Of course everyone has heard of the Department of Defense or the Central Intelligence Agency, but there are many more United States government entities that are not as commonly known by the general public. While they are a bit more obscure, that is not to say that they are not important. Here are some descriptions of some of those agencies with which you might be more unfamiliar.
You probably know that our nation has a Department of Commerce, but it might interest you to note that this agency oversees many other agencies, including NOAA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. NOAA tracks storms and weather conditions both on sea and land. NOAA also oversees some agencies, including the National Geodetic Survey, a group that creates charts and also maps as well as defining latitude, longitude, gravity and other aspects of our national coordinate system.
As the name suggests, many of the employees are trained surveyors, using a variety of surveying tools such as theodolites, inclinometers and total stations. Among the many tasks of this agency are providing the exact location of airports and runways, as well as quickly providing aerial images of areas affect by any type of natural disaster and providing pinpoint locations as to what areas are most affected.
You can probably imagine how important accurate and standard weight and measurement units would be to commerce, as all goods need to be precisely weighed and measured. The Department of Commerce established the National Institute of Standards and Technology in 1901. Prior to that, the Office of Standard Weights and Measures was operated by the U.S. Treasury Department. NIST operates six different laboratories including a well-known laboratory in Boulder, Colorado. At this NIST lab, scientists operate the atomic clock, which is the highly precise clock that is used to set the official time of the United States.
The Department of Energy also operates a variety of different types of laboratories and technology centers at various locations throughout the country. The Los Alamos National Laboratory is perhaps the most notorious, and it is here that the Manhattan Project was based. The other national laboratories include several accelerator labs where scientists study high-energy particle physics. There is also a National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, Colorado, and as well as labs that focus on environmental remediation and plasma physics.
While we have all heard about the National Security Agency and the Central Intelligence Agency, few Americans have heard of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA). Even more obscure is an agency that is run by the DIA called the Defense Clandestine Service. As the name suggests, those who work for this service are often spies, infiltrating various countries and groups and gathering intelligence. Some of the employees are active duty military and others are civilians, and others analyze data collected by these espionage experts.
You probably know that our nation has a Department of Commerce, but it might interest you to note that this agency oversees many other agencies, including NOAA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. NOAA tracks storms and weather conditions both on sea and land. NOAA also oversees some agencies, including the National Geodetic Survey, a group that creates charts and also maps as well as defining latitude, longitude, gravity and other aspects of our national coordinate system.
As the name suggests, many of the employees are trained surveyors, using a variety of surveying tools such as theodolites, inclinometers and total stations. Among the many tasks of this agency are providing the exact location of airports and runways, as well as quickly providing aerial images of areas affect by any type of natural disaster and providing pinpoint locations as to what areas are most affected.
You can probably imagine how important accurate and standard weight and measurement units would be to commerce, as all goods need to be precisely weighed and measured. The Department of Commerce established the National Institute of Standards and Technology in 1901. Prior to that, the Office of Standard Weights and Measures was operated by the U.S. Treasury Department. NIST operates six different laboratories including a well-known laboratory in Boulder, Colorado. At this NIST lab, scientists operate the atomic clock, which is the highly precise clock that is used to set the official time of the United States.
The Department of Energy also operates a variety of different types of laboratories and technology centers at various locations throughout the country. The Los Alamos National Laboratory is perhaps the most notorious, and it is here that the Manhattan Project was based. The other national laboratories include several accelerator labs where scientists study high-energy particle physics. There is also a National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, Colorado, and as well as labs that focus on environmental remediation and plasma physics.
While we have all heard about the National Security Agency and the Central Intelligence Agency, few Americans have heard of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA). Even more obscure is an agency that is run by the DIA called the Defense Clandestine Service. As the name suggests, those who work for this service are often spies, infiltrating various countries and groups and gathering intelligence. Some of the employees are active duty military and others are civilians, and others analyze data collected by these espionage experts.
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