2013-10-01

Government shutdown? Where? What government shutdown? I keep hearing about this today; people are panicked, hysterical, extremely upset because the “government” has “shutdown.” Have I inadvertently trespassed into some alternate universe? I’m so confused. In my universe, a partial and temporary work stoppage among some employees in only the federal government, doesn’t qualify as an “AHHH THE GOVERNMENT IS SHUTTING DOWN GOD HELP US THIS IS WHAT THE BOOK OF REVELATION FORETOLD” situation. It’s a small, limited decrease in certain bureaucratic functions. That’s it. In the end, over 80 percent of the federal workforce will continue to work. To call this a shutdown is like ordering a Diet Coke with your Big Mac meal and calling it a “starvation diet.” It’s like calling a 600 pound man “anorexic” because he skipped lunch last Tuesday. Get a grip, America. Or at least a dictionary. This ain’t a shutdown — but Lord, if only…

Well, we can always dream.

I realize that it’s “easy” for me to say this when I’m not the one facing a furlough. Fair enough. But it’s easy for you, government worker, to have a logical and rational attitude about a struggling private business laying off employees due to budget constraints. It’s very unfortunate for those impacted, you’ll think, but this is way the world works. A business loses money and people lose jobs. Is there any way around it? Your perspective would be correct, yet easy, just as mine is in this case. Of course most people will be opposed to losing THEIR OWN job, or losing THEIR OWN paycheck, but can a business owner afford to keep someone on staff just because they don’t want to be fired? No, indeed, that sort of madness can only exist in government.

But government is not a jobs program, and government jobs can not justify their own existence just by pointing out the fact that they exist and therefore people depend on them. This is the game the State plays. Many of us oppose “big government” in theory; just as we oppose an unbridled welfare state in theory; just as we oppose Obamacare in theory; but the Powers That Be don’t care about our theories. They know this: all they have to do is stick their tentacles in and convince enough people to latch on. Once that happens, the theories disappear and many of these theoretical opponents become actual proponents.

“I’m against the welfare state, but DON’T TAKE MY WELFARE.”

“I’m against big government, but DON’T TAKE MY GOVERNMENT JOB.”

“I’m against Obamacare, but DON’T TAKE MY HEALTH CARE.”

It’s a logical attitude, even if it’s hypocritical. You should see the Facebook messages I received after I posted a three or four sentence blurb about the shutdown on my page last night. A whole lot of: “Matt, I’m a conservative/libertarian/constitutionalist, but we can’t shrink the government if it means taking jobs away from people.” What? How else can you shrink it? The government is not a single cell organism — it is a bureaucracy comprised of people. If you want to make it smaller, you must remove many of the people. That means “taking” paychecks away from real Americans with kids and bills and mortgages. You DO NOT SUPPORT A SMALL GOVERNMENT IF YOU DON’T SUPPORT TAKING JOBS AWAY FROM FEDERAL WORKERS. Sorry to go all-caps on you, but I literally screamed that as I typed it. Now everyone in the coffee shop is staring at me.

Convictions are great, but you’ve got to have the cojones to go along with it. You’re “shrink the government, restore liberty” position is useless if it comes with the disclaimer: “unless shrinking the government and restoring liberty will negatively impact people who prefer to have a big government and less liberty.”

Besides, let’s examine this “taking away” idea. We can’t “take” someone’s bureaucratic job, and we can’t “take” someone’s entitlement? I agree, which is why we’d be “reclaiming,” not “taking.” What we have here is an illusion of ownership. People who work for the government, or depend on it, think they OWN that position.

They don’t.

It’s all funded by the money and property of private citizens; we are the rightful owners. We own the government, not the other way around.

The world has never seen an entity as expensive, inefficient and wasteful as the American government. Never. Today I’ve heard people lament that they are “ashamed” of their country because of the “shutdown.” I think they ought to be more ashamed when the government is fully operational. The federal government is embarrassing on a historic scale. Our Founders fought to escape the crushing tyranny of the British crown. Do you think they envisioned establishing a new government that would soon dwarf, in size and scope, every other government in the history of mankind?

