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Federal holidays in the United States
Federal holidays in the United States: 11 legal public holidays under 5 U.S.C. 6103 for federal employees, from New Year's Day to Christmas Day, plus quadrennial Inauguration Day; created from 1870 onward, newest is Juneteenth (2021).
Federal Housing Administration
The Federal Housing Administration, also known as the Federal Housing Authority, is a US government agency created in 1934 that insures lenders against mortgage default losses.
Federal Information Processing Standards
Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) are standards issued by the National Institute of Standards and Technology for federal agencies, including FIPS 140-3 for cryptographic module security.
Federal Information Security Modernization Act
The Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA) is the United States law requiring federal agencies to run agency-wide information security programs, with NIST setting standards and OMB overseeing compliance.
Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices
BfArM (Bundesinstitut für Arzneimittel und Medizinprodukte), Germany's federal institute for drugs and medical devices in Bonn: authorizes medicines, assesses device and drug risks, monitors narcotics, works with EMA.
Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (Bundesanstalt für Arbeitsschutz und Arbeitsmedizin, BAuA): Germany's federal departmental research institute for occupational safety and health, based in Dortmund and Berlin, advising BMAS and BMUKN and operating DASA.
Federal Intelligence Service
Federal Intelligence Service (Bundesnachrichtendienst, BND): Germany's foreign intelligence agency, founded 1 April 1956 from the CIA-backed Gehlen Organization, led by Reinhard Gehlen until 1968, subordinate to the Chancellery, headquartered in Berlin since 2019.
Federal investigation into Jerome Powell
The federal investigation into Jerome Powell was a Justice Department inquiry opened in January 2026 concerning his Senate testimony and dropped by April 2026.
Federal judges appointed by Barack Obama
Federal judges appointed by Barack Obama: two Supreme Court justices (Sotomayor, Kagan), first-term confirmation counts and rates below his four predecessors, and a blocked final two years including the unconfirmed Garland nomination.
Federal Judicial Center
Federal Judicial Center (FJC): research and education agency of the U.S. federal judicial branch, established December 20, 1967 (28 U.S.C. 620-629), chaired by the Chief Justice, with no policy-making authority.
Federal judiciary of the United States
The federal judiciary of the United States, also called the United States federal court system, is the national court system created under Article III of the Constitution.
Federal law enforcement in the United States
Federal law enforcement in the United States: DOJ agencies (FBI, DEA, ATF, USMS), DHS forces, and their history from the 1908 Bureau of Investigation to the modern FBI and task forces.
Federal Marriage Amendment
The Federal Marriage Amendment was a proposed U.S. constitutional amendment, H.J. Res. 56 introduced by Marilyn Musgrave in 2003, defining marriage as only a man-woman union; debated in Congress in 2004, it never passed, and Obergefell v. Hodges later made it moot.
Federal Medical Center, Carswell
Federal Medical Center, Carswell (FMC Carswell) is the Federal Bureau of Prisons' only medical center for female offenders, opened 1994 in Fort Worth, Texas, on the former Carswell Air Force Base, with in-patient dialysis and Care Level 3-4 care.
Federal Military Government
The Federal Military Government (FMG) was the military government that ruled Nigeria from 1966 to 1979 and again from 1983 to 1999, taking power through coups.
Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport
The Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport (Bundesministerium für Digitales und Verkehr, BMDV) was a German federal ministry combining transport and digital policy from 2021 to 2025.
Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy
Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Energie, BMWE), Germany's federal department for economic and energy policy, led by Katherina Reiche since May 2025; six agencies including Bundeskartellamt and Bundesnetzagentur; leads Energiewende monitoring.
Federal Ministry of Finance (Germany)
The Federal Ministry of Finance (Bundesministerium der Finanzen, BMF) is Germany's federal finance department, responsible for the federal budget, tax policy, customs, and debt management.
Federal Ministry of Health
Federal Ministry of Health (Bundesministerium für Gesundheit, BMG), Germany's supreme federal health authority in Bonn and Berlin since 1961; drafts health legislation, oversees RKI, PEI, BfArM, and BIÖG; minister Dr. Carsten Linnemann since July 29, 2026.
Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (Germany)
The Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR) is the German federal ministry for research, technology, and space policy, created in May 2025 and led by Dorothee Bär.
Federal Ministry of Social Affairs, Health, Care and Consumer Protection
The Federal Ministry of Social Affairs, Health, Care and Consumer Protection (Bundesministerium für Soziales, Gesundheit, Pflege und Konsumentenschutz) is Austria's federal ministry for health, social policy, and consumer protection.
Federal Ministry of Transport, Innovation and Technology of Austria
The Federal Ministry of Transport, Innovation and Technology (BMVIT) was an Austrian federal ministry, active from 2000 to 2020, responsible for transport, research, and telecom regulation.
Federal monarchy
Federal monarchy: a federation under a single monarch, also called monarchical federalism, with constituent states keeping their own rulers. Examples: Malaysia's rotating Agong, the UAE's seven emirates, and the German Empire (1871–1918).
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is the US Department of Transportation agency that reduces crashes, injuries, and fatalities involving large trucks and buses.
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations are the United States federal safety rules for commercial motor vehicles and their drivers, administered by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
The Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) are minimum performance requirements for motor vehicles sold in the United States, issued by NHTSA under the 1966 Motor Vehicle Safety Act.
Federal National Grid Company
Federal National Grid Company is not identified as an entity in the sources; the documented restructuring is Nigeria's 2024 unbundling of the Transmission Company of Nigeria into NISO and a transmission provider.
Federal Office for Information Security
The Federal Office for Information Security (German: Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik, BSI) is Germany's national cybersecurity agency, a federal authority founded in 1991, known for its IT-Grundschutz standard.
Federal Office for Radiation Protection
The Federal Office for Radiation Protection (Bundesamt für Strahlenschutz, BfS) is an independent scientific-technical federal authority of Germany responsible for radiation protection, established in 1989 and seated in Salzgitter.
Federal Office for the Safety of Nuclear Waste Management
The Federal Office for the Safety of Nuclear Waste Management, or BASE, is Germany's independent federal authority licensing and supervising nuclear waste disposal, storage, and transport.