Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp

The Veterans Benefits Administration, in partnership with the Veterans Health Administration and the National Cemetery Administration, provides benefits and services to the veterans and their families. It programs include pension, health care, vocational rehabilitation and employment, education and training, home loans and life insurance. Its health care program includes outpatient medical, dental, pharmacy and community-based residential care services. It also provides sexual trauma and readjustment counseling and alcohol and drug dependency treatment. The Veterans Benefits Administration offers assistance to veterans in the form of job search, vocational evaluation and training, career exploration, educational training and supportive rehabilitation services. It is a pat of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, headquartered in Washington, D.C., is a principal law enforcement agency within the United States Department of Justice. The agency strives to protect the public against crime, violence and terrorist activities. It also works directly and through partnerships to investigate and reduce the use of firearms and explosives, acts of arson, and the illegal trafficking of alcohol and tobacco products. The agency has various field division offices to provide 24-hour emergency services throughout the United States, including Atlanta, Baltimore, Chicago, Houston and Los Angeles. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives also works in partnership with the German Federal Police to use the agency s computerized tracking systems for tracing guns and combating firearms trafficking and violence. Additionally, it utilizes computer technology for the collection of evidence and data in the investigation of church fires.