### Question
How is the term Federal agency defined?


### Answer
The term **Federal agency** is defined in *5 U.S.C. § 11* as the following:

> an agency as defined in section 552(e) of title 5 (including an establishment as defined in paragraph (2)), United States Code, but shall not be construed to include the General Accounting Office

#### Citation:
  - *5 U.S.C. § 11*
  - Heading: **INSPECTOR GENERAL ACT OF 1978**

