceAgency-US the Defense Intelligence Agency The mission of the Department of Homeland Security is to prevent terrorist attacks within the United States; reduce America's vulnerability to terrorism; and minimize the damage and recover from attacks that do occur. USDepartmentOfHomelandSecurity Department of Homeland Security The Third Army was first activated in 1918 and is headquartered in McPherson, Georgia. Today, it serves as the army component headquarters of the the U.S. Central Command. The Third Army's area of responsiblity includes the Middle East and eastern Africa. The Third Army fought against Iraqi ground forces in Desert Storm. 3rd U.S. Army ThirdUSArmy NASA NASA Drug Enforcement Administration National agency which enforces drug laws and lobbies against legalization of recreational drugs in whole or in part. DrugEnforcementAdministration FederalAviationAdministration The US government entity charged with regulating civil aviation, developing and operating systems of air traffic control and navigation, etc. Federal Aviation Administration the Library Of Congress LibraryOfCongress-LegalGovernmentOrganization National Weather Service NationalWeatherService the U.S. State Department The U.S. agency dealing with foreign affairs, headed by the Secretary of State. USStateDepartment the United States Air Force UnitedStatesAirForce This constant denotes the United States Air Force, the chief military air force of the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVikKpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">UnitedStatesOfAmerica</a>. It includes air and land elements and some missile launch forces. The <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjyd5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">UnitedStatesArmy</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjxdJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">UnitedStatesNavy</a>, and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwP389JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">UnitedStatesMarineCorps</a> also have airborne forces. BureauOfLandManagement The Bureau of Land Management is an agency of the U.S. Department of Interior, which manages public lands in the Western part of the United States. Bureau of Land Management This constant denotes the United States Marine Corps (USMC), which is a military force under the Department of the Navy of the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVikKpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">UnitedStatesOfAmerica</a>, often involved in special foreign operations, amphibious/parachute landings, embassy defense, and rapid military response. UnitedStatesMarineCorps the United States Marine Corps The <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwI74b5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BureauOfLaborStatistics</a>, or the BLS, calculates, among other things, the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvag6WZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">consumerPriceIndex_USA</a> once a month. It is the principal fact-finding agency for the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwQBeUJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">UnitedStatesFederalGovernment</a> in the broad field of labor economics and statistics. BureauOfLaborStatistics Bureau Of Labor Statistics USBorderPatrol United States Border Patrol the United States House of Representatives USHouseOfRepresentatives The lower house of the legislature in the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwP1W2JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">USCongress</a>. The House has 435 seats. Its members are elected by popular vote and serve two-year terms. the United States Navy UnitedStatesNavy This constant denotes the United States Navy, which includes the chief seaborne military force of the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVikKpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">UnitedStatesOfAmerica</a>, together with U.S. Navy air and land forces. BureauOfAlcoholTobaccoAndFirearms Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms AlchemyTestOrganization alchemy test organization Organization An Organization is a company, corporation, firm, or institution that has its own functions and administration. organization AlchemyTestOrganization alchemy test organization first-order collection An instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvtppU5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CollectionType</a>, and a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rNooX_CChEdaAAABQ2rksLw" class="cyc_term">FixedOrderCollection</a>. <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rHIBS0h_TEdaAAABQ2rksLw" class="cyc_term">FirstOrderCollection</a> is the collection of all specializations of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjaApwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Individual</a> (q.v.) Notable specializations of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rHIBS0h_TEdaAAABQ2rksLw" class="cyc_term">FirstOrderCollection</a> include <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViq35wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">TemporalObjectType</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVny6pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ExistingStuffType</a>, and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvWXYgJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ExistingObjectType</a>. FirstOrderCollection