You don’t think the government is too big? Here’s a partial list of federal departments and agencies, courtesy of USA.GOV. This list doesn’t tell anywhere close to the full story. It doesn’t include all of the various redundant divisions, offices, foundations, services and institutes. And it doesn’t include all of the overlapping state and local agencies. But it does include:

AbilityOne Commission

Access Board

Administration for Children and Families (ACF)

Administration for Native Americans

Administration on Aging (AoA)

Administration on Developmental Disabilities

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 Development (USAID)

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

Agricultural Marketing Service

Agricultural Research Service

Agriculture Department

Air Force

Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau

Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Bureau

American Battle Monuments Commission

AmeriCorps

Amtrak

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Antitrust Division

Appalachian Regional Commission

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

Bankruptcy Courts

Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program

Bonneville Power Administration

Botanic Garden

Broadcasting Board of Governors

Bureau of Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives

Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)

Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection

Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)

Bureau of Engraving and Printing

Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)

Bureau of Industry and Security

Bureau of International Labor Affairs

Bureau of Justice Statistics

Bureau of Labor Statistics

Bureau of Land Management (BLM)

Bureau of Prisons

Bureau of Reclamation

Bureau of the Census

Bureau of the Public Debt

Bureau of Transportation Statistics

Capitol Police

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 Intelligence Agency (CIA)

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

Citizenship and Immigration Services

Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)

Coast Guard

Commerce Department

Commission of Fine Arts

Commission on Civil Rights

Commission on International Religious Freedom

Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (Helsinki Commission)

Committee for the Implementation 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)

Congress—U.S. House of Representatives

Congress—U.S. Senate

Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

Congressional Research Service

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

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

Defense Acquisition University

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)

Defense 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)

Defense 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

Department of Commerce

Department of Defense Inspector General

Department of Education (ED)

Department of Energy (DOE)

Department of Health and Human Services

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 Interior (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

Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy

Economic Adjustment Office

Economic Analysis, Bureau of

Economic Development Administration (EDA)

Economic Research Service

Economic, Business and Agricultural Affairs

Economics and Statistics Administration

Education Department

Education Resources Information Center (ERIC)

Election Assistance Commission

Elementary and Secondary Education, Office of

Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA)

Employment and Training Administration

Endangered Species Program

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

Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (FHEO)

Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae)

Farm Credit Administration

Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation

Farm Service Agency

Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

Federal 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 Agency

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 Laboratory 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 Commission

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)

Federal Railroad Administration

Federal Register

Federal Reserve System

Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board

Federal Student Aid Information Center

Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Federal Transit Administration

Federal Voting Assistance Program

Financial Management Service

Fiscal Responsibility and Reform 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

General Services Administration (GSA)

Geological Survey

Global Affairs (State Department)

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

Government Ethics, Office of

Government National Mortgage Association

Government Printing Office (GPO)

Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration

Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation

Health and Human Services Department

Health Resources and Services Administration

Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control Office

Helsinki Commission

Holocaust Memorial Museum

Homeland Security Department

House of Representatives

House Office of Inspector General

House Office of the Clerk

Housing Office (HUD)

Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Indian Affairs

Indian Arts and Crafts Board

Indian Health Service

Industrial College of the Armed Forces

Industry and Security, Bureau of

Information Resource Management College

Information Resources Center

Innovation and Improvement Office

Inspectors General

Institute of Education Sciences

Institute of Museum and Library Services

Institute of Peace

Inter-American Foundation

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)

International Trade Commission

Interpol

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

Labor Department (DOL)

Labor Statistics, Bureau of

Land Management, Bureau of

Legal Services Corporation

Library of Congress

Marine Corps

Marine Mammal Commission

Maritime Administration

Marketing and Regulatory Programs (Agriculture Department)

