Names of government agencies, departments, bureaus, and so on, are indexed first by the name of the country, state, county, or city under which they function; the distinctive or functional name of the agency, department, bureau, or board is considered next. As an example, names of agencies, departments, bureaus, or boards that function under the control of the United States Government are indexed first under United States Government . In the name Department of Defense, the units are considered in this order: United States Government Defense Department of .