### Question
What does executive agency mean?


### Answer
**Executive agency** has the following meaning in *6 U.S.C. § 101*:

> an executive agency and a military department, as defined, respectively, in sections 105 and 102 of title 5

#### Citation:
  - *6 U.S.C. § 101*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 1-HOMELAND SECURITY ORGANIZATION**

