1. Executive Departments Continued….

2. Department of Justice Investigates, arrests, prosecutes, operates prisons Immigration and Naturalization Service FBI Attorney General Michael Mukasey

3. Department of the Interior Management, conservation, protection of public lands and natural resources National Park Service, Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Indian Affairs Secretary Dirk Kempthorne

4. Department of Agriculture Help farmers and consumers of farm products Inspect food, food stamps, loan money to farmers Acting Secretary Chuck Conners

5. Department of Commerce Encourages the growth of business, regulate commerce Census, NOAA (weather) Secretary Carlos Gutierrez

6. Department of Labor Enforces labor laws OSHA sets up health and safety standards to protect workers Unemployment insurance Secretary Elaine Chao

7. Department of Health and Human Services Works for health and well-being of Americans Public Health Service, Center for Disease Control, all health related research, Social Security Administration Secretary Michael O. Leavitt

8. Department of Housing and Urban Development Helps cities, Federal Grants ($$) to rebuild slums, improve neighborhoods, build low income housing Secretary Alphonso Jackson

9. Department of Transportation Manage highways, railroads, air and sea traffic, DOT, FAA, NTSB Secretary Mary E. Peters

10. Department of Energy Works out and directs the energy policy of the U.S. Regulates nuclear industry Secretary Samuel W. Bodman

11. Department of Education Offers advice and assistance to the states, distributes money for special programs Secretary Margaret Spellings

12. Department of Veterans Affairs Meets the needs of the 27 million that have served in the armed forces (insurance, care, educational aid) Acting Secretary Gordon H. Mansfield

13. Department of Homeland Security Created after 9-11-01 to coordinate all security agencies Secretary Michael Chertoff