Army Corps of Engineers Overview Posted in Federal   The Army’s Civil Works Program is funded through the energy and water development appropriation. The Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works (ASA(CW)), a Presidential appointee, is responsible for civil works policy. The Chief of Engineers, a Lieutenant General, reports...

Environmental Protection Agency Overview Posted in Federal   EPA works to ensure that: All Americans are protected from significant risks to human health and the environment where they live, learn and work; National efforts to reduce environmental risk are based on the best available scientific information; Federal laws protecting human...

Department Of Veteran Affairs Overview Posted in Federal   The United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is a government-run military veteran benefit system with Cabinet-level status. It is the United States government’s second largest department, after the United States Department of Defense. With a total 2009 budget of about...

Department of Transportation Overview Posted in Federal   The United States Department of Transportation (USDOT or DOT) is a federal Cabinet department of the United States government concerned with transportation. It was established by an act of Congress on October 15, 1966, and began operation on April 1, 1967. It...

Department of the Treasury Overview Posted in Federal   The Department of the Treasury is an executive department and the treasury of the United States federal government. It was established by an Act of Congress in 1789 to manage government revenue. The Department is administered by the Secretary of the...

Department of the Interior Overview Posted in Federal The Department has identified a limited number of high priority performance goals that are providing a focus over FY 2010 and FY 2011 to help pursue priorities issued by the Secretary of the Interior. These priority goals are commensurate with the range...

Department Of State Overview Posted in Federal   The United States Department of State (DoS), often referred to as the State Department, is the United States federal executive department responsible for international relations of the United States, equivalent to the foreign ministries of other countries. The Department was created in...

Department Of Labor Overview Posted in Federal   The United States Department of Labor (DOL) is a Cabinet department of the United States government responsible for occupational safety, wage and hour standards, unemployment insurance benefits, re-employment services, and some economic statistics. The purpose of the Department of Labor is to...

Department Of Justice Overview Posted in Federal   The United States Department of Justice (often referred to as the Justice Department or DOJ), is the United States federal executive department responsible for the enforcement of the law and administration of justice, equivalent to the justice or interior ministries of other...

Department Of Housing and Urban Development Overview Posted in Federal   The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, also known as HUD, is a Cabinet department in the Executive branch of the United States federal government. Although its beginnings were in the House and Home Financing Agency, it...