United States Government Discussion Forum

The Treasury was established as an independent department without the word 'executive'. "Hamilton's first official act was to submit a report to Congress" - Treasury's website (https://www.treasury.gov/about/history/Pages/edu_history_brochure.aspx)

My research shows the Special Counsel Office was split from the Executive Branch with the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978. The law explicitly states Special Counsel reports to the President and Congress. While that is ambiguous, since it was created by a law of Congress without "execution", tha...

"Standard draft" as title pattern for new standards is slightly ambiguous. Suggestions on this subject welcome.

https://www.truthdig.com/articles/the-pentagon-cant-account-for-21-trillion/

Is that a state department discussion? Who might the queen speak with on such matters?

From what I understand, 10 are planned. The first one was supposedly completed in 2013. Who is the commander of that carrier group?

Here you can discuss any issue with other members of the Assembly and receive feedback from your constituents. As this is new, your suggestions and comments are welcome. Any topic. I suggest as your username you use your formal title as you'd like to be addressed professionally (you can create a sep...

What does the dept of commerce do?

So where are the charges against Michael Grimm? Is he still an active Congressman?