I got thinking today about all of the government agencies and started wondering how we ever lived without them. When you think about how we somehow got by, That's Incredible! Here are a few examples.
The Food and Drug Administration was created in 1927. Since the ratification of the US Constitution, we went 138 years without one. How did anybody survive?
FEMA was created in 1979, fully 190 years from 1789. What did people do before then? That's Incredible!
We went 212 years without a TSA. That's Incredible! 149 years without Fannie Mae! Wow!
We went 176 years without HUD, 97 years without the ATF, 119 years without an FBI, 99 years without a Department of Labor, 157 years without a Council of Economic Advisors, (I say their advice isn't worth what we're paying them), 190 years without a Department of Education, and 212 years without a Department of Homeland Security. That's Incredible! I still don't remember anybody in my life before President Bush talking about a "Homeland" besides Adolf Hitler, do you? If so, let me know.
We went 178 years without a Department of Transportation. What did everybody do before then, not transport anything? That's Incredible! Somehow, someway, things got transported.
We went 159 years without a CIA. The agency reports directly to the Director of National Intelligence. That's a good one for you. It is also Incredible!
The National Endowment for the Arts was created in 1965 after 176 years. What's up with that? Was there no art heretofore? That's Incredible! After 178 years we invented the National Transportation Safety Admin. Wow! And there was no military draft before 1917, 128 years after the Constitution gave birth to our new country. How did we ever prosper without forced conscription? That's Incredible!
The list goes on and on, and the more it goes on the more Incredible it gets. Here are a few I found very Incredible!
The US Arctic Research Commission came to life after 195 years. United States Office of Compliance, 206 years. Farm Credit Administration, 144 years. The United States African Development Foundation, 191 years. It provides grants of up to $250,000 to community groups and small enterprises that benefit under served and marginalized groups in Sub-Saharan Africa. Really? What do they have against Northern Africa?
What agencies do you think That's Incredible!? Surely I've left out a few that are absolutely Incredible! that we lived without.
The links are here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_federal_agencies
Legislative branch
Main article: United States Congress
Agencies within the legislative branch:- Architect of the Capitol
- Government Accountability Office
- Government Printing Office
- Congressional Research Service
- Congressional Budget Office
- Library of Congress
- Office of Compliance
- United States Botanic Garden
- United States Capitol Guide Service
- United States Capitol Police
- United States Copyright Office
[edit] Judicial branch
Main article: United States federal courts
Agencies within the judicial branch:- Administrative Office of the United States Courts
- Federal Judicial Center
- Judicial Conference of the United States
- Office of Probation and Pretrial Services
- United States Sentencing Commission
[edit] Executive branch
Main article: United States federal executive departments
[edit] Executive Office of the President
Main article: Executive Office of the President of the United States
Agencies within the Executive Office of the President:- Council of Economic Advisers
- Council on Environmental Quality
- Domestic Policy Council
- National Economic Council
- National Security Council
- Office of Administration
- Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships
- Office of Management and Budget
- Office of National AIDS Policy
- Office of National Drug Control Policy
- Office of Science and Technology Policy
- Office of the First Lady
- Office of the Vice President
- President's Economic Recovery Advisory Board
- President's Intelligence Advisory Board
- United States Trade Representative
- White House Office
[edit] United States Department of Agriculture
Main article: United States Department of Agriculture
Agencies within the Department of Agriculture:- Agricultural Marketing Service
- Agricultural Research Service
- Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
- Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion
- Economic Research Service
- Farm Service Agency
- Food and Nutrition Service
- Food Safety and Inspection Service
- Foreign Agricultural Service
- Forest Service
- Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
- National Agricultural Statistics Service
- National Institute of Food and Agriculture
- Natural Resources Conservation Service
- Risk Management Agency
- Office of Rural Development
- Rural Housing Service
- Rural Utilities Service
[edit] United States Department of Commerce
Main article: United States Department of Commerce
Agencies within the Department of Commerce:- Bureau of the Census
- Bureau of Economic Analysis
- Bureau of Industry and Security
- Economic Development Administration
- Economics and Statistics Administration
- International Trade Administration
- Minority Business Development Agency
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- National Telecommunications and Information Administration
- Patent and Trademark Office
