Agencies are funded by Congress and are usually created by Congress.
-- Forest Service *INFO/ G 324/ support services within national forests
Department of Commerce (DOC) *INFO / G326, 344, (442), S 107/ interstate and international commerce, compiles stats
-- Census Bureau *INFO/S 122/ conducts the Census every ten years, compiles statistics
Department of Defense (DOD) *INFO / G (441, 445), S 228/ national security, defense, research, gathers intelligence
Department of Education (DoEd) *INFO / G 326 S 62 / formerly HEW, financial aid, sets standards for education
Department of Energy
(DOE) *INFO
/ S62-64, 74/ researches forms of energy, national security by reducing WMD
Department of Health and Human Services
(HHS) *INFO
/ G 330, S 81,87,91,154/ formerly HEW, health services
-- Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
*INFO
/ G (407, 417), S 85, 91,93/ approves food, drugs for public use
-- Centers For Disease Control (CDC)*INFO
/ G (390), S 83, 97/ detects, prevents, and documents disease outbreaks
-- National Institute For Health (PHS)*INFO
/ distributes vaccines, provides public health information
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) *INFO / affordable housing, financing, sets housing standards
Department of the Interior (DOI) *INFO / manages federal lands
-- National Park Service (NPS) *INFO / provides support services and rules in national parks
-- Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) *INFO / provides services for Native Americans, including job training and health care
-- Bureau of Land Management (BLM) *INFO / G 330/ land title information, regulates use of federal lands
Department of Justice (DOJ) *INFO/ S 15, 49, 109,110,119,121-2/ arrests, prosecutes, incarcerates
-- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) *INFO / G 339, 340, S108/ investigates federal crimes
-- Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) *INFO / S 15, 19, 21/ processes and naturalizes legal immigrants, Border Patrol
-- Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) *INFO / gathers intelligence, monitors sale of chemicals used for drugs
-- Bureau of Prisons (BOP) *INFO / manages federal prisons
Department of Labor (DOL) *INFO / labor laws, protects workers rights
-- Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) *INFO / statistical data on employment, unemployment, work related injury
-- Occupational Safety and Hazard Administration (OSHA) *INFO / investigates work related accidents
Department of State (DOS) *INFO / G 324, (441), S 232, 225, 228/ promotes U.S. policy abroad
-- Foreign Service *INFO / G 324, (441) / manages foreign embassy personnel representing the U.S. abroad
Department of Transportation (DOT) *INFO / G 326 / regulates all modes of transportation
-- U.S. Coast Guard*INFO / [in time of war is part of Department of Defense] rescue services, drug interdiction
-- Federal Aviation Administration(FAA) *INFO / G (417) / certifies pilots, monitors use of airspace
Department of Treasury*INFO/ G 330, 344, (442), S18 / handles government finances
-- Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms (BATF) *INFO / G 339 / regulates the alcohol, tobacco and firearms industries
-- Customs Service (USCS) *INFO / drug interdiction, collects revenue, prevents intellectual property rights violations
-- Secret Service [EPS] *INFO / provides executive protection, investigates counterfeit currency,
-- Internal Revenue Service (IRS) *INFO / G 330, 343, 345, (391)/ collects revenue, investigates tax fraud and evasion
Department of Veterans
Affairs*INFO
/ provides health care, rehabilitation, homeless assistance, job training
for veterans
REGULATORY COMMISSIONS G 331-332 / these
commissions are headed by governing boards whose members are appointed by the
president, approved by the Senate. Service for long fixed terms.
Civil Rights Commission*INFO / investigates, issue laws, reports findings to president and Congress,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) *INFO / investigates charges of civil rights violations
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) *INFO / S73, 87/ regulates radio, television broadcasting and cable communication
Federal Election Commission (FEC) *INFO / S105, 109, 111, 120, 122,132/ enforces FECA regulations about campaign finance
Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) *INFO / licenses and investigates maritime (shipping) industries
Federal Power Commission (FPC) *INFO / licenses shipment of power, including natural gas, through interstate pipelines
Federal Reserve Board (FRB) *INFO / G 333, (395-397)/oversees the Federal Reserve System, regulates banks
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) *INFO / G332, (407, 417), S86, 91,92,104/ promotes consumer protection, regulates advertising practices
National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) *INFO / G (407)/ New Deal mediates between labor unions and employers
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) *INFO / G (420)/ regulates nuclear power plants, including transport, research, disposal
Securities and Exchange
Commission(SEC) *INFO
/ G (407-408)/ New Deal, registers securities transactions,
sets market conditions
Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) [PBS/NPR] *INFO / funding for public Television, and radio
Corporation for National Service (CNS) *INFO / organizes public interest in volunteer service
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) *INFO / G324 / New Deal, passes regulations, insures accounts to $100,000.00
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) *INFO / G 333 / New Deal, provides power, is the nations largest provider
United States Postal
Service (USPS) *INFO
/ G325-326, 333, 335, (421) / provides mail service, investigates mail
fraud
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) *INFO / G 330, (391) / researches, enforces and enacts regulations protecting the environment
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) *INFO / G330 / provides disaster relief, including loans and reconstruction services
General Services Administration (GSA) *INFO / G330 / provides facilities maintenance and other to federal agencies
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) *INFO / G330, 331, 342, 346, (392)/ conducts research into space exploration, manages space program through the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California
National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) *INFO / supervises, regulates federal credit unions
National Transportation and Safety Board (NTSB) *INFO / investigates accidents, and safety questions
Office of Personnel Management (OPM) *INFO / G 330 / provides human resource services for the government
Selective Service System (SSS) *INFO / system to recruit a pool of manpower for the military in times of war
Small Business Administration (SBA) *INFO / support for small businesses through loans, advice, and training; includes
Social
Security Administration (SSA) *INFO
/ G 330-331, (414-417), S172-173/New Deal [includes
Medicare program begun under the
Great Society] created by the Depression-era Social
Security Act; issues social security numbers, pays benefits to retirees
Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) / Independent Regulatory Commission
Department of War/ Department of Navy / Department of Post Office / Cabinet
Department of Health, Education and Welfare (HEW) / Cabinet S61
Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation (FSLIC) / Government Corporation
Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) / Independent Regulatory Commission