#executive_department__executivedepartment a federal department in the executive branch of government
supertype: federal_department__federaldepartment__federal_office__federaloffice__department_of_the_federal_government a department of the federal government
instance: White_House
member of: executive_branch
subtype: Department_of_Agriculture__Agriculture_Department__Agriculture 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
subtype: Department_of_Commerce__Commerce_Department__Commerce the federal department that promotes and administers domestic and foreign trade (including management of the census and the patent office); in USA, created in 1913
subtype: Department_of_Defense__Defense_Department__Defense__DoD the federal department responsible for safeguarding national security; in USA, created in 1947
instance: DOD (USA) Department_of_Defense (Oz)
subtype: Department_of_Education__Education_Department__Education the federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with education (including federal aid to educational institutions and students); in USA, created 1979
subtype: Department_of_Energy__Energy_Department__Energy the federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy; in USA, created in 1977
subtype: Department_of_Health_and_Human_Services__Health_and_Human_Services the federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with health and welfare; in USA, created in 1979
subtype: Department_of_Housing_and_Urban_Development__Housing_and_Urban_Development__HUD the federal department that administers federal program dealing with better housing and urban renewal; in USA, created in 1965
subtype: Department_of_Justice__Justice_Department__Justice the federal department responsible for enforcing federal laws (including the enforcement of all civil rights legislation); in USA, created in 1870
subtype: Department_of_Labor__Labor_Department__Labor the federal department responsible for promoting the working conditions of wage earners; in USA, created in 1913
subtype: Department_of_State__State_Department__State the federal department that sets and maintains foreign policies; "the Department of State was created in 1789 in USA"
subtype: Department_of_the_Interior__Interior_Department__Interior the federal department charged with conservation and the development of natural resources; in USA, created in 1849
subtype: Department_of_the_Treasury__Treasury_Department__Treasury the federal department that collects revenue and administers federal finances; the Treasury Department was created in 1789
subtype: Department_of_Transportation__Transportation the federal department that institutes and coordinates national transportation programs; created in 1966
subtype: Department_of_Veterans_Affairs the federal department responsible for the interests of military veterans; in USA, created in 1989
subtype: Department_of_Commerce_and_Labor in USA, a former executive department; created in 1903 and split into two departments in 1913
subtype: Department_of_Health_Education_and_Welfare in USA, a former executive department; created in 1953 and divided in 1979
subtype: Navy_Department in USA, a former executive department; created in 1798 and combined with the War Department in 1947
subtype: War_Department in USA, a former executive department; created in 1789 and combined with the Navy Department in 1947
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