Executive departments timeline

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    State department

    Foreign policy and international relations
  • Treasury Department

    Manage government earnings
  • Department of the Interior

    Responsible for the management and conservation of most federal lands and natural resources.
  • Department of Agriculture

    Responsible for developing and executing federal laws related to farming, forestry, and food.
  • Justice Department

    A federal executive department of the U.S. government, responsible for the enforcement of the law and administration of justice in the United States.
  • Department of Commerce

    Concerned with promoting economic growth.
  • Department of Labor

    responsible for occupational safety, wage and hour standards, unemployment insurance benefits, reemployment services, and some economic statistics.
  • Department of Veterans Affairs

    Provides near-comprehensive healthcare services to eligible military veterans at VA medical centers and outpatient clinics located throughout the country
  • Department of Defense

    An executive branch department of the federal government charged with coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the government directly related to national security and the United States Armed Forces.
  • Department of Health and Human Services

    Goal of protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services.
  • Department of Housing and Urban Development

    Develop and execute policies on housing and metropolises.
  • Department of Transportation

    Transportation of people
  • Department of Energy

    Concerned with the United States' policies regarding energy and safety in handling nuclear material.
  • Department of Education

    Created after the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare was split into the Department of Education and the Department of Health and Human Services
  • Department of Homeland Security

    Responsibilities in public security, roughly comparable to the interior or home ministries of other countries.