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State, Federal, and Local Government Information
The Office of Government Relations has compiled a number of helpful links for questions regarding all levels of government. Please select a tab to find resources related to a designated area. If you are unable to find the answers to your questions, please contact Amina DeHarde.

Assistant Director, Government Relations
1127 Main Admin. Bldg. 7901 Regents Dr. College Park, MD 20742Congressional Branch
Executive Branch
- Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
- Department of Defense (DoD)
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- Government Accountability Office (GAO)
- National Academies
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
- National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)
- National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
- National Science Foundation (NSF)
- National Security Agency (NSA)
- Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
- U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
- U.S. Department of Agriculture
- U.S. Department of Education
- U.S. Department of Energy
- U.S. Department of Transportation
- White House
- White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
- White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP)
National Education and Research Associations
City / Town Governments
County Governments
- Prince George’s County
- Prince George’s County Council
- Prince George’s County Government
- Montgomery County Government
- Montgomery County Council
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