Boards & Commissions

The independent federal agency that oversees Section 106 review, the process requiring federal projects to consider their effects on historic places

The independent agency that maintains America's military cemeteries and war memorials overseas, honoring service members who died abroad

The federal-state partnership that funds economic development across 13 Appalachian states, from New York to Mississippi

The independent commission that reviews the design of federal buildings, memorials, coins, and medals and guards the appearance of the nation's capital

The independent board that oversees safety at the Energy Department's nuclear weapons sites and recommends improvements to protect workers and the public

The roughly one thousand outside expert panels that advise federal agencies, governed by the Federal Advisory Committee Act's rules on openness and balance

The independent agency that runs the Thrift Savings Plan, the 401(k)-style retirement savings plan for federal employees and members of the military

The federal planning agency that reviews federal construction and land use in Washington, D.C., and the surrounding region

The independent agency that mediates labor disputes and runs union elections in the railroad and airline industries under the Railway Labor Act

Temporary bodies created by presidents or Congress to investigate a crisis or recommend policy, from the Warren Commission to the 9/11 Commission

The independent, bipartisan board that reviews federal counterterrorism programs to ensure they protect privacy and civil liberties

The independent agency in Chicago that pays retirement, disability, survivor, and unemployment benefits to railroad workers in place of Social Security

The independent federal agency that writes accessibility standards for buildings, transportation, and technology under the ADA and related laws

The national memorial and museum to the Holocaust on the National Mall, a public-private institution governed by a presidentially appointed council