Marshals Service

Mediation and Conciliation Service

Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission

Medicare Payment Advisory Commission

Merit Systems Protection Board

Migratory Bird Conservation Commission

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

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

National Agricultural 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)

National 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 Defense University iCollege

National Drug Intelligence Center

National Economic Council

National Endowment for the Arts

National Endowment for the Humanities

National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)

National Gallery of Art

National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

National Guard

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

National Indian Gaming Commission

National Institute of Food and Agriculture

National Institute of Justice

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

National Intelligence University

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 Passport Information Center (NPIC)

National Railroad Passenger Corporation (AMTRAK)

National Reconnaissance Office

National Science Foundation

National Security Agency (NSA)

National Security Council

National Technical Information 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 Power and Conservation Council

Nuclear Energy, Science and Technology

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission

Office for Civil Rights, Department of Education

Office of Community Planning and Development

Office of Compliance

Office of Disability Employment Policy

Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE)

Office of Fossil Energy

Office of Government Ethics

Office of Justice Programs

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP)

Office of Nuclear Energy (Department of Energy)

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 Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS)

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)

Office of the Director of National Intelligence

Office of the Federal Register

Office of the Pardon Attorney

Open World Leadership Center

Overseas Private Investment Corporation

Pacific Command

Pacific Northwest Electric Power and Conservation Planning Council

Pardon Attorney, Office of

Parole Commission (Justice Department)

Peace Corps

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC)

Pentagon Force Protection Agency

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

Policy Development and Research (HUD)

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

Public and Indian Housing

Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs (State Department)

Radio and TV Marti

Radio Free Asia (RFA)

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL)

Railroad Retirement Board (RRB)

Reclamation, Bureau of

Refugee Resettlement, Office of

Regulatory Information Service Center

Rehabilitation Services Administration (Education Department)

Research and Innovative Technology Administration

Risk Management Agency (Agriculture Department)

Rural Business and Cooperative Programs

Rural Development

Rural Housing Service

Rural Utilities Service

Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation

Science and Technology Policy, Office of

Science Office (Energy Department)

Scientific and Technical Information, Office of

Secret Service

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

Selective Service System (SSS)

Senate

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 Center 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

Tax Court

Taxpayer Advocacy Panel

Tennessee Valley Authority

Trade and Development Agency

Transportation Command

Transportation Department

Transportation Security Administration (TSA)

Transportation Statistics, Bureau of

Treasury Department

TRICARE Management

Trustee Program

U.S. AbilityOne Commission

U.S. Access Board

U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

U.S. Air Force

U.S. Arctic Research Commission

U.S. Army

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

U.S. Botanic Garden

U.S. Capitol Police

U.S. Capitol Visitor Center

U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM)

U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeal

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

U.S. Coast Guard

U.S. Commission of Fine Arts

U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)

U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC)

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

U.S. Department of the Treasury

U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC)

U.S. Fleet Forces Command

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

U.S. House of Representatives

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

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. Senate

U.S. Sentencing Commission

U.S. Trade and Development Agency

U.S. Trade Representative

U.S. Trustee Program

Unified Combatant Commands (Defense Department)

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

United States Mint

United States Postal Inspection Service

US-CERT

Veterans Affairs Department (VA)

Veterans Benefits Administration

Veterans Day National Committee

Veterans Employment and Training Service (VETS)

Veterans’ Employment and Training Service

Vietnam Education Foundation

Voice of America

Washington Headquarters Services

Weather Service

Weights and Measures Division

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)

Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

That’s about 14 pages. It takes 14 pages to even give you a small taste of the enormity of our federal government. It takes about 4 trillion dollars a year to run this whole thing.

Now, some of these, we can all agree, are essential (like the Marines, for instance.) Some of these, most of us would agree, are frivolous and absurd (lookin’ at you, Indian Arts and Crafts Board). But the most wasteful and unconstitutional government functions are taken for granted by even self-proclaimed “conservatives.” Do we need a Department of Energy? What would happen if it ceased to exist? Would darkness take over the land, like in that horrible NBC show?

