investigation
investigating | the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically |
police work
police investigation | the investigation of criminal activities |
chest of drawers
chest bureau
dresser | furniture with drawers for keeping clothes |
United States Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory
U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory
US Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory
USACIL | a defense laboratory of the Criminal Investigation Command, the United States Army's primary forensic laboratory in support of criminal intelligence |
probe
investigation | an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities, there was a congressional probe into the scandal |
occupational safety and health act
federal job safety law | a law passed by the United States Congress that created the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to prevent employees from being injured or contracting diseases in the course of their employment |
| bureau de change | (French) an establishment where you can exchange foreign money |
| federal government | a government with strong central powers |
federal department
federal office
department of the federal government | a department of the federal government of the United States |
Federal Emergency Management Agency
FEMA | an independent agency of the United States government that provides a single point of accountability for all federal emergency preparedness and mitigation and response activities |
Bureau of the Census
Census Bureau | the bureau of the Commerce Department responsible for taking the census, provides demographic information and analyses about the population of the United States |
Federal Communications Commission
FCC | an independent government agency that regulates interstate and international communications by radio and television and wire and cable and satellite |
Bureau of Justice Assistance
BJA | the bureau in the Department of Justice that assists local criminal justice systems to reduce or prevent crime and violence and drug abuse |
Bureau of Justice Statistics
BJS | the agency in the Department of Justice that is the primary source of criminal justice statistics for federal and local policy makers |
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI | a federal law enforcement agency that is the principal investigative arm of the Department of Justice |
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
FLETC | a center in the Department of that trains law enforcement professionals for more than seventy federal agencies |
Bureau of Diplomatic Security
DS | the bureau in the State Department that is responsible for the security of diplomats and embassies overseas |
Bureau of Intelligence and Research
INR | an agency that is the primary source in the State Department for interpretive analyses of global developments and focal point for policy issues and activities of the Intelligence Community |
Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms
ATF | the law enforcement and tax collection agency of the Treasury Department that enforces federal laws concerning alcohol and tobacco products and firearms and explosives and arson |
Criminal Investigation Command
CID | the United States Army's principal law enforcement agency responsible for the conduct of criminal investigations for all levels of the Army anywhere in the world |
Federal Bureau of Prisons
BoP | the law enforcement agency of the Justice Department that operates a nationwide system of prisons and detention facilities to incarcerate inmates sentenced to imprisonment for federal crimes |
| Federal Judiciary | the judiciary of the United States which is responsible for interpreting and enforcing federal laws |
Bureau of Customs
Customs Bureau
Customs Service
USCB | the agency of the Treasury Department that enforces import tariffs |
| Bureau of Engraving and Printing | the agency of the Treasury Department that produces currency |
Federal Aviation Agency
FAA | an agency in the Department of Transportation that is responsible for the safety of civilian aviation |
Federalist Party
American Federalist Party
Federal Party | a major political party in the United States in the early th century, founded by Alexander Hamilton, favored a strong centralized government |
| Federal Reserve Board | the seven-member board governing the Federal Reserve System |
| federal court | a court establish by the authority of a federal government |
agency
federal agency
government agency
bureau
office authority | an administrative unit of government, the Central Intelligence Agency, the Census Bureau, Office of Management and Budget, Tennessee Valley Authority |
Federal Reserve System
Federal Reserve
Fed
FRS | the central bank of the United States, incorporates Federal Reserve branch banks and all national banks and statehartered commercial banks and some trust companies, the Fed seeks to control the United States economy by raising and lowering short-term interest rates and the money supply |
Federal Reserve Bank
reserve bank | one of regional banks that monitor and act as depositories for banks in their region |
Federal Trade Commission
FTC | an independent agency of the United States federal government that maintains fair and free competition, enforces federal antitrust laws, educates the public about identity theft |
Federal Protective Service
FPS | an agency in the General Services Administration that is a security organization to provide a safe environment where Federal agencies can conduct their business |
| weather bureau | an administrative unit responsible for gathering and interpreting meteorological data for weather study and forecasts |
| credit bureau | a private firm that maintains consumer credit data files and provides credit information to authorized users for a fee |
service agency
service bureau
service firm | a business that makes its facilities available to others for a fee, achieves economy of scale |
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
FDIC | a federally sponsored corporation that insures accounts in national banks and other qualified institutions |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
Freddie Mac
FHLMC | a corporation authorized by Congress to provide a secondary market for residential mortgages |
Federal National Mortgage Association
Fannie Mae
FNMA | a federally chartered corporation that purchases mortgages |
National Guard Bureau
NGB | the agency that administers the Army National Guard and the Air National Guard, provides liaison between the Army and the Air Force and various National Guard units |
| Federal Home Loan Bank System | the central credit system for thrift institutions |
Federal Housing Administration
FHA | the federal agency in the Department of Housing and Urban Development that insures residential mortgages |
federal savings bank
FSB | a federally chartered savings bank |
Federal Security Bureau
FSB Federal Security Service | the internal counterintelligence agency of the Russian Federation and successor to the Soviet KGB, formerly led by Vladimir Putin |
| federal district | a district set apart as the seat of government of a federation |
Comoros
Federal Islamic Republic of the Comoros | a country on the Comoro Islands |
Germany
Federal Republic of Germany
Deutschland
FRG
| a republic in central Europe, split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in |
West Germany
Federal Republic of Germany | a republic in north central Europe on the North Sea, established in from the zones of Germany occupied by the British and French and Americans after the German defeat, reunified with East Germany in |
Ethiopia
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
Yaltopya
Abyssinia | Ethiopia is a republic in northeastern Africa on the Red Sea, formerly called Abyssinia |
Serbia and Montenegro
Union of Serbia and Montenegro
Yugoslavia
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Jugoslavija | a mountainous republic in southeastern Europe bordering on the Adriatic Sea, formed from two of the six republics that made up Yugoslavia until , Serbia and Montenegro were known as the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia until when they adopted the name of the Union of Serbia and Montenegro |