Today they unveiled a new federal agency, tasked with keeping our country safe and secure. Apparently, all the previous bureaucracies who were tasked with doing exactly that must have actually been doing something else the whole time. The "US Dept. of Redundant Additional Departments" will do what all the others claim to do. Confuse us into the illusion of protection and security, while using a top-secret amount of your taxpayer dollars to do it! So while the official story for 9/11 maintains that we were too compartmentalized and divided to realize we shouldn't let people bring weapons onto planes despite historical decades of violent hijackings, we responded and made the DHS. We even made an agency just for the granny-groping involved in making sure nobody else ever brings weapons or apple juice or shoes onto planes again. We've got the DHS, the NSA, the FBI, the ATF, the DEA etc. The repetition of the word "Security" as the only substantive word across multiple acronyms should be a clue. Now, without checking your wiki, do you guys know the difference between the DHS and the NSA? Honestly? Do you know why additional bureaucracies were required? And when all these guys and gals show up on the crime scene, proudly wearing their windbreakers displaying their three letters, who gets to decide who represents there? Like does the FBI have to play paper-rock-scissors (or crackpipe-warrant-gun or equivalent game of chance) with the DEA to see who gets to kick in the doors necessary to take down an interstate narcotics and firearms ring? Does the ATF not jump in and say, but it's guns, therefore it's for us! And "tobacco"??? What tobacco laws are they enforcing? I suppose inspecting for the crossing the i's and dotting the t's regarding duty-dodging and tax deception over cigarette labels goes hand-in-hand with storming the compound of a religious nutter with hundreds of guns and hostages and then torching the place. I think it's just the monster of the federal government further gorging itself on additional undue power acquisition until it vomits out oppression and (*)(*)(*)(*)s out tattered remnants of the US Constitution. If the federal government were meant to have the powers which today are currently assigned, then the Constitution would have been 295,328,820 pages long, and that's not including the advertisements. "A-Z Index of U.S. Government Departments and Agencies August 22, 2012 Page 1 A AbilityOne Commission Access Board Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Administration for Native Americans Administration on Aging (AoA) Administration on Developmental Disabilities Administrative Committee of the Federal Register Administrative Conference of the United States Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts Advisory Council on Historic Preservation African Development Foundation Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Agency for International Developme nt (USAID) Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry Agricultural Marketing Service Agricultural Research Service Agriculture Department Air and Radiation Hotline Air Force Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (Treasury) Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Bureau (Justice) American Battle Monuments Commission AmeriCorps Recruiting AMTRAK (National Railroad Passenger Corporation) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Antitrust Division Appalachian Regional C ommission Architect of the Capitol Archives (National Archives and Records Administration) Arctic Research Commission Armed Forces Retirement Home Arms Control and International Security Army Army Corps of Engineers Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Interagency Coordinating Committee Atlantic Fleet Forces Command B Bankruptcy Courts Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation Bonneville Power Administration Botanic Garden Broadcasting Board of Governors (Voice of America, Radio|TV Marti and more) Bureau of Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade (Treasury) Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (Justice) Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Bureau of Co nsumer Financial Protection Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Bureau of Industry and Security A - Z Index of U.S. Government Departments and Agencies August 22, 2012 Page 2 Bureau of International Labor Affairs Bureau of Justice Statistics Bureau of Labor Statistics Bureau of Land Manageme nt (BLM) Bureau of Prisons Bureau of Reclamation Bureau of the Census Bureau of the Engraving and Printing Bureau of the Public Debt Bureau of Transportation Statistics C Capitol Visitor Center Census Bureau Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Central Command (CENTCOM) Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Boa rd Chief Acquisition Officers Council Chief Financial Officers Council Chief Human Capital Officers Council Chief Information Officers Council Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Civilian Radioactiv e Waste Management Coast Guard Commerce Department Commission on Civil Rights Commission on Fine Arts Commission on International Religious Freedom Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (Helsinki Commission) Committee for the Imple mentation of Textile Agreements Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Community Planning and Development Compliance, Office of Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US CERT) Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Congressional Research Service Constitution Center Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Copyright Office Corporation for National and Community Service Corps of Engineers Council of Economic Advisers Council on Environmental Quality Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit A - Z Index of U.S. Government Departments and Agencies August 22, 2012 Page 3 Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims Court of Federal Claims Court of International Trade Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia Customs and Border Protection D Defense Acquisition University Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) De fense Commissary Agency Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) Defense Contract Management Agency Department of Defense (DOD) Defense Field Activities Defense Finance and Accounting Services (DFAS) Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Defe nse Intelligence Agency (DIA) Defense Legal Services Agency Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) Defense Security Service (DSS) Defense Technical Information Center Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) Delaware River Basin Commission Denali Commission Department of Agriculture (USDA) Department of Commerce (DOC) Department of Defense Inspector General Department of Education (ED) Department of Energy (DOE) Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Department of Justice (DOJ) Department of Labor (DOL) Department of State (DOS) Department of the Inte rior (DOI) Department of the Treasury Department of Transportation (DOT) Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Director of National Intelligence, Office of Domestic Policy Council Drug Enforcement Administration E Economic Adjustment Office Eco nomic Analysis, Bureau of Economic Development Administration (EDA) Economic Research Service Economic, Business and Agricultural Affairs Economics and Statistics Administration A - Z Index of U.S. Government Departments and Agencies August 22, 2012 Page 4 Education Department Election Assistance Commission Elementary and Secondary Education, Office of Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) Employment and Training Administration Endangered Species Committee Energy Department Energy Information Administration English Language Acquisition Office Engraving and Printing, Bureau of Environmental Management (Energy Department) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) European Command Executive Office for Immigration Review Export - Import Bank of the United States F Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (FHEO) Farm Credit Administration Farm Service Agency Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Federa l Bureau of Prisons Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Federal Consulting Group Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Federal Election Commission Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Federal Executive Boards Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council Federal Financing Bank Federal Geographic Data Committee Federal Highway Administration Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) Federal Housing Finance Ag ency Federal Interagency Committee for the Management of Noxious and Exotic Weeds Federal Interagency Committee on Education Federal Interagency Council on Statistical Policy Federal Judicial Center Federal Labor Relations Authority Federal Lab oratory Consortium for Technology Transfer Federal Law Enforcement Training Center Federal Library and Information Center Committee Federal Maritime Commission Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commi ssion Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) Federal Railroad Administration A - Z Index of U.S. Government Departments and Agencies August 22, 2012 Page 5 Federal Reserve System Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board Federal Student Aid Information Cente r Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Federal Transit Administration Financial Management Service (Treasury Department) Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, National Commission Fish and Wildlife Service Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service Foreign Agricultural Service Foreign Claims Settlement Commission Forest Service Fossil Energy Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board G General Services Administration (GSA) Geological Survey Global Affairs (St ate Department) Government Accountability Office (GAO) Government Ethics, Office of Government National Mortgage Association Government Printing Office (GPO) Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration H Harry S. Truman Scholarship Fou ndation Health and Human Services Department Health Resources and Services Administration Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control Office Helsinki Commission (Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe) Holocaust Memorial Museum Homeland Sec urity Department House Leadership Offices House of Representatives House of Representatives Committees House Office of Inspector General House Office of the Clerk House Organizations, Commissions, and Task Forces Housing Office (HUD) I Illinois and Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor Commission Immigration and Customs Enforcement Indian Affairs, Bureau of Indian Arts and Crafts Board Indian Health Service Industrial College of the Armed Forces Industry and Security, Bu reau of Information Resource Management College Information Resources Center A - Z Index of U.S. Government Departments and Agencies August 22, 2012 Page 6 Innovation and Improvement Office Inspectors General Institute of Education Sciences Institute of Museum and Library Services Institute of Peace Inter - American Fou ndation Interagency Alternative Dispute Resolution Working Group Interagency Council on Homelessness Interior Department Internal Revenue Service (IRS) International Labor Affairs, Bureau of International Trade Administration (ITA) Internatio nal Trade Commission Interpol J James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation Japan - United States Friendship Commission Job Corps John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Joint Board for the Enrollment of Actuaries Joint Chiefs of Staff Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies Joint Fire Science Program Joint Forces Command Joint Forces Staff College Joint Military Intelligence College Judicial Circuit Courts of Appeal Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation Justice Department Justice Programs, Office of Justice Statistics, Bureau of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Office of L Labor Department (DOL) Labor Statistics, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Legal Services Corporation Li brary of Congress M Marine Corps Marine Mammal Commission Maritime Administration Marketing and Regulatory Programs (Agriculture Department) Marshals Service Mediation and Concitiation Service, Office of Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Com mission Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Merit Systems Protection Board Migratory Bird Conservation Commission A - Z Index of U.S. Government Departments and Agencies August 22, 2012 Page 7 Military Postal Service Agency Millennium Challenge Corporation Mine Safety and Health Administration Minority Business Development Agency Mint Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Mississippi River Commission Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation Multifamily Housing Office N National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) National Agri cultural Statistics Service National AIDS Policy Office National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) National Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare National Capital Planning Commission National Cemetery Administration (NCA) Nat ional Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform National Constitution Center National Council on Disability (NCD) National Counterintelligence Executive, Office of National Credit Union Administration National Defense University National D rug Intelligence Center National Economic Council National Endowment for the Arts National Endowment for the Humanities National Gallery of Art National Geospatial - Intelligence Agency National Guard National Highway Traffic Safety Administrat ion (NHTSA) National