Department of Education? If there is anything that must be handled locally, it’s education. How many levels of bureaucracy does it take to teach Johnny his ABC’s? Do we NEED the local school, plus the school board, plus the superintendent, plus the state department of education, plus the national department of education, plus all of the officials, politicians, regulators, agents, administrators and overseers that come with them? Do we NEED that? What would happen if the first few outer layers of bureaucracy just suddenly evaporated into thin air (hallelujah, amen)? Would we strip naked and run through the streets screaming? Would we be lost without a clue as to how to pass information onto the younger generations?

Department of Homeland Security? This is a recent invention. Do we need it? NEED? I know there are many good people with families employed by it, but that’s not what I asked. Call me a heartless beast, but it’s entirely irrelevant to the question at hand. We’ve got the FBI, the CIA, the NSA, the ATF, the DEA, border patrol, the Marshals, the local police, and the state police; what part of securing the homeland isn’t covered by these agencies? We had them all, and 9-11 still happened. So what did we do in response? Make the existing government branches more efficient and effective? Of course not, we simply dumped another steaming lump of government on top of it all.

The Office of Government Ethics? Well, that’s just a joke, right?

I could go on. But I’d rather you comb through that list, stop at each item, and ask yourself: “Does the Constitution permit this? Do we need this? What would happen if we didn’t have this?” I’ll tell you one thing that will definitely happen if we didn’t have it, whatever it is: some government workers will be out of a job. That is a very unfortunate side effect — truly and sincerely unfortunate — but it doesn’t change anything. The government is broke to the tune of -17 trillion dollars, and some cutbacks need to happen. Easy for me? Actually, no, there’s nothing easy about living in a country driven to the brink of ruination by a greedy, corrupt, incompetent government.

It boggles my mind that we weep over the plight of the bureaucrat who would lose his job if we downsized the government, yet we shed no tears for the millions of private citizens languishing under the crippling weight of this gargantuan governmental monstrosity. What about the money it takes to run the whole thing? The funds don’t just fall out of the sky like manna from heaven. As your mother reminded you time and again, there is no tree from which it all grows. These superfluous, useless, unconstitutional agencies and departments are funded with money TAKEN BY FORCE from American families. Politicians, in the interest of creating a few cushy jobs for their buddies, can fabricate some inanity like the Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Interagency Coordinating Committee, and it might seem like harmless fun.

But it isn’t harmless. This lunacy has done great harm — potentially fatal harm — to the American way of life. Even worse, look at what it’s done to the critical thinking skill of the average America. The following is an actual conversation I had with a certain gentleman a few days ago:

Me: “We should abolish the Department of Housing and Urban Development.”

Other guy: “Yeah, sure, I guess people shouldn’t live in houses anymore.”

This was a grown man who possessed, presumably, a full brain. But in his mind, if they call it “Department of XYZ,” you can’t get rid of the department without annihilating the XYZ. So it follows, for instance, that we can’t cut the Department of Agriculture — and it’s 90 billion dollars in annual spending — without obliterating all farms everywhere in the country. Sure, humanity subsisted on agriculture for thousands of years before the Department of Agriculture came around, but now the two are inexorably and irreversibly linked. Hell, why don’t they just establish a Department of Breathing?

Oh, you want to get rid of the Department of Breathing? SO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO SUFFOCATE?! MURDERER!

I don’t think I’ve made my point clearly enough. I don’t think I’ve fully illustrated just how utterly deranged it is to complain about a temporary slim-down of government. I don’t know that you quite comprehend just how immense our federal government is. I don’t think anyone can comprehend it.

