The following is a list of fictional government agencies, comic book organizations that have been published by DC Comics and their imprints.

A Agency The Agency is an organization that was formed by Amanda Waller to serve as a small, quasi-independent branch of Task Force X. It performed global operations which were vital to the security of American interests. Valentina Vostok brought former NYPD Lieutenant Harry Stein into the Agency as an operative. Adrian Chase and Peacemaker are contract operatives for the Agency.Vigilante #36

Agency in other media The Agency appears in Batman: The Enemy Within, led by Amanda Waller and consisting of Iman Avesta, Vernon Blake, Mario Fernandez, Roger Harrison, and an assortment of other unnamed agents.

A.P.E.S. A.P.E.S. (All-Purpose Enforcement Squad) is a semi-independent U.S. governmental division within the D.E.O., possessing government IDs for multiple agencies ranging from the FBI to Scotland Yard and SMERSH; an agent has described the organisation as possessing more clearance than God. Donald Fite, father of Anita Fite / Empress, and Ishito Maad are their most well-known operatives. Their main headquarters is inside Mount Rushmore.Young Justice #1 (September 1998)

Argent Argent is the domestic branch of Task Force X and a sister organization to the Suicide Squad. Argent is led by Control and consisted mainly of former OSS (Office of Strategic Services) agents. Argent was a powerful agency during most of the Cold War. After confronting and killing a government official responsible for the assassination of John F. Kennedy, Control ordered all records of Argent destroyed and pulled the organization undercover. For years, Argent continued work in secret, but shrunk considerably in size. Eventually, Control died, but his granddaughter, Anne-Marie Vere, pretended that he was still alive to keep the group operating. In the present day, a confrontation with the Suicide Squad exposes the deception and Argent disbands. Known agents of Argent include Control, Falcon, Fleur, Iron Munro, Phantom Lady, and Anne-Marie Vere.Secret Origins (vol. 2) #14 (1987)

A.R.G.U.S.

A.S.A. The A.S.A. (American Security Agency) is a U.S. government organization that supervised the creation of the Force of July. The chairman of the A.S.A. was B. Eric Blairman. Blairman is later replaced as head of the A.S.A. by Abraham Lincoln Carlyle, who attempted to use Psycho-Pirate's Medusa Mask to get himself elected president. During an internecine war within the U.S. government called the Janus Directive, Carlyle and most of the Force of July are killed in battle. The American Security Agency is made defunct shortly afterwards.Batman and the Outsiders Annual #1 (1984)

A.S.A. in other media A variation of the A.S.A. appears in Black Lightning, consisting of Peter Gambi, Gardner Grayle, Kara Fowdy, Martin Proctor, Percy Odell, Carson Williams, and Sara Grey.

B B.A.A. The B.A.A. (Bureau of Amplified Animals) is a U.S. government agency that monitors and deploys enhanced animal super-operatives. Operatives of the Bureau are Rex the Wonder Dog and Detective Chimp.Green Lantern (vol. 3) #30 (October 1992)

Bureau of Normalcy The Bureau of Normalcy, formerly the Bureau of Oddities, is an organization dedicated to the weaponization or eradication of entities they deem to be odd. It was introduced in the television series Doom Patrol and based on Men from N.O.W.H.E.R.E. from the Doom Patrol comics.

C C.B.I. The C.B.I. (Central Bureau of Intelligence) was formerly led by Sarge Steel and also included Danny Chase and his parents, King Faraday, Richard Dragon, and Ben Turner in its stable of agents. Steel is eventually depicted as a Federal Cabinet Secretary of Metahuman Affairs (giving him control of agencies such as the Suicide Squad), until the election of Lex Luthor as president. Luthor appoints Amanda Waller as his replacement until he is exposed as a criminal.Teen Titans vol. 2 Annual #3

Civil Defense Administration The Civil Defense Administration is a U.S. intelligence agency created as a replacement for International Operations. It is led by Ivana Baiul.Stormwatch: Team Achilles (2003)

C.E.M.A. C.E.M.A. (Cosmic Emergency Management Agency)Green Lantern (vol. 3) #166 (August 2003) is an interstellar organization tasked to help the survivors of cosmic disasters such as planet-eating monsters.

Checkmate

D D.E.O.

Département Gamma Département Gamma is the main French covert ops organization in the DC Comics universe. Known operatives are Andre Chevard (Boy Commandos) founder and leader, Fleur-de-Lis (Global Guardians), Belphegor (Global Guardians), Tin, the Captain, the Professor, and Halfwolf.First seen in Infinity, Inc. #34 (January 1987).Blue Beetle (vol. 6) #19 (January 1988)Teen Titans: Spotlight #11 (June 1987)

Department PSI Department PSI (Department for Paranormal Science Investigations) is a rival organization to the International Operations and employer of the superhero team Wildcore. Its director is Antonio Giovanni. When International Operations is dissolved, Department PSI absorbs most of its assets, equipment, and personnel.Wildcore Preview #1 (October 1997)

D.M.A.

