• The Administration on Aging "Information is available for older persons as well as those that are concerned about providing the opportunities and services to enrich the lives of senior citizens and support them. Some of the information available includes press releases of interests to seniors as well as links to other subjects of interests such as eldercare locator, resource directory, aging related websites, etc." .......
• AHRQ - Agency For Healthcare Research and Quality AHRQ is the health services research arm of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), complementing the biomedical research mission of its sister agency, the National Institutes of Health. Home to research centers that specialize in major areas of health care research......
• Centers for Disease Control - Healthy Aging for Older Adults "Chronic diseases exact a particularly heavy health and economic burden on older adults due to associated long-term illness, diminished quality of life, and greatly increased health care costs. Although the risk of disease and disability clearly increases with advancing age, poor health is not an inevitable consequence of aging.".....
• Armed Forces Retirement - The Premier Retirement Community for America's Veterans "AFRH Is not just a place to live, but a place to live more! Come enjoy the finest lifestyles of retirement with fellow soldiers, sailors, Marines and airmen. AFRH is considered a model retirement community complete with facilities and services conveniently located in Gulfport, MS and Washington, DC.".....
• U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs - National Cemetary Administration "The National Cemetery Administration honors veterans with final resting places in national shrines and with lasting tributes that commemorate their service to our nation." .....
• CMS - Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Studies "In serving beneficiaries, we will open our programs to full partnership with the entire health community to improve quality and efficiency in an evolving health care system".....
• Corporation for National and Community Service With a clear appreciation for how a culture of citizenship, service and responsibility enrich a nation and its citizenry, the Federal government has supported volunteering and community service in a variety of important and different ways during the past century.".....
• DissabilityInfo.gov - Online Resource for Americans with Dissabilities "U.S. Federal government's one-stop Web site for information of interest to people with disabilities, their families, employers, service providers and many others.".....
• Indian Health Service - U.S> Department of Health and Human Services "Our Mission... to raise the physical, mental, social, and spiritual health of American Indians and Alaska Natives to the highest level; Our Goal... to assure that comprehensive, culturally acceptable personal and public health services are available and accessible to American Indian and Alaska Native people"......
• The Eldercare Locator - U.S. Department of Health and Human Services The Eldercare Locator, public service of the Administration on Aging, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is a nationwide service that connects older Americans and their caregivers with information on senior services. ......
• Dept. of Labor Pension Welfare Benefits Administration "The PWBA assists workers in getting the information they need to protect their benefit rights, assists plan officials in understanding the requirements of the relevant statutes in order to meet their legal responsibilities, develops policies and laws that encourage growth of employment-based benefits, and deters and corrects violations of the relevant statutes.".....
• USDA Food and Nutrition Service - Senior Farmer's Market Nutrition Program The Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP) awards grants to States, United States Territories, and federally-recognized Indian tribal governments to provide low-income seniors with coupons that can be exchanged for eligible foods at farmers' markets, roadside stands, and community supported agriculture programs......
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Special Page on Aging Links to all DHHS pages related to aging......
• Internal Revenue Service Home Page Official site of the Internal Revenue Service.....
• Official Web Site for Medicare The Official U.S. Government Site for People with Medicare .....
• MedPAC - Advising Congress on Medicare Issues The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) is an independent federal body established by the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (P.L. 105-33) to advise the U.S. Congress on issues affecting the Medicare program. .....
• National Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare Under the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, MedPAC is charged with examining the Medicare program and making recommendations to strengthen and improve it in time for the retirement of the "Baby Boomers." .....
• NIAMS - National Institute of Arthritus and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases The mission of the NIAMS is to support research into the causes, treatment, and prevention of arthritis and musculoskeletal and skin diseases, the training of basic and clinical scientists to carry out this research, and the dissemination of information on research progress in these diseases......
• National Oceanic and Atmopheric Administration - U.S. Department of Commerce NOAA is a federal agency focused on the condition of the oceans and the atmosphere. It plays a number of distinct roles within the Department of Commerce.....
• National Institutes of Health Senior Health Page Website for older adults developed by the National Institute on Aging and the National Library of Medicine, both part of the National Institutes of Health.....
• U.S. Department of Labor Office of Disability Employment Policy Workforce. Opportunity. Leadership. ODEP provides national leadership by developing and influencing disability-related employment policy and practice affecting the employment of people with disabilities......
• OVAE - Office of Vocational and Adult Education The OVAE website has information, research, and resources to help prepare young people and adults for postsecondary education, successful careers, and productive lives......
• PBGC - Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation PBGC is a federal corporation created by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. It currently protects the pensions of 44.1 million American workers and retirees in 30,330 private single-employer and multiemployer defined benefit pension plans......
• HUD - U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Information for seniors looking for housing options.....
• FirstGov.gov - Official Web portal of the U.S. Government Senior citizens resources page.....
• IRS - Seniors and Retirees Page Tax related tips and information for senior citizens.....
• Social Security Online The Social Security Administration pays retirement, disability and survivors benefits to workers and their families and administers the Supplemental Security Income program. It also issues Social Security numbers......
• The U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging the Special Committee on Aging serves as a focal point in the Senate for discussion and debate on matters relating to older Americans. Often, the Committee will submit its findings and recommendations for legislation to the Senate......
• Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board The FRTIB was established to administer the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP), which provides Federal employees the opportunity to save for additional retirement security. The TSP is a tax-deferred defined contribution plan similar to a private sector 401(k) plan. .....
• U.S. Department of Labor - Veterans Employment and Training Service (VETS) VETS provides veterans and transitioning service members with the resources and services to succeed in the 21st century workforce by maximizing their employment opportunities, protecting their employment rights and meeting labor-market demands with qualified veterans today. .....
• U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Of the 25 million veterans currently alive, nearly three of every four served during a war or an official period of hostility. About a quarter of the nation's population -- approximately 70 million people -- are potentially eligible for VA benefits and services because they are veterans, family members or survivors of veterans. .....
• EEOC - U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) enforces all Federal laws related to job discrimation. EEOC also provides oversight and coordination of all federal equal employment opportunity regulations, practices, and policies......
• SEC - U.S. Secuirties and Exchange Commision The mission of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is to protect investors, maintain fair, orderly, and efficient markets, and facilitate capital formation. .....
• U.S. Railroad Retirement Board The Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) is an independent agency in the executive branch of the Federal Government. The RRB's primary function is to administer comprehensive retirement-survivor and unemployment-sickness benefit programs for the nation's railroad workers and their families, under the Railroad Retirement and Railroad Unemployment Insurance Acts.....