But we can try. Here is a more complete — but far from exhaustive — list of every federal agency, office, service, institute, department, division and commission (H/T akdart.com). I warn you, this list is over 200 pages long:

Executive Branch

Executive Offices

White House Offices

The President of the United States

Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff

Deputy Assistant to the President and Secretary to the Cabinet

Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff to the Vice President

Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs

Assistant to the President for Economic Policy

…and Director of the National Economic Council

Assistant to the President for Presidential Personnel

…and Deputy to the Chief of Staff

Assistant to the President and White House Press Secretary

Assistant to the President and Staff Secretary

Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy

Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs

Assistants to the President and Deputy Chiefs of Staff

Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor

Counsel to the President (White House Counsel)

Senior Advisor to the President

Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Cabinet Secretary

Deputy Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff to the First Lady

Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Counsel to the President

Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy to the Counselor, Communications

Deputy Assistant to the President and Director,

…Faith-Based and Community Initiatives

Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of Legislative Affairs

Deputy Assistant to the President for Economic Policy

…and Deputy Director, National Economic Council

Deputy Assistant to the President for International Economic Affairs

…and Deputy National Security Advisor

Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Senior Adviser

Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Staff Secretary

Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of Advance

Deputy Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy

Deputy Assistant to the President and Director,

…Office of Intergovernmental Affairs

Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of Global Communications

Deputy Assistant to the President for Management, Administration,

…and Oval Office Operations

Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of Political Affairs

Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of Public Liaison

Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of Scheduling

Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of Speechwriting

Deputy Assistant to the President and Director,

…Office of Strategic Initiatives

Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of

…the White House Military Office

Deputy Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs (House)

Deputy Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs (Senate)

Deputy Assistant to the President and Principal Deputy Press Secretary

Special Assistant to the President and Deputy Press Secretary

Special Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of Advance

Special Assistant to the President and Deputy Director

…of Communications for Planning

Special Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of Political Affairs

Special Assistant to the President and Deputy Director

…of Communications for Production

Special Assistants to the President and Deputy Directors

…of Public Liaison for Presidential Personnel (2)

Special Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of Speechwriting

Special Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of Strategic Initiatives

Special Assistant to the President and Director of Presidential Correspondence

Special Assistant to the President for White House Management and Administration

Special Assistant to the President for Intergovernmental Affairs

Special Assistants to the President for Legislative Affairs (House) (5)

Special Assistants to the President for Legislative Affairs (Senate) (4)

Deputy Assistant to the President and Assistant to the Senior Advisor

Special Assistant to the President and Senior Speechwriter to the President

Special Assistant to the President and White House Social Secretary

Special Assistants to the President and Associate Directors

…for Presidential Personnel

Special Assistant to the President and Associate Counsel to the President

Associate Counsels to the President (9)

Office of Administration

Special Assistant to the President and Director of the Office of Administration

Chief Operations Officer

Director for Equal Employment Opportunity

Director for Security

Director, Management Controls and Communication

General Counsel

Chief Financial Officer

Chief Information Officer

White House Fellows

White House Commission on Remembrance

Office of National Drug Control Policy

Director of National Drug Control Policy

Chief of Staff

Executive Secretary

Deputy Director

Deputy Director for Demand Reduction

Deputy Director for State and Local Affairs

Deputy Director for Supply Reduction

Associate Director, Planning and Budget

Associate Director, Legislative Affairs

Associate Director, Management and Administration

Communications Director

General Counsel

Director, Counter-Drug Technology Assessment Center

Associate Director, Intelligence

Associate Director, National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign

Director, High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program

Administrator, Drug-Free Communities Support Program

Council of Economic Advisers

Chairman

Members (2)

Chief of Staff

Council on Environmental Quality

Chairman

Chief of Staff

Associate Director for Congressional Affairs

Associate Director for Public Affairs

Associate Director for Agriculture, Public Lands and Coastal Affairs

General Counsel

Deputy General Counsel

Associate Director for NEPA Oversight

Associate Director for Sustainable Development

Associate Director for Natural Resources

Associate Director for Environmental Policy

Associate Director for Global Environmental Affairs

Associate Director for Toxics and Environmental Protection

Office of Policy Development

Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy

Deputy Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy

Special Assistants to the President for Domestic Policy (5)

