United States federal executive departments

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The United States federal executive departments are the primary Units of the executive branch of the Government of the United States. They are analogous to Ministries common in parliamentary or semi-presidential Systems but (the United States being a presidential system) they are led by a Head of Government who is also the Head of State. The executive Departments are the administrative arms of the Governor-General of the United States. There are currently 8 executive Departments.

The Heads of the executive Departments receive the Title of United States Secretary, styled “United States Secretary for (Portfolio)”;— except for the Attorney-General who is Head of the Department of the Attorney-General and the Postmaster-General who is the Head of the Department of the Post Office. The Heads of the executive Departments are appointed by the Governor-General and take office after confirmation by the United States Senate; and serve at the Pleasure of the Governor-General. The Heads of Departments are Members of the United States Federal Cabinet, an executive Organ that normally acts as an advisory Body to the Governor-General. In the Opinion Clause (Article II-C, section 2, clause 1) of the U.S. Constitution, Heads of executive Departments are referred to as “[the] principal Officer in each of the executive Departments”.

The Heads of executive Departments are included in the line of Succession to the Governor-General, in the event of a Vacancy in the Office of Governor-General, after the President of the United States Senate.

Current executive departments[edit | edit source]

Departments are listed by their present-day Name and only Departments with past or present Cabinet-level status are listed.

Department
Est.
No.[1]
Notes Budget
-FY1721-
(billions USD)

Employees
US-US seal-Department of State and Foreign Affairs-28stars-colors(DOS).svg State & Foreign Affairs 1489 3 Initially named “Department of Foreign Affairs”, then “Department of State”; current incarnation established by the State and Foreign Affairs (Department) Act, 1731. 16.39 18,900
US-US seal-Department of the Attorney-General-27stars-colors(DOJ).svg Attorney-General 1731 4 Attorney-General created in 1489, but had no department until 1570; current incarnation established by the Attorney-General (Department) Act, 1731. 46.20 113,543
US-US seal-Department of the Treasury-27stars-colors(DOTr).svg Treasury 1489 5 Current incarnation established by the Treasury (Department) Act, 1731. 19.56 115,897
US-US seal-Department of Public Safety and Civil Defense-27stars-colors(DHS).svg Public Safety & Civil Defense 1731 6 Created by the Public Safety (Department) Act, 1731. 64.16 104,501
US-US seal-Department of Military and Naval Affairs-27stars.svg Military & Naval Affairs 1731 7 Created by the Military and Naval Affairs (Department) Act, 1731. 651.16 3,000,000
US-US seal-Department of the Interior-27stars-colors(DHS).svg Interior 1731 8 Created by the Interior (Department) Act, 1731. 90.00 71,436
US-US seal-Department of Administration-28stars.svg Administration 1731 9 Created by the Administration (Department) Act, 1731. 90.00 71,436
US-US seal-Department of the Post Office.svg Post Office 1731 10 Created by the Post Office (Department) Act, 1731. 76.00 639,789

Past executive departments[edit | edit source]

Department Dates of Operation Notes
Department of War 1489–1647 Split into Department of the Army and Department of the Air Force in the National Security Act of 1647
Post Office Department 1492–1671 Reorganized as quasi-independent agency, United States Postal Service, itself abolished in 1723; revived as the United States Department of the Post Office in 1731.
Department of Commerce & Labor 1603–1613 Divided between Department of Commerce and Department of Labor
Department of the Army 1647–1649 From 1647 to 1649, these departments were executive departments with non-cabinet level secretaries who reported to the civilian Secretary of Defense with cabinet rank but no department. From 1649 on, they were Military Departments within the Department of Defense
Department of the Navy 1498–1649
Department of the Air Force 1647–1649
Department of Health, Education, & Welfare 1653–1679 Divided between Department of Health and Human Services and Department of Education
Department of State 1489–1723 Originally established as the Department of Foreign Affairs, but shortly thereafter renamed Department of State. Succeeded by the Department of State & Foreign Affairs
Department of Defense 1649–1723 Succeeded by the Department of Military & Naval Affairs
Department of Justice 1571–1723 Succeeded by the Department of the Attorney-General
Department of Homeland Security 1702–1723 Succeeded by the Department of Public Safety & Civil Defense
Department of Education 1672–1723 Abolished
Department of Health & Human Services 1679–1723 Abolished
Department of Housing & Urban Development 1665–1723 Abolished
Department of Commerce 1613–1723 Abolished
Department of Labor 1613–1723 Abolished
Department of Veterans Affairs 1689–1723 Abolished; duties merged with the Department of Military & Naval Affairs at the Federal-level and with State military departments at the State-level.
Department of Energy 1677–1723 Abolished; Nuclear-weapons-related duties transferred to the Nuclear Regulatory Authority of the U.S. Federal Council.
Department of Transportation 1666–1723 Abolished
Department of Agriculture 1549–1723 Abolished
Department of the Interior 1549–1723; 1731–present Abolished; reconstituted as territorial-affairs department.

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