In September 2008, the Department of the Army authorized a miniature metal tab to be worn on the new Army Service Uniform.

Accordingly, on 27 September, the Department authorized the change of the tug's name to Adirondack and announced it on 24 November to all concerned Bureaus.

The Department of Defense authorized Behavioral Science Consultation Teams to study the detainees it holds in extrajudicial detention.

The city's Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications authorizes borough presidents to choose nonprofit organizations to oversee public access channels.

On 1 July 1942 the Department of National Defence authorized the raising of the 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion.

In 1968, the Department of Higher Education authorized establishing a new state college in Bergen County, due to its increasing population and suburbanization.

The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites.

Mr. Cuomo's aides also noted that only the Department of Justice could authorize the settlement, though the housing agency was a party to the settlement.

There are three Department of the Army decorations authorized exclusively to cadets:

I was driving a Volvo that the Department had authorized as a purchase compatible with my grade and rank.