D.S.I. The D.S.I. (Department of Scientific Investigation) is a government organization dedicated to the investigation of strange phenomena. Known operatives were Darwin Jones, the chief of staff, and Tommy Dane, one of the Young Scienceers.Strange Adventures #1 (August 1950)

E E.A.G.L.E. E.A.G.L.E. (Extranormal Activities Garrison for Law Enforcement) is a government agency within the Astro City universe. They are described to normally function as a sort of "clean up crew" for the superheroes ("taking supervillains into custody, guarding damaged property, etc."), but during the Confession storyline they are seen hunting down, and capturing, various superheroes. After the storyline, it is implied that they returned to their normal duties.Kurt Busiek's Astro City #6 (February 1997)

F FDAA Introduced in the series The American Way, the FDAA (Federal Disaster Assistance Administration) handles a U.S. government superhero team called the Civil Defense Corps. The FDAA is responsible for using gene therapy to create many of America's heroes as well as "villains" who they have fight the heroes in publicly staged battles. The FDAA periodically unleashes Hellbent, a homicidal and sociopathic supervillain, to assassinate enemies of the United States.The American Way #1 (April 2006)

Finger, Eye, and Ear The Finger (secret police), the Eye (CCTV monitoring), and the Ear (phone surveillance) are the three branches of overt government surveillance in the dystopian Britain of V for Vendetta.First appears in V for Vendetta #1 (September 1988)

G G.E.O.R.G.E. G.E.O.R.G.E. (Group for Extermination of Organizations of Revenge, Greed, and Evil) debuted in Blackhawk #228, during that title's attempt to mainstream the Blackhawks as superheroes. G.E.O.R.G.E. opposed the International Crime Combine, a supraorganization made up of operatives from various other criminal organizations some based in the DC Comics Universe, like CYCLOPS and O.G.R.E., and other organizations such as THRUSH and SPECTRE. Known G.E.O.R.G.E. operatives were their leader the Long L, Mister Delta, and the Champ, a trenchcoat-wearing robot.Blackhawk #228 (January 1967)

Global Peace Defense

G.O.O.D. G.O.O.D. (Global Organization of Organized Defense) is an international organization. Its operatives include director Barney Ling and field operatives Ben Turner and Richard Dragon.First appears in the novel Dragon's Fists (1974) by Denny O'Neil and Jim Berry.

H Hayoth

Human Defense Corps

I International Operations Internal Operations (I.O., IO or I/O) is a fictional U.S. intelligence agency in WildStorm comics. It was originally called International Operations. I.O. (International Operations) was founded in 1964 as a branch of the CIA with the mission to safeguard the United States' interests and safety abroad. It quickly became an independent agency under the leadership of Director Miles Craven. Following the Divine Right incident, the agency was severely weakened. It was shut down by the U.S. government within a year, but in 2004, it was reestablished under the leadership of John Lynch. IO first appeared in WildC.A.T.S. #1 (August 1992) and was created by Brandon Choi and Jim Lee.WildC.A.T.S. #1 (August 1992)

K Knightwatch Knightwatch is the military arm of the D.E.O. Knightwatch operatives wore armor resembling the suits worn by Checkmate agents.Superman/Batman #5 (February 2004)

Knightwatch in other media Knightwatch appears in the seventh season of Arrow. In flash-forwards set in 2040, Connor Hawke is an agent of Knightwatch, who are described as a "good version of A.R.G.U.S."

L LexCorp LexCorp is a government position run by President Lex Luthor.Superman #8 chapter #11 page #6 (August 1940)

LuthorCorp LuthorCorp is a corporation run by Lex Luthor's father Lionel Luthor in Smallville. One of its bases is based in Smallville, LuthorCorp Fertilizer Plant No. 3 which has underground labs holding secret research into genetically modifying living organisms using meteor rocks with the company's slogan being "We make things grow". Years later, Lex bought the company after he killed Lionel and inherited all of his money.Smallville, Kansas: The Life of Pre-Superman Clark Kent chapter #11, page #19

P Project Atom Project Atom is a U.S. government initiative masterminded by General Wade Eiling and lead scientist Heinrich Megala with the aim of creating a superhero answerable only to the military. The project used a combination of nuclear physics and a unique alloy called Dilustel with quantum properties that was cut from the skin of a captured alien known as the Silver Shield using X-Ionizer technology. The project had only two recorded successes, Captain Atom and Major Force. Megala was also responsible for creating the X-Ionizer technology, which is capable of cutting Captain Atom's skin.Captain Atom (vol. 3) #1 (1983)

Project Cadmus

Project 7734 Project 7734 is a secret U.S. military black-ops facility commanded by General Sam Lane. Its existence was uncovered by investigative reporter James Olsen's investigations. Like the Human Defense Corps, and Squad K, this project was created to defend humanity against extraterrestrial threats, including Kryptonians.Superman: New Krypton Special #1 (December 2008) The number of the project itself is a play on a word that can be created on most calculators by simply typing in the number 7734 - turned upside down, it resembles the word "Hell".

Project M

Project Peacemaker Project Peacemaker is a U.S. government division that was tasked with handling Peacemaker's interaction with other government agencies. After the so-called "Janus Directive", the Project became part of Checkmate and placed under the supervision of the CBI and Sarge Steel.DCU Heroes Secret Files and Origins #1 (February 1999)

Q Quorum The Quorum is the clandestine and apparently corrupt department of an unnamed government agency in the DC Comics Universe. Former operatives are Major Force, Mace Gardner (brother of Guy Gardner), Loria a New Blood, the metahuman Sledge, and an army of armored men known as Sweepers. The Quorum sponsored and funded the Blood Pack, a superhero team made up of "New Bloods", in a failed attempt to create a superhuman army based on their DNA.Guy Gardner: Warrior #16 (January 1994)

R Red Shadow