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Executive Departments
- Department of Agriculture
- Department of Commerce
- Bureau of Industry and Security
Serves to advance national security, foreign policy and economic interests by regulating exports, enforcing public safety, cooperating with foreign economic counterparts on trade issues, complying with international agreements, and monitoring the U.S. defense industrial base to ensure of its capability to satisfy homeland security needs.
- Bureau of the Census
Provides the leading source of quality data about the Nation's people and economy.
- International Trade Administration
Provides trade guidance in commercial service, manufacturing services, market access and compliance, and import administration.
- National Institute of Standards and Technology
Non-regulatory federal agency that develops and promotes measurement, standards, and technology to enhance productivity, facilitate trade, and improve the quality of life.
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Conducts research and gathers data about the global oceans, atmosphere, space, and sun, and applies this knowledge to science and service that touch the lives of all Americans.
- National Weather Service
Provides weather, hydrologic, and climate forecasts and warnings for the United States, its territories, adjacent waters and ocean areas, for the protection of life and property and the enhancement of the national economy.
- Patent and Trademark Office
Encourages technological advancement by providing incentives to invent, invest in, and disclose new technology worldwide; assists businesses in protecting their investments through the registration of trademarks; and promotes the understanding of intellectual freedom by protecting property and facilities under development with patents.
- Department of Defense
- Air Force
In 1907, the U.S. Army Signal Corps was created to take charge of all matters pertaining to military ballooning, air machines and all kindred subjects. The National Security Act of 1947 created the U.S. Air Force whose mission is to defend the United States and its interests through air and space power.
- Army
In 1775, Congress adopted the American Continental Army. In 1789, Congress established the War Department which would be succeeded by the U.S. Army, created by the National Security Act of 1947. The mission of the U.S. Army is to fight and win United States' wars by providing prompt, sustained land dominance across the full range of military operations.
- Joint Chiefs of Staff
Collective body of military advisors whose chairman is the principal military advisor to the President, Secretary of Defense and the National Security Council.
- National Guard
Oldest component of the Armed Forces, it evolved from the Colonial militia established in 1792. In 1916, the National Guard was created as the United States' official reserve force and remains an active component of the U.S. Army whose dual mission consists of state and federal roles.
- National Security Agency
Performing two principal tasks, signals intelligence (SIGINT) and information security (INFOSEC), the NSA coordinates, directs, and performs highly specialized activities to protect U.S. information systems and produce foreign intelligence information.
- Navy
In 1798, the navy was revived after the collapse of the Continental Navy of the American Revolution. The National Security Act of 1947 created the current embodiment of the U.S. Navy whose mission is to maintain, train and equip combat-ready naval forces capable of winning wars, deterring aggression and maintaining freedom of the seas.
- The Pentagon
Headquarters of the Department of Defense, it is one of the world's largest office buildings..
- US Marine Corps
In 1775, Congress created two Battalions of Marines to serve as a land force for the naval fleet. The National Security Act of 1947 created the current embodiment of the U.S. Marine Corps whose mission is to maintain a minimum of three combat divisions and three air wings; provide the naval fleet with marine forces of combined arms with supporting air components; develop tactics, techniques and equipment for use by landing forces; and perform other duties as directed by the president.
- Department of Education
- Department of Energy
- Department of Health and Human Services
- CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Leading federal agency for protecting the health and safety of people at home and abroad, providing credible information to enhance health decisions, and promoting good health through the development of disease prevention and control applications.
- FDA (Food and Drug Administration)
Protects the public health by assuring the safety, efficacy, and security of human and veterinary drugs, biological products, medical devices, our Nation's food supply, cosmetics, and products that emit radiation.
- National Institutes of Health
Serves to foster medicial and behavioral research for the nation by pursuing fundamental knowledge about the nature and behavior of living systems and discover how to apply that knowledge to extend healthy life and reduce the burdens of illness and disability.
- Department of Homeland Security
- Coast Guard
In 1790, Congress authorized the construction of ten vessels to enforce tariff and trade laws, maritime safety and law, and the prevention of illegal activities such as smuggling and piracy. In 2003, the Coast Guard moved from the oversight of the Department of Transportation to the Department of Homeland Security. Its mission is to enforce federal law, enforce regulations for the promotion of safety of life and property, maintain readiness to operate as a service to the U.S. Navy, perform oceanographic research, and develop, establish, and maintain operating aids to maritime navigation, rescue services and ice-breaking facilities.
- FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency)
Established in 1979, this agency coordinates federal response to natural disasters (hurricanes, floods, earthquakes, etc.) and human-generated disasters (acts of terrorism). Upon assisting states working through a disaster, FEMA provides training of frontline personnel, prepares guidelines on flood management, dam and building safety, supports the National Fire Service.
- Secret Service
Established in 1865 to suppress counterfeit currency, the Secret Service today is responsible for the protection of the president and vice president of the United States along with their families and other officials, protection of the White House and other government buildings, planning and implementation of security at designated national events, and enforcement of laws relating to the counterfeiting of government securities and other laws covering financial and telecommunications crimes perpetrated against the United States.
- Transportation Security Administration
Protects the Nation's transporation systems to ensure freedom of movement for people and commerce.
- US Customs and Border Protection
Customs service established in 1789 and the border patrol created in 1924, were merged in 2003 as part of a redesign for the Department of Homeland Security. The current mission is to protect the Nation's borders against terrorism by preventing terrorists and terrorist weapons to travel into our country without impeding legitimate trade and travel.
- US Citizenship and Immigration Services
Formerly named the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service, the direction and title were changed in 2003 to reflect the transition into the Department of Homeland Security. The mission of the USCIS is to administer immigration and naturalization services that include immigrant visas, naturalization petitions, and application by refugees and those who seek asylum within the United States.
- Department of Housing and Urban Development
- Department of Justice
- ATF (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives)
Established in 1798, the ATF continued with the Department of Treasury until the 2003 redesign where it was transferred to the Department of Homeland Security. ATF's law enforcement functions were transferred to the Department of Justice and its tax and trade functions remain in the Treasury Department under the new Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau. The new ATF mission is to conduct criminal investigations, regulate firearms and explosives industries and assist other law enforcement agencies to prevent terrorism and reduce violent crime.
- DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration)
Created in 1973, its mission is to enforce the controlled substances laws and regulations of the United States and bring to justice those organizations or individuals involved in the growing, manufacturing, or distribution of controlled substances for illicit traffic in the U.S.
- FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation)
Created in 1908, the FBI's mission is to protect and defend the U.S. against terrorist and foreign intelligence threats and to enforce the criminal laws of the United States. With jurisdiction over 200 categories of federal law, the most commonly reported violations are espionage, sabotage, treason, bank robbery, kidnapping, interstate racketeering, and interstate transportation of stolen property.
- US Marshals Service
Established in 1789, federal marshals protect federal judicial officials, conduct fugitive investigations and apprehension, provide witness security for those individuals risking their lives to testify in federal court, provide prisoner services for federal unsentenced prisoners, and managing and disposing of seized and forfeited assets acquired by criminals.
- Department of Labor
- OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)
To assure the safety and health of America's workers by setting and enforcing standards; providing training, outreach, and education; establishing partnerships; and encouraging continual improvement in workplace safety and health.
- Department of State
- Department of the Interior
- BIA (Bureau of Indian Affairs)
Oversees the administration and management of land held in trust by the United States for American Indians, Indian tribes, and Alaska Natives.
- Bureau of Land Management
Manages 262 million acres of public land, 700 million acres of subsurface mineral deposits and manages the Nation's resources of timber, solid minerals, oil, gas, geothermal energy, wildlife habitat, endangered species of plants and animals, and the conservation of those resources.
- National Park Service
Seeks to preserve the natural and cultural resources within the national parks for the enjoyment, education and inspiration of this and future generations.
- USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Provides the Nation with reliable scientific information to describe and understand the Earth; minimize loss of life and property from natural disasters; manage water, biological, energy, and mineral resources; and enhance and protect our quality of life.
- Department of the Treasury
- IRS (Internal Revenue Service)
Provides taxpayers top quality service by helping them understand and meet their tax responsibilities and by applying the tax law with fairness to all.
- US Mint
Production of an adequate volume of circulating coinage for the nation to conduct its trade and commerce, the distribution of currency to Federal Reserve Banks, and maintain custody and protection over the Nation's gold and silver assets.
- Department of Transportation
- FAA (Federal Aviation Administration)
Provide the safest, most efficient aerospace system in hte world by coordinating aircraft and pilot certification, monitoring air traffic, enforcing regulations and policies, conducting research and promoting safety and security for all who participate in air transportation.
- Department of Veteran Affairs
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