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#Cabinet Department

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Branches (1)
The Cabinet
The heads of the fifteen executive departments and other senior officials the President chooses to include
Departments (99)
Administration for Children and Families Reorganizing
The HHS division that runs TANF, Head Start, child care, child support, foster care, and refugee resettlement programs
Administration for Community Living Reorganizing
The HHS agency that funds services helping older adults and people with disabilities live in their own homes and communities
Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response Reorganizing
The HHS agency that prepares for pandemics, bioterrorism, and disasters and manages the Strategic National Stockpile
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Reorganizing
The HHS research agency that studies patient safety, health care quality, and how the health system works
Agricultural Research Service
The USDA's in-house scientific research agency, with labs and field stations across the country
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau
The Treasury bureau that collects federal excise taxes on alcohol, tobacco, firearms, and ammunition and regulates the alcohol industry
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
The USDA agency that guards American livestock and crops against pests and diseases and enforces the Animal Welfare Act
Antitrust Division
The Justice Department division that enforces the antitrust laws against monopolies, cartels, and anticompetitive mergers
ARPA-E
The Energy Department agency, modeled on DARPA, that funds high-risk, high-reward energy technology research
Board of Veterans' Appeals
The VA body whose judges decide appeals of veterans' benefit claims
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
The Justice Department agency that enforces federal gun, explosives, and arson laws and licenses firearms dealers
Bureau of Consular Affairs
The State Department bureau that issues passports and visas and helps Americans in trouble abroad
Bureau of Economic Analysis
The Commerce Department statistical agency that measures gross domestic product and the national accounts
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
The Treasury bureau that prints the nation's paper money
Bureau of Indian Affairs
The oldest bureau in the Interior Department, carrying out the federal government's trust and treaty obligations to tribal nations
Bureau of Industry and Security
The Commerce Department agency that controls exports of sensitive technology and runs national security tariff investigations
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
The Interior Department agency that leases federal offshore waters for oil, gas, wind, and minerals
Bureau of Reclamation
The Interior Department agency that built the great western dams and remains the largest wholesaler of water in the country
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement
The Interior Department agency that inspects offshore oil and gas operations and enforces safety and spill prevention rules
Bureau of the Fiscal Service
The Treasury bureau that pays the government's bills, borrows its money, and keeps its books
Civil Rights Division Reorganizing
The Justice Department division that enforces federal civil rights laws on voting, discrimination, policing, and disability access
Community Relations Service Reorganizing
The Justice Department's mediation office for community conflicts over race, ethnicity, religion, and hate crimes
Criminal Division
The Justice Department division that develops federal criminal enforcement policy and prosecutes complex national and international crimes
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
The DHS agency that defends federal civilian networks and helps protect the nation's critical infrastructure from cyber and physical threats
DHS Office of Intelligence and Analysis Reorganizing
The Homeland Security intelligence office that shares threat information with state, local, tribal, and private partners
DHS Science and Technology Directorate
The Homeland Security research arm that develops and tests technology for border, transportation, cyber, and biodefense missions
DOE Office of Science
The Energy Department office that is the largest federal funder of basic research in the physical sciences and runs ten national laboratories
Drug Enforcement Administration
The Justice Department agency that enforces federal drug laws at home and against trafficking networks abroad
Economic Development Administration
The Commerce Department agency that makes grants to economically distressed communities for infrastructure and job creation
Employee Benefits Security Administration
The Labor Department agency that enforces ERISA and oversees private pension, 401(k), and employer health plans
Employment and Training Administration
The Labor Department agency that oversees unemployment insurance, job training, apprenticeships, Job Corps, and foreign labor certification
Energy Information Administration
The Energy Department's independent statistical agency for data and forecasts on oil, gas, electricity, coal, and renewables
Executive Office for Immigration Review Reorganizing
The Justice Department agency that runs the nation's immigration courts and the Board of Immigration Appeals
Farm Service Agency