- National Institute of Standards and Technology
[edit] United States Department of Defense
Main article: United States Department of Defense
Agencies within the Department of Defense:- Department of the Army
- Department of the Navy
- Department of the Air Force
- Joint Chief of Staff
- National Guard Bureau
- Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
- Defense Commissary Agency
- Defense Contract Audit Agency
- Defense Contract Management Agency
- Defense Finance and Accounting Service
- Defense Information Systems Agency
- Defense Intelligence Agency
- Defense Logistics Agency
- Defense Security Cooperation Agency
- Defense Security Service
- Defense Technical Information Center
- Defense Threat Reduction Agency
- Missile Defense Agency
- National Security Agency
- National Reconnaissance Office
- National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
- Naval Criminal Investigative Service
- Pentagon Force Protection Agency
- United States Pentagon Police
- American Forces Information Service
- Counterintelligence Field Activity
- Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office
- Department of Defense Education Activity
- Department of Defense Dependents Schools
- Defense Human Resources Activity
- Office of Economic Adjustment
- TRICARE Management Activity
- Washington Headquarters Services
[edit] United States Department of Education
Main article: United States Department of Education
Agencies within the Department of Education:- Federal Student Aid
- Institute of Education Sciences
- National Center for Education Statistics
- Office for Civil Rights
- Office of Elementary and Secondary Education
- Office of Postsecondary Education
- Office of Safe and Drug Free Schools
- Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
- Office of Vocational and Adult Education
[edit] United States Department of Energy
Main article: United States Department of Energy
List of agencies within the Department of Energy:- Energy Information Administration
- Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
- National Laboratories & Technology Centers
- National Nuclear Security Administration
- Power Marketing Administrations:
[edit] United States Department of Health and Human Services
Main article: United States Department of Health and Human Services
Agencies within the Department of Health and Human Services:- Administration on Aging
- Administration for Children and Families
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- Food and Drug Administration
- Health Resources and Services Administration
- Indian Health Service
- National Institutes of Health
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
[edit] United States Department of Homeland Security
Main article: United States Department of Homeland Security
[edit] Agencies
- Federal Emergency Management Agency
- Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
- Transportation Security Administration
- United States Citizenship and Immigration Services
- United States Coast Guard (Transfers to Department of Defense during declared war or national emergency)
- International Ice Patrol
- Also controls the Caribbean Coast Guard
- United States Customs and Border Protection
- United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement
- United States Secret Service
[edit] Offices
- Domestic Nuclear Detection Office
- Office of Health Affairs
- Office of Intelligence and Analysis
- Office of Operations Coordination
- Office of Policy
[edit] Management
[edit] National Protection and Programs
- National Protection and Programs Directorate
[edit] Science and Technology
[edit] Portfolios
- Innovation/Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency
- Office of Research
- Office of Transition
- Commercialization Office
- Long Range Broad Agency Announcement Office
- Product Transition Office
- Safety Act Office
- Technology Transfer Office
[edit] Divisions
- Border and Maritime Security Division
- Chemical and Biological Division
- Command, Control and Interoperability Division
- Explosives Division
- Human Factors Division
- Infrastructure/Geophysical Division
[edit] Offices and Institutes
- Business Operations Division
- Executive Secretariat Office
- Human Capital Office
- Key Security Office
- Office of the Chief Administrative Officer
- Office of the Chief Information Officer
- Planning and Management
- Corporate Communications Division
- Interagency and First Responders Programs Division
- International Cooperative Programs Office
- Operations Analysis Division
- Strategy, Policy and Budget Division
- Special Programs Division
- Test & Evaluation and Standards Division
[edit] United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
[edit] Agencies
[edit] Offices
- Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships (HUD)
- Departmental Enforcement Center
- Office of Community Planning and Development
- Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations
- Office of Equal Employment Opportunity
- Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity
- Office of Field Policy and Management
- Office of the General Counsel
- Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control
- Office of Hearings and Appeals
- Office of Labor Relations
- Office of Policy Development and Research
- Office of Public Affairs
- Office of Public and Indian Housing
- Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization
- Office of Sustainable Housing and Communities
[edit] Corporation
[edit] United States Department of the Interior
Main article: United States Department of the Interior
- Bureau of Indian Affairs
- Bureau of Land Management
- General Land Office
- Bureau of Reclamation
- Fish and Wildlife Service
- Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (formerly Minerals Management Service)
- National Park Service
- Office of Insular Affairs
- Office of Surface Mining
- United States Geological Survey
- Office for Oil Spills
[edit] United States Department of Justice
Main article: United States Department of Justice
- Antitrust Division
- Asset Forfeiture Program
- Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
- Civil Division
- Civil Rights Division
- Community Oriented Policing Services
- Community Relations Service
- Criminal Division
- Diversion Control Program
- Drug Enforcement Administration
- Environment and Natural Resources Division
- Executive Office for Immigration Review
- Executive Office for Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces
- Executive Office for United States Attorneys
- Executive Office for United States Trustees
- Federal Bureau of Investigation
- Federal Bureau of Prisons
- Foreign Claims Settlement Commission
- INTERPOL - United States National Central Bureau
- Justice Management Division
- National Crime Information Center
- National Drug Intelligence Center
- National Institute of Corrections
- National Security Division
- Office of the Associate Attorney General
- Office of the Attorney General
- Office of Attorney Recruitment and Management
- Office of the Chief Information Officer
- Office of the Deputy Attorney General
- Office of Dispute Resolution
- Office of the Federal Detention Trustee
- Office of Information Policy
- Office of Intergovernmental and Public Liaison
- Office of Justice Programs
- Office of Legal Counsel
- Office of Legal Policy
- Office of Legislative Affairs
- Office of the Pardon Attorney
- Office of Privacy and Civil Liberties
- Office of Professional Responsibility
- Office of Public Affairs
- Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering and Tracking
- Office of the Solicitor General
- Office of Special Counsel
- Office of Tribal Justice
- Office on Violence Against Women
- Professional Responsibility Advisory Office
- Tax Division
- United States Attorneys
- United States Marshalls
- United States Parole Commission (Scheduled to expire in November, 2011)
- United States Trustee Program
[edit] United States Department of Labor
Main article: United States Department of Labor
[edit] Agencies and Bureaus
- Bureau of International Labor Affairs
- Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships (DOL)
- Employee Benefits Security Administration
- Employment and Training Administration
- Job Corps
- Mine Safety and Health Administration
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration
- Veterans' Employment and Training Service
- Wage and Hour Division
- Women's Bureau
[edit] Boards
[edit] Offices
- Office of Administrative Law Judges
- Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management
- Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy
- Office of the Chief Financial Officer
- Office of the Chief Information Officer
- Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs
- Office of Disability Employment Policy
- Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs
- Office of Labor-Management Standards
- Office of the Solicitor
- Office of Worker's Compensation Program
- Ombudsman for the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program
[edit] United States Department of State
Main article: United States Department of State
[edit] Agencies and Bureaus
[edit] Reporting to the Secretary
[edit] Reporting to the Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources
- Executive Secretariat
- Office of the Chief of Protocol
- Office of Civil Rights
- Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism
- Office of the United States Global AIDS Coordinator
- Office of War Crimes Issues
- Policy Planning Staff
[edit] Reporting to the Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security
- Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation
- Bureau of Political-Military Affairs
- Bureau of Verification, Compliance, and Implementation
[edit] Reporting to the Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs
- Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor
- Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs
- Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration
- Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons
[edit] Reporting to the Under Secretary for Economic, Energy and Agricultural Affairs
[edit] Reporting to the Under Secretary for Management
- Bureau of Administration
- Bureau of Consular Affairs
- Office of Overseas Citizens Services
- Bureau of Diplomatic Security (DS)
- Bureau of Human Resources
- Family Liaison Office
- Bureau of Information Resource Management
- Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations
- Bureau of Resource Management
- Foreign Service Institute
- Office of Management Policy, Rightsizing and Innovation
[edit] Reporting to the Under Secretary for Political Affairs
- Bureau of African Affairs
- Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs
- Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs
- Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs
- Bureau of International Organization Affairs
- Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs
- Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs
- Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs
[edit] Reporting to the Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs
- Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
- Bureau of International Information Programs
- Bureau of Public Affairs
- Office of Policy, Planning and Resources for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs
[edit] Permanent Diplomatic Missions
- United States Mission to International Organizations in Vienna
- United States Mission to the European Union
- United States Mission to the International Civil Aviation Organization
- United States Mission to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
- United States Mission to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
- United States Mission to the Organization of American States
- United States Mission to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe
- United States Mission to the United Nations
- United States Mission to the UN Agencies in Rome
- United States Mission to the United Nations Office and Other International Organizations in Geneva
- United States Observer Mission to the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization
- United States Permanent Mission to the United Nations Environment Program and the United Nations Center for Human Settlements
[edit] United States Department of Transportation
Main article: United States Department of Transportation
[edit] Agencies
- Bureau of Transportation Statistics
- Federal Aviation Administration
- Federal Highway Administration
- Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
- Federal Railroad Administration
- Federal Transit Administration
- Maritime Administration
- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
- Research and Innovative Technology Administration
- Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation
- Surface Transportation Board
[edit] United States Department of the Treasury
Main article: United States Department of the Treasury
[edit] Agencies and Bureaus
- Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau
- Bureau of Engraving and Printing
- Bureau of the Public Debt
- Community Development Financial Institutions Fund
- Federal Consulting Group
- Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
- Financial Management Service
- Internal Revenue Service
- Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
- Office of Financial Stability
- United States Mint
[edit] Offices
- Office of Domestic Finance
- Office of Economic Policy
- Office of International Affairs
- Office of Tax Policy
- Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence
- Treasurer of the United States
[edit] United States Department of Veterans Affairs
Main article: United States Department of Veterans Affairs
[edit] Agencies
[edit] Boards and Offices
- Board of Veterans' Appeals
- Center for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives
- Center for Minority Veterans
- Center for Veterans Enterprise
- Center for Women Veterans
- Office of Advisory Committee Management
- Office of Employment Discrimination Complaint Adjudication
- Office of Survivors Assistance
- Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization
- Veterans Service Organizations Liaison
[edit] Independent Agencies and Government Corporations
- Administrative Conference of the United States
- Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
- African Development Foundation
- Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corporation)
- Central Intelligence Agency
- Commission on Civil Rights
- Commodity Futures Trading Commission
- Consumer Product Safety Commission
- Corporation for National and Community Service
- Corporation for Public Broadcasting
- Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency
- Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
- Election Assistance Commission
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
- Export-Import Bank of the United States
- Farm Credit Administration
- Federal Communications Commission
- Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
- Federal Election Commission
- Federal Housing Finance Board
- Federal Labor Relations Authority
- Federal Maritime Commission
- Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
- Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission
- Federal Reserve System
- Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board
- Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
- General Services Administration
- In-Q-Tel
- Institute of Museum and Library Services
- Inter-American Foundation
- International Broadcasting Bureau
- Merit Systems Protection Board
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- National Archives and Records Administration
- National Capital Planning Commission
- National Council on Disability
- National Credit Union Administration
- National Endowment for the Arts
- National Endowment for the Humanities
- National Labor Relations Board
- National Mediation Board
- National Science Foundation
- National Transportation Safety Board
- Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission
- Office of Compliance
