Department of Defense

About the agency
The Department of Defense is "charged with coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the government concerned directly with national security and the United States Armed Forces."

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Subagencies

 * Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals
 * Defense Commissary Agency
 * Defense Contract Audit Agency
 * Defense Contract Management Agency
 * Defense Finance and Accounting Service
 * Defense Health Agency
 * Defense Information Systems Agency
 * Defense Intelligence Agency
 * Defense Logistics Agency
 * Defense Security Service
 * Defense Technical Information Center
 * Defense Threat Reduction Agency
 * Department of Defense Education Activity
 * Department of the Air Force
 * Department of the Army
 * Department of the Navy
 * Joint Personnel Recovery Agency
 * National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
 * National Guard Bureau
 * National Reconnaissance Office
 * National Security Agency
 * Office of Inspector General
 * Office of the Secretary and Joint Staff
 * U.S. Africa Command
 * U.S. Central Command
 * U.S. European Command
 * U.S. Northern Command
 * U.S. Pacific Command
 * U.S. Southern Command
 * U.S. Special Operations Command
 * U.S. Strategic Command
 * U.S. Transportation Command
 * US Marine Corps