The USDA agency that runs farm commodity payments, farm loans, disaster aid, and the Conservation Reserve Program through county offices
Federal Bureau of Prisons
The Justice Department agency that runs the federal prison system
Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers
The DHS agency that trains officers and agents for more than a hundred federal law enforcement organizations
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
The Transportation Department agency that regulates the safety of interstate trucks, buses, and commercial drivers
Federal Railroad Administration
The Transportation Department agency that regulates railroad safety and funds intercity passenger rail
Federal Transit Administration
The Transportation Department agency that funds and oversees the safety of local bus, subway, light rail, and ferry systems
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
The Treasury bureau that collects and analyzes financial data to fight money laundering, terrorist financing, and fraud
Food Safety and Inspection Service
The USDA agency that inspects the nation's meat, poultry, and processed egg products
Ginnie Mae
The government corporation within HUD that guarantees mortgage-backed securities made up of federally insured home loans
Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation
The Transportation Department corporation that operates the U.S. locks of the St. Lawrence Seaway linking the Great Lakes to the Atlantic
Health Resources and Services Administration Reorganizing
The HHS agency that funds community health centers, the Ryan White HIV program, and health care for underserved areas
HHS Office for Civil Rights
The HHS office that enforces civil rights in health care and the HIPAA privacy and security rules
Indian Health Service
The HHS agency that provides or funds health care for American Indians and Alaska Natives as part of the federal trust responsibility
Institute of Education Sciences Reorganizing
The Education Department's research, evaluation, and statistics arm
International Trade Administration
The Commerce Department agency that promotes U.S. exports and investigates unfairly priced and subsidized imports
Maritime Administration
The Transportation Department agency that supports the U.S. merchant marine, shipbuilding, ports, and the sealift reserve fleet
Mine Safety and Health Administration
The Labor Department agency that inspects every mine in the country and enforces mine safety and health standards
National Agricultural Statistics Service
The USDA statistical agency that publishes crop and livestock estimates and runs the Census of Agriculture
National Cemetery Administration
The VA administration that runs national cemeteries and provides headstones and burial benefits for veterans
National Center for Education Statistics Reorganizing
The federal statistical agency for education data and the home of the Nation's Report Card
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
The Transportation Department agency that sets vehicle safety standards, orders recalls, and regulates fuel economy
National Institute of Standards and Technology
The Commerce Department laboratory that keeps the nation's measurement standards and sets technical standards from cybersecurity to AI
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
The Commerce Department agency that advises the President on telecommunications, manages federal spectrum, and runs the national broadband program
National Weather Service
The NOAA agency that issues the nation's official weather forecasts, watches, and warnings
Natural Resources Conservation Service
The USDA agency born of the Dust Bowl that helps farmers and ranchers conserve soil, water, and habitat on private land
Office for Civil Rights (Education) Reorganizing
The Education Department office that enforces civil rights laws in schools and colleges, including Title VI and Title IX
Office of Community Planning and Development
The HUD office that runs Community Development Block Grants, HOME, disaster recovery grants, and homelessness programs
Office of Environmental Management
The Energy Department office cleaning up radioactive and hazardous waste left by decades of nuclear weapons production
Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity
The HUD office that enforces the Fair Housing Act against discrimination in renting, buying, and lending
Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs Reorganizing
The Labor Department office that enforces nondiscrimination requirements for companies holding federal contracts
Office of Insular Affairs
The Interior Department office that coordinates federal policy for four U.S. territories and the freely associated states of the Pacific
Office of Legal Counsel
The Justice Department office whose legal opinions bind the executive branch and often define the limits of presidential power
Office of Public and Indian Housing
The HUD office that funds public housing, Housing Choice Vouchers, and tribal housing
Office of Special Education Programs Reorganizing
The Education Department office that administers the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
The Interior Department agency that regulates coal mining's effects on land and water and funds cleanup of abandoned mines
Office of Tax Policy
The Treasury office that develops the administration's tax policy, estimates revenue, writes tax regulations with the IRS, and negotiates tax treaties
