The President of the United States
The White HouseCabinet-level Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
The Civilian Cabinet Departments
Departmental HistorySee also National Agricultural Library
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
National Wildlife Research Center
Food and Nutrition Service
SNAP Program
Food Safety and Inspection Service
Forest Service
Contact USFS Historian here
Forest History Society
National Museum of Forest Service History
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Contact the Historian at 202-720-3766
Census Bureau
Contact the Historian at 301-763-4636
Economic Development Administration
Minority Business Development Agency
National Institute of Standards and Technology
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
200th Anniversary
Patent and Trademark Office
Patent and Trademark Office Society
Office of Postsecondary Education
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative ServicesPresidential Scholars Commission
Bonneville Power Administration
Energy Information Administration
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
National Nuclear Security Administration
Agency history page no longer available.
Office of Environmental Management
Western Area Power Administration
National Laboratories and Field Sites:
Here is a more comprehensive list of history pages.
Los Alamos National Laboratory
National Energy Technology Laboratory
National Renewable Energy LaboratorySavannah River National Laboratory
Department of Health and Human Services
Administration for Children and Families
Administration for Native Americans
Office of Refugee Resettlement
Administration for Community Living
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National Center for Health Statistics NEW!
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Food and Drug Administration
Contact the Historian here
National Institutes of Health
Contact the Historian here
NIH Library Digitized Collections
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
National Eye Institute
NEI 50th anniversary
National Human Genome Research Institute
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
National Institute of General Medical Sciences
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
National Institute of Nursing Research
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center
Office of Minority Health
History page no longer available.
President's Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition
Public Health ServiceDepartment of Homeland Security
Citizenship and Immigration Service
Contact the Historian here
Customs and Border Protection
Contact History Program here
Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency
Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers
Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Transportation Security Administration
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management – Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act
Bureau of Reclamation
Contact the Historian here
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement
Fish and Wildlife Service
Contact the Historian at history@fws.gov
Conservation History
National Park Service
Contact the Historian here
Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians
NEW! Board on Geographic Names
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives
Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS)
History page not available at current agency website.
Drug Enforcement Administration
Environment and Natural Resources DivisionFederal Bureau of Investigation
National Institute of Corrections
Office of the Pardon Attorney
Historical Clemency Statistics
Departmental History
"History at the Department of Labor" - from Wayback Machine
Mine Safety and Health Administration
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Office of Disability Employment Policy
Office of Federal Contract ComplianceOffice of Labor-Management Standards
Departmental History
Contact the Historian here
Foreign Relations of the United States series
Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training
Departmental History
50th Anniversary
Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Federal Aviation Administration
Federal Highway Administration
Federal Transit Administration
Maritime AdministrationPipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation
Timeline
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Department of Veterans Affairs
Departmental HistoryNational Cemetery Administration
History Program
Contact the Historian at sara.leach@va.gov
The Department of Defense and Related Agencies
Department of Defense
Office of the Secretary of Defense
Contact the Historian here
Defense Acquisition University
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency Formerly "Defense Security Service" until June 24, 2019.
Defense Information Systems Agency
Defense Threat Reduction Agency
Missile Defense Agency
Contact the Historian at (703-697-8448)
Pentagon Force Protection Agency
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
The Armed Services
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Office of History Collections
Marine Corps, U.S.
Timeline only
Combatant Commands
Central Command Indo-Pacific CommandStrategic Command
Contact the Historical Office at stratcom.offutt.j012.mbx.command-historian@mail.mil
Military Academies
Intelligence Agencies
Director of National Intelligence
National Reconnaissance Office
National Security Agency – Central Security Service
Independent Agencies and Government Corporations
Administrative Conference of the United States
American Battle Monuments Commission
Broadcasting Board of Governors
Changed name to U.S. Agency for Global Media on Aug. 22, 2018.
Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Corporation for National and Community Service
History page not available at current agency website.
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
Environmental Protection Agency
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Export-Import BankFederal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Federal Housing Finance Agency
Conservatorship of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
Federal Labor Relations Authority
Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer
Federal Maritime CommissionFederal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Federal National Mortgage Association (FannieMae)
Federal Reserve System
FRASER Economic History Database
General Services Administration
Historic Preservation
Institute of Museum and Library Services
International Trade Commission
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Contact the Historian here
National Archives and Records Administrative
Contact the Historian at archives.historian@nara.gov
National Capital Planning Commission
National Credit Union Administration
National Endowment for the Arts
National Endowment for the Humanities
National Labor Relations BoardNational Railroad Passenger Corporation (AMTRAK)
National Science Foundation
Contact the Historian at lslater@nsf.gov
National Transportation Safety Board
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Contact the Historian at thomas.wellock@nrc.gov
Office of Personnel Management
Overseas Private Investment Corporation
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
Pretrial Services Agency for the District of Columbia
Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty
Securities and Exchange Commission
Securities and Exchange Commission Historical Society
Social Security Administration
Contact the Historian here
U.S. Agency for International Development
U.S. Postal Inspection Service
National Postal Museum exhibit
U.S. Postal Service
Universal Postal Service: A History
About the Historian (USPS Blog)
Contact the Historian at phistorian@usps.gov
Miscellaneous Bodies
Boards, Commissions, and Committees
Appalachian Regional Commission
Board on Geographic Names NEW!
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board
Japan-United States Friendship CommissionPacific Northwest Electric Power and Conservation Planning Council
Susquehanna River Basin Commission
Quasi-official Agencies
Fannie Mae - Federal National Mortgage Association
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
National Council on Disability
National Endowment for Democracy NEW!
Smithsonian Institution
Contact the Historian at SIHistory@si.edu
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum
Museum Timeline
Bilateral Organizations
Great Lakes Fishery CommissionInternational Boundary and Water Commission
International Boundary Commission, United States and Canada
International Joint Commission - United States and Canada