The phrase "authority of agencies" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the power or control that various organizations or governmental bodies have in a specific context.
Example: "The authority of agencies in regulating environmental standards is crucial for ensuring public safety."
Alternatives: "power of organizations" or "control of institutions".
The latest swipe at the rules, consumer advocates say, could further deter financial reform and impede the authority of agencies that operate independent of the White House.
Financial trade groups are expected to line up behind a new bill in Congress that would undercut the authority of agencies like the trading commission and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Notwithstanding any statutory restriction on the authority of agencies and departments of the Federal Government to share information, such agencies and departments shall provide the Panel with such information and data as each Panel, through the Commission, may request to carry out its duties under section 2080 of this title.
"They try to undermine the authority of agencies that have the power potentially to control carbon pollution, so whenever there is a new EPA rule that pops up, they re-tool their arsenal of model bills to make sure they are blocking the new rule".
He said the group got its information from open-source intelligence on the Internet and elsewhere, and from authorities of various agencies involved in the investigation into Hasan.
The chapter is a quick introduction to the foster-care system — the little-talked-about network of agencies, authorities, and families through which so many children pass every year.
"I'm looking at divisions and departments of agencies and authorities that are no longer necessary in the 21st century," said Mr. Paladino, a Buffalo real estate developer.
When the investigation first began, the Chinese operation of GSK was accused by the Chinese authorities of using travel agencies and consultancies to pay 3bn yuan ($489m £323mm) in bribes since 2007.
And there is a risk that concentrating on chain-of-authority diagrams of federal agencies will further divert our attention from more important parts of the agenda.
The words "by and through the administrative heads of divisions and bureaus" are omitted because of the authority vested in the heads of agencies.
Congress could put a stop to this abuse of the authority to appoint "acting" heads of agencies and departments.