National Economic Council

Assistant to the President for Economic Policy

…and Director of the National Economic Council

Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Director

…of the National Economic Council

Special Assistants to the President for Economic Policy (5)

Domestic Policy Council

National Security Council

Members

The President

The Vice President

The Secretary of State

The Secretary of Defense

Statutory Advisers

Director of Central Intelligence

Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff

Standing Participants

The Secretary of the Treasury

U.S. Representative to the United Nations

Chief of Staff to the President

Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs

Assistant to the President for Economic Policy

Officials

Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs

…and Deputy National Security Adviser

Executive Secretary

Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives

Office of National AIDS Policy

Office of Science and Technology Policy

Director

Associate Director for Science

Associate Director for Technology

Executive Secretary for the National Science and Technology Council

Executive Director for the President’s Committee

…of Advisors on Science and Technology

President’s Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board

White House Military Office

Presidential Airlift Group

White House Medical Unit

Camp David

Marine Helicopter Squadron One

Presidential Food Service

White House Transportation Agency

Office of Management and Budget

Director

Deputy Director

Deputy Director for Management

Executive Associate Director

Administrator, Office of Federal Procurement Policy

Administrator, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs

Assistant Director for Administration

Assistant Director for Budget

Assistant Director for Legislative Reference

Associate Director for Communications

Associate Director for Economic Policy

Associate Director for Human Resource Programs

Associate Director for General Government Programs

Associate Director for Information Technology and E-Government

Associate Director for Legislative Affairs

Associate Director for National Security Programs

Associate Director for Natural Resource Programs

Controller, Office of Federal Financial Management

General Counsel

President’s Council on Integrity and Efficiency

Office of the United States Trade Representative

United States Trade Representative

Deputy U.S. Trade Representatives (Washington) (2)

Deputy U.S. Trade Representative (Geneva)

Special Textile Negotiator

General Counsel

Chief Agricultural Negotiator

Associate U.S. Trade Representative

Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Administration

Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Agricultural Affairs

Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Southeast Asia, Pacific,

…and APEC Affairs

Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Congressional Affairs

Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Economic Affairs

Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Environment and Natural Resources

Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Europe and the Mediterranean

Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Industry, Market Access

…and Telecommunications

Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Intergovernmental Affairs

…and Public Liaison

Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for North Asian Affairs

Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Monitoring and Enforcement

Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Africa

Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Policy Coordination

Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Services, Investment,

…and Intellectual Property

Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Trade and Development

Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Trade and Labor

Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for World Trade Organization (WTO)

…and Multilateral Affairs

Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for the Americas

Press Secretary

Trade Policy Staff Committee

Office of the Vice President of the United States

Assistant to the President, Chief of Staff to the Vice President,

…and Assistant to the Vice President for National Security Affairs

Assistant to the President and Counselor to the Vice President

Counsel to the Vice President

Principal Deputy Assistant to the Vice President

…for National Security Affairs

Deputy Chief of Staff to the Vice President

Assistant to the Vice President for Legislative Affairs

Assistant to the Vice President for Domestic Policy

Executive Director of the National Energy Policy Development Group

Executive Assistant to the Vice President

Deputy Assistant to the Vice President for Operations

Assistant to the Vice President and Chief of Staff to Mrs. Cheney

Deputy Assistant to the Vice President for Scheduling

Director of Correspondence for the Vice President

Cabinet-level Executive Agencies

Department of Agriculture

Budget: $19.1 billion

Employees: 109,832

The Department of Agriculture awarded $3,624,814,076 in federal contracts in fiscal year 2005. [Source]

The Department of Agriculture will spend $116 billion in 2009, or about $991 for every U.S. household. [Source]

Secretary of Agriculture

Deputy Secretary

Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services

Deputy Under Secretary

Administrator, Farm Service Agency

Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service

Administrator, Risk Management Agency

Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services

Deputy Under Secretary

Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service

Executive Director, Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion

Under Secretary for Food Safety

Deputy Under Secretary

Administrator, Food Safety and Inspection Service

Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment

Deputy Under Secretary for Forestry

Deputy Under Secretary for Conservation

Chief, Forest Service

Chief, Natural Resources Conservation Service

Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics

Deputy Under Secretary

Administrator, Agricultural Research Service

Administrator, Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service

Administrator, Economic Research Service

Administrator, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Under Secretary for Rural Development

