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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.