Official Name: Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

Mission Statement: The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is an independent US Government agency responsible for providing national security intelligence to senior US policymakers.

Director: General Michael V. Hayden

Number of Employees: undisclosed for security reasons

Budget: $5 Billion



Best Known For: Collecting, evaluating, and disseminating foreign intelligence to assist the president and senior US government policymakers in making decisions relating to the national security.

Fun Facts: CIA Headquarters is often referred to as Langley, in regards to its location in Virginia (though the name of the surrounding unincorporated community is McLean, VA, not Langley). The CIA provides several programs in which students ranging from...

Official Name: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)

Mission Statement : "We provide leadership on food, agriculture, natural resources, and related issues based on sound public policy, the best available science, and efficient management.”

Director: Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns

Employees: 92,221 (the proposed figure for the FY2008 full-time staffed positions)

Budget:

USDA Budget (Dollars in Millions) 2006 2007 2008 Actual Estimate Budget Total Budget Authority 97,339 87,767 90,942 Total Discretionary Budget Authority 22,531 19,908 20,226 Total Outlays 93,533 88,767 89,026 Total Discretionary Outlays 22,265 22,355 21,941

Best known for: The USDA has seven mission areas: Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services; Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services; Food Safety;...

Official Name: Department of Commerce (DOC)

Mission Statement: The historic mission of the Department is "to foster, promote, and develop the foreign and domestic commerce" of the United States. This has evolved, as a result of legislative and administrative additions, to encompass broadly the responsibility to foster, serve, and promote the Nation's economic development and technological advancement. The Department fulfills this mission by: a. Participating with other Government agencies in the creation of national policy, through the President's Cabinet and its subdivisions. b. Promoting and assisting international trade. c. Strengthening the international economic position of the United States. d. Promoting progressive domestic business policies and growth. e. Improving...

Official Name: Department of Defense (DOD)

Mission Statement: The mission of the Department of Defense is to provide the military forces needed to deter war and to protect the security of our country. The department's headquarters is at the Pentagon.

Director: Robert M. Gates

Number of Employees: 1.3+ million men and women on active duty 669,281 civilian personnel 1.1 million serve in the National Guard and Reserve forces About 2 million military retirees and their family members receive benefits. Budget:

(Dollars in Thousands)

2006 2007 2008 Actual Estimate Budget Mandatory Budget Authority 59,264,632 1,682,393 1,838,900 Discretionary Budget Authority 534,484,124 505,349,068 481,409,514 Total Budget Authority 593,748,756 507,031,461 483,248,414 Mandatory Outlays 532,809 1,612...

Official Name: U.S. Department of Education (ED)

Mission Statement: ED's official mission is to ensure equal access to education and to promote educational excellence throughout the Nation.

Director: : Margaret Spellings

Number of Employees: 4,454 (FY 2005)



Budget: (Dollars in millions) 2006 2007 2008 Actual Estimate Budget Mandatory Budget Authority Discretionary Budget Authority 56,553 55,985 55,995 Total Budget Authority Mandatory Outlays 35,183 9,127 3,652 Discretionary Outlays 58,264 58,933 54,971 Total Outlays 93,447 68,060 58,623 FY2008 Budget



Best Known For: Establishing policies relating to federal financial aid for education, administers distribution of those funds, and monitors their use Collecting data and oversees research on America's schools and disseminates...

Official Name: U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)

Mission Statement:

The DOE's mission is to advance the national, economic, and energy security of the United States; to promote scientific and technological innovation in support of that mission; and to ensure the environmental cleanup of the national nuclear weapons complex.

Director: Samuel W. Bodman

Number of Employees: 16,000 federal and 100,000 contractors (FY 2004)

Budget:

(Dollars in millions)

2006 2007 2008 Actual Estimate Budget Total Discretionary Budget Authority 23,560 22,841 24,260 Total Mandatory Outlays (2,766) (822) (1,396) Total Outlays 20,385 23,092 23,043

Best Known For:

Energy Security: Promoting America's energy security through reliable, clean, and affordable energy Nuclear Security: Ensuring America's...

Official Name: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

Mission Statement: The mission of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is to enhance the health and well-being of Americans by providing for effective health and human services and by fostering strong, sustained advances in the sciences, underlying medicine, public health, and social services. At the Department, our number one priority will always be to protect the health of all Americans and provide essential human services, especially for those who are least able to help themselves.

Director: Michael O. Leavitt

Number of Employees: 67,444

Budget: $67.65 Billion (FY 2008 discretionary)

(Dollars in millions) 2006 2007 2008 Actual Estimate Budget Total Budget Authority 682,986 641,709 697,323 Total Discretionary...

Official Name: U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

Mission Statement: We will lead the unified national effort to secure America. We will prevent and deter terrorist attacks and protect against and respond to threats and hazards to the nation. We will ensure safe and secure borders, welcome lawful immigrants and visitors, and promote the free-flow of commerce.

Director: Michael Chertoff

Number of Employees: 184,000 (at Chertoff's appointment)

Budget: $34.288 Billion (FY 2008 Discretionary)

2006 2007 2008 Actual Estimate Budget Total Discretionary Budget Authority (net) 30,688 31,981 34,288 Total Mandatory Outlays 16,412 3,474 308 Total Discretionary Outlays 52,695 46,956 42,904 Total Outlays 69,107 50,430 43,212 FY2008 Budget



Best Known For:

Developing the color-coded...

Official Name: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

Mission Statement: HUD's mission is to increase homeownership, support community development and increase access to affordable housing free from discrimination. To fulfill this mission, HUD will embrace high standards of ethics, management and accountability and forge new partnerships--particularly with faith-based and community organizations--that leverage resources and improve HUD's ability to be effective on the community level.

Director: Alphonso Jackson

Number of Employees: 10,600 (FY 2005)

Budget: $35.201 Billion (discretionary) FY 2008

(Dollars in Millions) 2006 2007 2008 Actual Estimate Budget Total Budget Authority 34,057 34,669 35,201 Total Discretionary Outlays 41,978 45,948 46,857 Total Mandatory...

Official Name: U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Mission Statement" The Mission of the Department of the Interior is to protect and provide access to our Nation's natural and cultural heritage and honor our trust responsibilities to Indian Tribes and our commitments to island communities.

Director: Dirk Kempthorne

Number of Employees: 73,000 paid employees and 200,000 volunteers



Budget: $10.61 Billion (FY 2008) +3% since FY '07

(Dollars in Millions) 2006 2007 2008 Actual Estimate Budget Total Discretionary Budget Authority 10,733 10,332 10,610 Total Discretionary Outlays 11,031 10,932 10,944 Total Mandatory Outlays (1,721) 225 (152) Total Outlays 9,310 11,157 10,972 FY2008 Budget

Best Known For: Preserving national parks, monuments, recreational sites, battlefields...