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Federal Aviation Administration
(Encyclopedia)Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), component of the U.S. Department of Transportation that sets standards for the air-worthiness of all civilian aircraft, inspects and licenses them, and regulates...Federal Capital Territory
(Encyclopedia)Federal Capital Territory: see Australian Capital Territory. ...Federal Constitutional Convention
(Encyclopedia)Federal Constitutional Convention: see Constitutional Convention. ...Federal Reserve System
(Encyclopedia)Federal Reserve System, central banking system of the United States. Established in 1913, it began to operate in Nov., 1914. Its setup, although somewhat altered since its establishment, particularly ...Federal Writers' Project
(Encyclopedia)Federal Writers' Project: see Work Projects Administration. ...Interstate Commerce Commission
(Encyclopedia)Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC), former independent agency of the U.S. government, established in 1887; it was charged with regulating the economics and services of specified carriers engaged in ...Atomic Energy Commission
(Encyclopedia)Atomic Energy Commission (AEC), former U.S. government commission created by the Atomic Energy Act of 1946 and charged with the development and control of the U.S. atomic energy program following Worl...9/11 Commission
(Encyclopedia)9/11 Commission: see under 9/11.Nuclear Regulatory Commission
(Encyclopedia)Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), an independent U.S. government commission, created by the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 and charged with licensing and regulating civilian use of nuclear energ...communication
(Encyclopedia)communication, transfer of information, such as thoughts and messages, as contrasted with transportation, the transfer of goods and persons (see information theory). The basic forms of communication a...Browse by Subject
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