US Government Bodies http://www.usa.gov/Agencies/Federal/All_Agencies/index.shtml http://www.gpoaccess.gov/gmanual/ A Level 1 Ontology of the Organizational Structure of the Whitehouse http://i.creativecommons.org/l/by/3.0/us/88x31.png $Date: 2009-08-19 22:05:32 -0700 (Wed, 19 Aug 2009) $ Ralph Hodgson $Revision: 1352 $ Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 United States License $Id: us1gov_wh.n3 1352 2009-08-20 05:05:32Z RalphHodgson $ OSTP's continuing mission is set out in the National Science and Technology Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976 (Public Law 94-282). It calls for OSTP to serve as a source of scientific and technological analysis and judgment for the President with respect to major policies, plans, and programs of the Federal Government. The Act authorizes OSTP to: (a) Advise the President and others within the Executive Office of the President on the impacts of science and technology on domestic and international affairs; (b) Lead an interagency effort to develop and implement sound science and technology policies and budgets; (c) Work with the private sector to ensure Federal investments in science and technology contribute to economic prosperity, environmental quality, and national security; (d) Build strong partnerships among Federal, State, and local governments, other countries, and the scientific community; and (e) Evaluate the scale, quality, and effectiveness of the Federal effort in science and technology. http://www.ostp.gov/cs/home ostp 1976 The Office of Science and Technology Policy advises the President on the effects of science and technology on domestic and international affairs. The office serves as a source of scientific and technological analysis and judgment for the President with respect to major policies, plans and programs of the Federal Government. OSTP leads an interagency effort to develop and implement sound science and technology policies and budgets. The office works with the private sector to ensure Federal investments in science and technology contribute to economic prosperity, environmental quality, and national security. EOP-OSTP http://www.whitehouse.gov/onap/aids.html wh-onap National AIDS Policy Office http://www.ed.gov/programs/psp/commission.html?exp=0 wh-cps White House Commission on Presidential Scholars http://www.whitehouse.gov/infocus/faith-based/ wh-fbcio Faith-Based and Community Initiatives Office http://www.remember.gov/ wh-cnmr White House Commission on the National Moment of Remembrance http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/cea/ http://www.whitehouse.gov/cea/index.html wh-cea The Council of Economic Advisers, an agency within the Executive Office of the President, is charged with offering the President objective economic advice on the formulation of both domestic and international economic policy. The Council bases its recommendations and analysis on economic research and empirical evidence, using the best data available to support the President in setting our nation's economic policy. Council of Economic Advisers http://www.whitehouse.gov/dpc/index.html wh-dpc Domestic Policy Council http://www.whitehouse.gov/oa/index.html wh-oa White House Office of Administration http://www.whitehouse.gov/nec/index.html wh-nec National Economic Council http://www.whitehouse.gov/ceq/index.html wh-ceq Council on Environmental Quality