Indian Gaming Commission National Institute of Food and Agriculture National Institute of Justice National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Interagency Fire Center National Labor Relations Board National Laboratories (Energy Department) National Marine Fisheries Service National Mediation Board National Nuclear Security Administration National Ocean Service National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Park Foundation National Park Service National Railroad Passenger Corporation (AMTRAK) National Reconnaissance Office National Science Foundation National Security Agency (NSA) National Security Council A - Z Index of U.S. Government Departments and Agencies August 22, 2012 Page 8 National Technical I nformation Service National Telecommunications and Information Administration National Transportation Safety Board National War College National Weather Service (NOAA) Natural Resources Conservation Service Navy Northern Command Northwest P ower Planning Council Nuclear Energy, Science and Technology Nuclear Regulatory Commission Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board O Oak Ridge National Laboratory Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission Office for Civil Rights, Department of Education Office of Compliance Office of Disability Employment Policy Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE) Office of Government Ethics Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Office of Mediation and Concitiation Service Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Office of Refugee Resettlement Office of Science and Technology Policy Office of Scientific and Technical Information Office of Special Counsel Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Office of the Director of National Intelligence Office of the Pardon Attorney Open World Leadership Center Overseas Private Inves tment Corporation P Pacific Command Pardon Attorney, Office of Parole Commission (Justice Department) Peace Corps Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) Pentagon Force Protection Agency Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administratio n Policy Development and Research Political Affairs (State Department) Postal Regulatory Commission Postal Service Power Administrations President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports Presidio Trust Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office A - Z Index of U.S. Government Departments and Agencies August 22, 2012 Page 9 Public and Indian Housing Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs (State Department) R Radio Free Asia (RFA) Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) Reclamation, Bureau of R efugee Resettlement, Office of Regulatory Information Service Center Rehabilitation Services Administration (Education Department) Research and Innovative Technology Administration Risk Management Agency (Agriculture Department) Rural Business an d Cooperative Programs Rural Development Rural Housing Service Rural Utilities Service S Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation Science and Technology Policy, Office of Science Office (Energy Department) Scientific and Technical Informat ion, Office of Secret Service Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Selective Service System (SSS) Senate Senate Committees Senate Leadership Senators on the Web Small Business Administration (SBA) Smithsonian Institution Social Security Administration (SSA) Social Security Advisory Board Southeastern Power Administration Southern Command Southwestern Power Administration Special Forces Operations Command State Department State Justice Institute Stennis Cen ter for Public Service Strategic Command Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Supreme Court of the United States Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement Surface Transportation Board Susquehanna River Basin Commission T Tax Court Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Tennessee Valley Authority A - Z Index of U.S. Government Departments and Agencies August 22, 2012 Page 10 Trade and Development Agency Transportation Command Transportation Department Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Transportation Statistics, Bureau of Treasury Department TRICARE Management Trustee Program (Justice Department) U U.S. AbilityOne Commission U.S. Access Board U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) U.S. Army U.S. Botanic Garden U.S. Capitol Visitor Center U.S. Cit izenship and Immigration Services U.S. Coast Guard U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) U.S. Customs and Border Protection U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcem ent U.S. International Trade Commission U.S. Military Academy, West Point U.S. Mission to the United Nations U.S. National Central Bureau - Interpol (Justice Department) U.S. Patent and Trademark Office U.S. Postal Service (USPS) U.S. Sentenc ing Commission U.S. Trade and Development Agency U.S. Trade Representative Unified Combatant Commands (Defense Department) Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences United States Mint V Veterans Affairs Department (VA) Veterans Benefits Administration Veterans Day National Committee Veterans' Employment and Training Service Vietnam Educational Foundation W Washington Headquarters Services Weather Service West Point (Army) Western Area Power Administration White House White House Commission on Presidential Scholars White House Office of Administration Women's Bureau (Labor Department) A - Z Index of U.S. Government Departments and Agencies August 22, 2012 Page 11 Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars" Source: the government 8-( ) Oh my!!!
- Call each of them, and tell them you think they're all the same, and should be eliminated in funding... They'll come and set you straight. -
DHS is the umbrella agency to which all security agencies are supposed to report NSA is repsonsible for foreign wireless intercepts. A quite handy outfit in war time that has existed since WWII when radio communication became the dominant way that HQ units contacted and coordinated the movement of their troops in the field. The FBI is to investigate federal crimes of which there are now far too many and is also tasked with counter inteligence operations within the borders of the USA. The ATF will also be the people tasked with making sure you've paid your federal marijuana tax as well once pot gets legalized. They also are tasked with preventng interstate trade in illegal fire arms, federal taxes on alcohol have been paid, and investigating when explosives are used in a crime in the USA. DEA is the easiest of all they enforce federal drug laws. There are a good many jurisdictional disputes among these agencies because crime isn't always easy to compartmentalize. Almost all the rest of the federal bureacracy outside the pentagon are tasked with overseeing some sort of social welfare program including the Department of agirculture.
