The New York State Education Department is responsible for the supervision for all public schools in New York State and all standardized testing, as well as the production and administration of state tests and Regents Examinations. The main offices of the department are located in Albany, the state capital.

United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is a bureau in the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS). It performs many of the functions formerly carried out by the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service, which was part of the Department of Justice. The stated priorities of the USCIS are to promote national security, to eliminate immigration case backlogs, and improve customer services.