- Office of Government Ethics
- Office of Personnel Management
- Office of Special Counsel
- Office of the National Counterintelligence Executive
- Office of the Director of National Intelligence
- Overseas Private Investment Corporation
- Panama Canal Commission
- Peace Corps
- Postal Regulatory Commission
- Railroad Retirement Board
- Securities and Exchange Commission
- Securities Investor Protection Corporation
- Selective Service System
- Small Business Administration
- Social Security Administration
- Tennessee Valley Authority
- U.S. Trade and Development Agency
- United States Agency for International Development
- United States International Trade Commission
- United States Postal Service
[edit] Pending Government Corporation
[edit] Inspectors General
Inspector General (Full list of all sixty nine United States Federal Inspectors General.)[edit] Boards and commissions
- Administrative Committee of the Federal Register
- American Battle Monuments Commission
- Appalachian Regional Commission
- Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (United States Access Board)
- Arctic Research Commission
- Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Interagency Coordinating Committee
- Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation
- Broadcasting Board of Governors
- Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board
- Chief Acquisition Officers Council
- Chief Financial Officers Council
- Chief Human Capital Officers Council
- Chief Information Officers Council
- Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee
- Commission of Fine Arts
- Commission on International Religious Freedom
- Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (United States Helsinki Commission)
- Commission on Wartime Contracting (Will sunset sixty days after issuing final report)
- Committee for Purchase from People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled
- Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
- Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States
- Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
- Defense Acquisition University
- Delaware River Basin Commission
- Denali Commission
- Endangered Species Committee
- Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board
- Federal Advisory Committees
- Federal Executive Boards
- Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council
- Federal Financing Bank
- Federal Geographic Data Committee
- Federal Interagency Committee for the Management of Noxious and Exotic Weeds
- Federal Interagency Committee on Education
- Federal Interagency Council on Statistical Policy
- Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer
- Federal Library and Information Center Committee
- Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission
- Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation
- Illinois and Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor Commission
- Indian Arts and Crafts Board
- Interagency Alternate Dispute Resolution Working Group
- Interagency Council on Homelessness
- Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin
- J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
- James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation
- Japan-United States Friendship Commission
- Joint Board for the Enrollment of Actuaries
- Joint Fire Science Program
- Marine Mammal Commission
- Migratory Bird Conservation Commission
- Millennium Challenge Corporation
- Mississippi River Commission
- Morris K. Udall Foundation
- National Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare
- National Indian Gaming Commission
- National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling
- National Park Foundation
- Northwest Power and Conservation Council (Northwest Power Planning Council)
- Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board
- Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues
- President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports
- Presidents Management Council
- Presidio Trust
- Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board
- Regulatory Service Center (Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs)
- Social Security Advisory Board
- Susquehanna River Basin Commission
- Taxpayer Advocacy Panel
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Veterans Day National Committee
- Vietnam Educational Foundation
- White House Commission on Presidential Scholars (Presidential Scholars Program)
- White House Commission on the National Moment of Remembrance
[edit] Quasi-Official Agencies
- Legal Services Corporation
- Smithsonian Institution
- John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
- State Justice Institute
- United States Institute of Peace
- American Institute in Taiwan
[edit] Private Regulatory Corporation
[edit] Self-Regulatory Boards
- Financial Industry Regulatory Authority
- Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board
- National Futures Association
- North American Electric Reliability Corporation
There was draft before 1917. There was a pretty big draft riot in New York City in 1863 during the Civil War. So obviously, your entire post is descredited... :)
ReplyDeleteThank you for the correction. There was a draft in the Civil War, however if you were rich you could pay to have someone else go in your place.
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