Deputy Under Secretary

Administrator, Rural Business-Cooperative Service

Administrator, Rural Housing Service

Administrator, Rural Utilities Service

Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations

Deputy Assistant Secretary

Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs

Deputy Under Secretary

Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service

Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers, and Stockyards Administration

Assistant Secretary for Administration

Deputy Assistant Secretary

Chairman, Board of Contract Appeals

Judicial Officer

Chief Judge, Administrative Law Judges

Director, Office of Civil Rights

Director, Office of Ethics

Director, Office of Human Resources Management

Director, Office of Operations

Director, Office of Outreach

Director, Office of Procurement and Property Management

Director, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization

Chief Information Officer

Deputy Chief Information Officer

Chief Financial Officer

Deputy Chief Financial Officer

General Counsel

Deputy General Counsel

Inspector General

Deputy Inspector General

Director, Office of Communications

Chief Economist

Deputy Chief Economist

Director, Office of Risk Assessment and Cost-Benefit Analysis

Chairman, World Agricultural Outlook Board

Director, Global Change Program Office

Director, Office of Energy Policy and New Uses

Director, National Appeals Division

Director, Office of Budget and Program Analysis

Director, Office of the Executive Secretariat

Director, Sustainable Development and Small Farms

Rural Development

Rural Housing Service

Rural Business-Cooperative Service

Rural Utilities Service

Business Enterprise program

Business Opportunities program

Cooperative Development grants

Cooperative Opportunities and Problems Research

Cooperative Services program

Economic Development loans

Intermediary Relending

Technology Transfer program

Marketing and Regulatory Programs

Agricultural Marketing Service

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Administrator

Civil Rights Enforcement and Compliance Staff

Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security

Animal Care

Regional Offices (3)

Biotechnology Regulatory Services

Office of the Deputy Administrator

Deputy Administrator

Associate Deputy, Emerging and International Programs

Associate Deputy

Assistant to the Deputy Admin.

Agriculturist

Office of Science

Science Advisor

Biotechnologist

AAAS Risk Policy Fellow

Policy Coordination Programs

Director

Assistant Director

Secretary

Regulatory and Environmental Analysis Branch

Supervisory Policy Analyst

Environment Protection Specialist

Biotechnologist

Bio Scientist/VMO

Regulatory Analysts (2)

International Policy Branch

Lead Agriculturalist

Program Analyst

Communications and Capacity Building Branch

Supervisory Biological Scientist

Agriculturalist

Writer/Editor

Outreach and Communications Specialist

State Liaison

Environmental Risk Analysis Programs

Director

Secretary

Plants Branch

Supervisory Biotechnologist

Biotechnologists (4)

Animals Branch

Supervisory Biotechnologist

Biotechnologists (3)

Biotechnologist, Fish Biology

Plant Pests and Protectants Branch

Supervisory Biotechnologist

Biotechnologists (3)

Regulatory Operations Programs

Director

Program Assistant

Compliance and Inspection Branch

Supervisory Biological Scientist

Field Operations Officer

Western Regional Biotechnologist

Senior Regulatory Specialist

Eastern Regional Biotechnologist

Program Support Assistant

Western Regional Biotechnologist

Senior Regulatory Specialist

Staff Assistant

Support Assistant

Document Management Branch

Supervisory Management Analyst

Management Analyst

Regulatory Permits Specialists (2)

