Executive Departments

There are fourteen major executive departments, and several bureas under many of them. Each department has a specific function or two, and thier bureaus have specific functions within the department's specific function.

You know, the best way to do this would just be to show you the different departments and what they do. Here they are, in the order they were created:

• Department of State (1789)
• Department of Treasury (1789)
  • The Internal Revenue Service
  • Bureau of the Mint
  • Bureau of Engraving and Printing
  • Secret Service
• Department of the Interior (1849)
• Department of Agriculture (1862)
• Department of Justice (1870)
  • Federal Bureau of Investigations
  • Immigration and Naturalization Services
• Department of Labor (1913)
  • Bureau of Labor Stats
  • Occupational Saftey and Health Administration
• Department of Commerce (1913)
  • Industry and Trade Administration
  • Maritimes Administration
  • Patent and Trademark Office
  • Census Bureau
  • National Bureau of Standards
  • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
• Department of Veterans' Affairs (1930)
• Department of Defense (1947)
• Department of Health and Human Services (1953)
  • Social Securtiy
  • Food and Drug Administration
  • Office of Human Development Services
• Department of Housing and Urban Development (1965)
• Department of Transportation (1966)
  • Federal Highway Administration
  • Federal Aviation Administration
  • Federal Railroad Administration
  • Coast Guard
• Department of Energy (1977)
• Department of Education (1979)
• Independant Agencies