The North Carolina Department of Public Safety is an umbrella agency that carries out many of the state's law enforcement, emergency response and homeland security functions.

Creation of an umbrella agency on financial regulation was suported by Alan Greenspan, the Fed chairman.

In 1994 the two systems were brought together under an umbrella agency, the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA).

Better coordination does not necessarily require an umbrella agency as in Canada, Mexico and some other countries, Dr. Norwood said.

In 1970, the CCHS reorganized, with the Cincinnati Community Hebrew Schools serving as an umbrella agency.

The Ministry of People's Armed Forces is essentially an umbrella agency gathering the KPA's logistical, political, and personnel components.

Money 'a Constant Worry' The Westchester Community Program of White Plains is the umbrella agency.

The defendants in the case are the state and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the umbrella agency that oversees the city transit system and the suburban railroads.

As an umbrella agency that also includes the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the department is ultimately responsible for the federal response to natural disasters as well.

Other additions tentatively approved include $400,000 for the Westchester Library System, the umbrella agency serving the county's local libraries.