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Cabinet Departments

 
Essential Desk Reference: Cabinet Departments

Department

Year Created

Main Agencies

Department of Agriculture (USDA)

1862

Forest Service; Natural Resources Conservation Service; Farm Service Agency; Foreign Agricultural Service; Rural Utilities Service; Rural Housing Service; Rural Business-Cooperative Service; Food and Nutrition Service; Food Safety and Inspection Service; Agricultural Research Service; Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service; Economic Research Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service; Agricultural Marketing Service; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service; Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration; Rural Community Development

Department of Commerce (DOC)

1913

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; International Trade Administration; Bureau of Export Administration; Economics and Statistics Administration; Technology Administration; Patent and Trademark Office; Minority Business Development Agency; Economic Development Administration; National Telecommunications and Information Administration; Bureau of the Census; National Institute of Standards and Technology; National Technical Information Service; Bureau of Economic Analysis

Department of Defense (DOD)

1949

Department of the Army; Department of the Navy; Department of the Air Force, Joint Chiefs of Staff; National Guard; Advanced Research Projects Agency; American Forces Information Service; American Forces Press Service; Ballistic Missile Defense Organization; Defense Contract and Audit Agency; Defense Finance and Accounting Service; Defense Information Systems Agency; Defense Intelligence Agency; Defense Logistics Agency; Defense Special Weapons Agency; Defense Technical Information Center; National Imagery and Mapping Agency; National Security Agency; On-Site Inspection Agency

Department of Education

1979

Office of Elementary and Secondary Education; Office of Post-Secondary Education; Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services; Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Languages Affairs; Office of Vocational and Adult Education; Office for Civil Rights; Office of Educational Research and Improvement

Department of Energy (DOE)

1977

Environment, Safety and Health; Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board; Office of Environmental Management; Office of Economic Impact and Diversity; Office of Worker and Community Transition; Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy; Fossil Energy; Energy Information Administration; Office of Non-Proliferation and National Security; Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management; Office of Fissile Materials Disposition; Office of Energy Research; Office of Nuclear Energy, Science and Technology; Power Marketing Administrations: Southeastern, Alaska, Southwestern, Western; Bonneville

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

1953

Administration for Children and Families; Food and Drug Administration; Administration on Aging; Health Care and Financing Administration; Agency for Health Care Policy and Research; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry; Health Resources and Services Administration; Indian Health Service, National Institutes of Health; Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration; Program Support Center

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

1965

Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization; Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight; Office of Community Planning and Development; Federal Housing Finance Board; Office of Public and Indian Housing; Office of Lead Hazard Control; Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae)

Department of the Interior (DOI)

1849

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; National Park Service; National Biological Service; Bureau of Indian Affairs; Bureau of Land Management; Minerals Management Service; Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement; U.S. Geological Survey; Bureau of Reclamation

Department of Justice (DOJ)

1870

Foreign Claims Settlement Commission; Office of Information and Privacy; Community-Oriented Policing Services; Civil Division, Civil Rights Division; Criminal Division; Antitrust Division; Tax Division; Environment and Natural Resources Division; Community Relations Service; Drug Enforcement Agency; Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys; Immigration and Naturalization Service; Federal Bureau of Investigation; Federal Bureau of Prisons; U.S. Marshals Service; U.S. National Central Bureau-Interpol; Office of Justice Programs

Department of Labor (DOL)

1913

Office of Small Business Programs; Occupational Safety and Health Administration; Employment and Training Administration; Mine Safety and Health Administration; Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration; and Training Service; Employment Standards Administration; Bureau of Labor Statistics; Women’s Bureau; Bureau of International Labor Affairs; Employees’ Compensation Appeal Board

Department of State

1789

African Affairs; East Asian and Pacific Affairs; European and Canadian Affairs; Inter-American Affairs; Near Eastern Affairs; South Asian Affairs; International Organization Affairs; Economic and Business Affairs; Political-Military Affairs; Office of Foreign Missions; Foreign Service Institute; Consular Affairs; Diplomatic Security; Finance and Management Policy; Democracy, Human Rights and Labor; International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs; Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs; Population, Refugees, and Migration

Department of Transportation (DOT)

1966

U.S. Coast Guard; Federal Aviation Administration; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Railroad Administration; National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; Federal Transit Administration; Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation; Maritime Administration; Research and Special Programs Administration; Bureau of Transportation Statistics; Transportation Administrative Service Center; Surface Transportation Board

Department of the Treasury

1789

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency; Office of Thrift Supervision; Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms; U.S. Secret Service; Federal Law Enforcement Training Center; Internal Revenue Service; U.S. Mint; Bureau of Engraving and Printing; U.S. Customs Service; Bureau of the Public Debt

Department of Veterans Affairs

1930

Center for Minority Veterans; Center for Women Veterans; National Center for Veteran Analysis and Statistics; National Cemetery Administration; Veterans Benefits Administration; Veterans Health Administration


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