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
The independent Treasury bureau that charters and supervises national banks
Office of the Secretary of Defense Reorganizing
The civilian headquarters staff through which the Secretary of Defense runs the Pentagon
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
The Transportation Department agency that regulates oil and gas pipeline safety and the shipment of hazardous materials
Power Marketing Administrations
The four Energy Department agencies that sell electricity from federal dams to public utilities and cooperatives across 34 states
Risk Management Agency
The USDA agency that runs federal crop insurance through the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation and private insurers
Strategic Petroleum Reserve
The government's emergency stockpile of crude oil, stored in salt caverns on the Gulf Coast
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Reorganizing
The HHS agency that funds state and local mental health and addiction services and oversees the 988 crisis line
The Department of Agriculture
Farm programs, food stamps, meat inspection, rural loans, and the national forests, all under one roof
The Department of Commerce
The census, the weather forecast, patents, standards, trade enforcement, and the numbers that measure the economy
The Department of Defense
The largest employer on earth: the Pentagon, three military departments, the combatant commands, and a budget near 900 billion dollars
The Department of Education Reorganizing
Student loans and grants, aid to low-income schools and students with disabilities, civil rights enforcement, and education statistics
The Department of Energy
Mostly a nuclear weapons agency: the warheads, the national laboratories, the cleanup, and the energy research
The Department of Health and Human Services Reorganizing
The biggest budget in government: Medicare, Medicaid, the FDA, the CDC, the NIH, and the social services agencies
The Department of Homeland Security
The newest cabinet department: borders, immigration, aviation security, disaster response, the Coast Guard, and the Secret Service
The Department of Housing and Urban Development
Public housing, rental vouchers, mortgage insurance, fair housing enforcement, and grants to cities
The Department of Justice
The federal government's lawyer and police force: the FBI, DEA, Marshals, prisons, U.S. Attorneys, and the Attorney General
The Department of Labor
Wages and hours, workplace safety, pensions, job training, and the statistics that measure work in America
The Department of State Reorganizing
The oldest cabinet department: American diplomacy, the embassies, passports, and visas
The Department of the Interior
The steward of a fifth of the nation's land: parks, public rangeland, wildlife, water, minerals, and the trust relationship with tribes
The Department of the Treasury
The department that collects the taxes, prints the money, manages the debt, and polices the financial system
The Department of Transportation
Aviation, highways, railroads, transit, shipping, pipelines, and the safety regulators for each
The Department of Veterans Affairs
Health care, disability compensation, pensions, education benefits, home loans, and burial for 18 million veterans
U.S. Border Patrol
The federal law enforcement agency that patrols the land borders and coasts between official ports of entry
U.S. Embassies and Consulates
The network of diplomatic posts that represents the United States in nearly every country in the world
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
The Interior Department agency that manages wildlife refuges and enforces the Endangered Species Act for land and freshwater species
U.S. Geological Survey
The Interior Department's science agency for maps, water, earthquakes, volcanoes, minerals, and the land itself
USDA Rural Development
The USDA mission area that lends and grants money for rural housing, utilities, broadband, and businesses
Veterans Benefits Administration
The VA administration that pays disability compensation and pensions and runs the GI Bill, VA home loans, and other benefits
Veterans' Employment and Training Service
The Labor Department agency that helps veterans find civilian jobs and protects the job rights of service members
Wage and Hour Division
The Labor Department agency that enforces the federal minimum wage, overtime, child labor, and family leave laws
Agencies (3)
Department of Health, Education, and Welfare Merged
The cabinet department created in 1953 for federal health, education, and social welfare programs, split in 1979 into the Departments of Health and Human Services and Education
Department of War Dissolved
The original cabinet department for the Army, created in 1789 and replaced in 1947 by the Department of the Army within the new national military establishment
Post Office Department Dissolved
The cabinet department that ran the mail for nearly two centuries, from Benjamin Franklin's appointment in 1775 until it became the self-supporting U.S. Postal Service in 1971
Offices & Roles (2)
Cabinet Secretaries
The fifteen department heads: how they are chosen, what they are paid, how they leave, and who fills in
Deputy Secretaries and Under Secretaries
The Senate-confirmed officials just below each cabinet secretary who run day-to-day operations and lead major divisions of the federal departments
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