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EXEC, White House
the chief executive department of the United States government
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Agriculture, Agriculture Department, Department of Agriculture, USDA
the federal department that administers programs that provide services to farmers (including research and soil conservation and efforts to stabilize the farming economy); created in 1862
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Commerce, Commerce Department, Department of Commerce, DoC
the United States federal department that promotes and administers domestic and foreign trade (including management of the census and the patent office); created in 1913
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Defense, Defense Department, Department of Defense, DoD, United States Department of Defense
the federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the United States; created in 1947
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Department of Education, Education, Education Department
the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with education (including federal aid to educational institutions and students); created 1979
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DOE, Department of Energy, Energy, Energy Department
the federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the United States; created in 1977
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Department of Health and Human Services, HHS, Health and Human Services
the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with health and welfare; created in 1979
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Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security
the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security
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Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD, Housing and Urban Development
the United States federal department that administers federal programs dealing with better housing and urban renewal; created in 1965
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Department of Justice, DoJ, Justice, Justice Department
the United States federal department responsible for enforcing federal laws (including the enforcement of all civil rights legislation); created in 1870
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Department of Labor, DoL, Labor, Labor Department
the federal department responsible for promoting the working conditions of wage earners in the United States; created in 1913
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Department of State, DoS, State, State Department, United States Department of State
the federal department in the United States that sets and maintains foreign policies
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Department of the Interior, DoI, Interior, Interior Department
the United States federal department charged with conservation and the development of natural resources; created in 1849
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Department of the Treasury, Treasury, Treasury Department, United States Treasury
the federal department that collects revenue and administers federal finances; the Treasury Department was created in 1789
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Department of Transportation, DoT, Transportation
the United States federal department that institutes and coordinates national transportation programs; created in 1966
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Department of Veterans Affairs, VA
the United States federal department responsible for the interests of military veterans; created in 1989
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Department of Commerce and Labor
a former executive department of the United States government; created in 1903 and split into two departments in 1913
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Department of Health Education and Welfare
a former executive department of the United States government; created in 1953 and divided in 1979
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Navy Department
a former executive department of the United States government; created in 1798 and combined with the War Department in 1947
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War Department
a former executive department of the United States government; created in 1789 and combined with the Navy Department in 1947
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Foggy Bottom
United States Department of State, which is housed in a building in a low-lying area of Washington near the Potomac River
