The Older Americans Act of 1965 (OAA) was enacted to provide services to older adults and help them remain in their homes and communities. OAA funds are allocated primarily based on states' relative proportion of older adults and states develop formulas to target those funds within the state consistent with the act.

Under Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), employers are permitted to sponsor two broad types of retirement plans, defined benefit-plans that promise to provide a benefit that is generally based on an employee's years of service and frequently salary, regardless of the investment portfolio's performance-or defined contribution-plans in which retirement savings are based on contributions and the performance of the investments in individual accounts.

FDA's mission is to protect the public health by ensuring the safety and effectiveness of human drugs marketed in the United States. The agency's responsibilities begin years before a drug is marketed and continue after a drug's approval.

FAA catalogs its acquisition programs in its annually updated Capital Investment Plan. The CIP identifies planned capital investment in the National Airspace System for the next 5 years consistent with the amount requested in the agency's annual budget submission.

The United States and its international partners from over 40 nations have been engaged in efforts to secure, stabilize, and rebuild Afghanistan since 2001. U.S. civilians have been a vital part of the U.S. strategy. To implement the U.S. strategy, the U.S. Mission Afghanistan committed in April 2009 to expand its civilian personnel both in Kabul and in the field.

Subject to EPA's oversight, state and local permitting agencies generally administer NSR and operate under one of two arrangements. Under the first arrangement, state and local agencies receive "delegated authority" from EPA under which they implement EPA's NSR regulations. Under the second arrangement, states and localities are also responsible for administering NSR, but instead of implementing EPA's NSR regulations, state and local agencies develop plans, known as state implementation plans, that regulate the construction and modification of stationary sources.

Since 2002, DOD obligated at least 166.6 billion dollars on contracts supporting reconstruction and stabilization efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan. Many of these contingency contracts, in particular those awarded in Iraq, need to be closed. Contract closeout is a key step to ensure the government receives the goods and services it purchased at the agreed upon price and, if done timely, provides opportunities to use unspent funds for other needs and reduces exposure to other financial risks.

The Department of Defense has committed billions of dollars to developing, maintaining, and employing warfighting capabilities that rely on access to the electromagnetic spectrum. According to the DOD, electronic warfare capabilities play a critical and potentially growing role in ensuring the U.S. military's access to and use of the electromagnetic spectrum.

Recent terrorist activity, such as the attempted Times Square bombing underscores the need for terrorism-related information sharing. Since 2001, all 50 states and some local governments have established fusion centers, where homeland security, terrorism, and other intelligence information is shared.

The United States government has a history of employing health surveillance to help limit malady, loss of life, and economic impact of diseases. Recent legislation and presidential directives have called for a robust and integrated biosurveillance capability; that is, the ability to provide early detection and situational awareness of potentially catastrophic biological events.