Departments

The 15 departments of the executive branch of the US federal government.

Resources in this category:

U.S. Department of Agriculture
http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usdahome

This official site of the U.S. Department of Agriculture provides Department information as well as resources organized by audience and subject. Links to agencies within the USDA are helpful as well as links to USDA Publications, such as the Agricultural Fact Book. It also contains information on the Department, such as services and news. Users can perform both basic and advanced searches, and browse by audience (i.e., Consumers, Cooperatives, Producers) or by subject (i.e., Food and Nutrition, Laws and Regulations, Marketing and Trade). The site is also available in Spanish.

U.S. Department of Commerce
http://www.commerce.gov/

This official site of the Department of Commerce provides Department information as well as resources organized by subject. Some of the information available includes information on news, employment at the Commerce Department, the economy and a place to submit information to the Commerce Department via the e-gov. This site is also available in Spanish.

U.S. Department of Defense
http://www.defenselink.mil/

This website is the main site for the United States Department of Defense. It includes news related to the Dept. of Defense and links to the agencies and military areas (Army, Navy Airforce, etc.) and currently a section on the War on Terror.

U.S. Department of Education
http://www.ed.gov/index.jhtml

Compiles a variety of information relating to government initiatives and educational programs at all levels, education-related grants (look under OERI) and statistics (NCES), and departmental publications. News bulletins about department activities are added frequently. Statistics retrieval is unreliable, but otherwise the information provided seems current. It also provides access to individual state education departments. Searchable index and searchable department phone directory available.

U.S. Department of Labor
http://www.dol.gov/

"The U.S. Department of Labor is charged with preparing the American workforce for new and better jobs, and ensuring the adequacy of America's workplaces. It is responsible for the administration and enforcement of over 180 federal statutes. These legislative mandates and the regulations produced to implement them cover a wide variety of workplace activities for nearly 10 million employers and well over 100 million workers, including protecting workers' wages, health and safety, employment and pension rights; promoting equal employment opportunity; administering job training, unemployment insurance and workers' compensation programs; strengthening free collective bargaining and collecting, analyzing and publishing labor and economic statistics." The searchable DOL website includes information about the department and its agencies, labor laws and trends, press releases, texts of regulations, and information from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Mine Safety and Health Administration.

U.S. Department of State
http://www.state.gov/

This is the official website of the US Department of State. This site includes information on US citizens traveling and living abroad, international issues and topics, other countries, and other international information in regards to the United States.

U.S. Department of Transportation
http://www.dot.gov/

News and information from the United States Department of Transportation. "The Department serves as the focal point in the Federal Government for the coordinated national Transportation Policy. It is responsible for transportation safety improvements and enforcement, international transportation agreements and the continuity of transportation services in the public interest. The Department also prepares and proposes all legislation relating to transportation, co- ordinates transportation issues with other concerned agencies, and provides technical assistance to the states and cities in support of transportation programs and objectives."

U.S. Department of Treasury
http://www.treas.gov/index.html

This official site of the federal Treasury Department provides pages for the IRS, Federal Income Tax, Treasury Forms, Treasury Securities, Savings Bonds, Secret Service, Seized Property Auctions, Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes, the Office of Foreign Assets Control, and Frequently Asked Questions.