Regulatory Specialist

Permit Assistant

Regulatory Permits Specialist

Regulatory Specialist

Document Control Officer

Resource Management Programs

Supervisory Administrative Officer

Resource Support Services Branch

Program Specialist

Student

Management Analyst

Program Specialist

Technical Services Branch

IT Specialist

Visual Information Assistant

Technical Information Specialist

Program Specialist

International Services

Plant Protection and Quarantine

Deputy Administrator

Associate Deputy Administrator

Assistant to the Deputy Administrator

Professional Development Center

Resource Management Staff

Chief of Staff

Western Region Director

Eastern Region Director

Executive Director, Plant Health Programs

Assistant Deputy Administrator, Emergency and Domestic Programs

Center for Plant Health Science and Technology

Veterinary Services

Deputy Administrator

Secretaries (2)

Chief Information Officer

Special Assistant to the Deputy Administrator

Assistant Deputy Administrator, Planning and Strategy

Management Support Staff Director

Associate Deputy Administrator, Regional Operations

Regional Directors (2)

Associate Deputy Administrator, Emergency Management and Diagnostics

National Center for Animal Health Emergency Management

National Veterinary Services Laboratory

Center for Veterinary Biologics

Associate Deputy Administrator, National Animal Health Policy and Programs

Centers for Epidemiology and Animal Health

Center for Veterinary Biologics

Eastern Regional Office

Information Technology Services

Management Support Staff

National Animal Health Policy and Programs

National Center for Animal Health Emergency Management

National Center for Animal Health Programs

Aquaculture, Swine, Equine and Poultry

Ruminant Health Program

Surveillance and Identification Program

National Center for Import and Export

Office International des Epizooties

Sanitary Trade Issues Team

Technical Trade Services Animal Products

Technical Trade Services – Animals, Organisms and Vectors, and Select Agents

National Veterinary Services Laboratories

Professional Development Staff

Western Regional Office

Wildlife Services

Deputy Administrator

Associate Deputy Administrators (2)

Secretaries (2)

National Aviation Safety and Assistance Coordinator

National Wildlife Disease Coordinator

National Rabies Coordinator

Wildlife Initiative

Operational Support Staff

Director

Staff Assistant

Secretary

Technical Support

Staff Officers (6)

Program Analyst

Administrative Support

Deputy Director for Administration

Secretary

Budget Analyst

Administrative Analysts (2)

National Environmental Policy Act

National Environmental Manager

Administrative Support Assistant

Environmental Coordinators (6)

IT Support Center

Director

Program Assistant

Senior Applications Developer

Applications Developers (5)

IT Specialist

Computer Specialists (5)

Eastern Regional Office

Eastern Region State Offices (38)

Western Regional Office

Western Region State Offices (21)

National Wildlife Research Center

Field Stations (10)

Legislative and Public Affairs

Marketing and Regulatory Programs Business Services

Administrative Services Division

Contracting Team

Engineering and Property Services Branch

IT Contracting Branch

NLSC Kansas City Warehouse Team

Procurement, Policy, and Systems Branch

Printing, Distribution and Mail Branch

Property Team

Purchasing Team

Realty Team

Employee Services Division

Conflict Prevention and Resolution Branch

Facility and Conference Services Branch

Ft. Collins Customer Support Services

Raleigh Customer Support Services

Minneapolis Customer Support Services

APHIS Security Branch

Office of the Director

Director

Administrative Functions

Administrative Officer

Special Projects/Program Assistant

Safety, Health, and Employee Wellness Branch

Training and Development Branch

Riverdale Restacking

Workplace Violence

Financial Management Division

Minneapolis Financial Services Branch

Accounting and Payments Team

Debt Management Team

Billings and Collections

Riverdale Financial Services Branch

Financial Systems and Reporting Branch

Financial Systems and Accounting

Budget Execution Support Team

Financial Services Branch

Travel Services Center

User Fees Team

Agreements Services Center

Review and Analysis Branch

Washington Financial Services Branch

Human Resources Division

AMS/GIPSA Employee Relations Branch

APHIS Employee Relations Branch

Enhancement Branch

Employee Misconduct Investigations Branch

Hearing and Appeals Branch

Human Resources Operations (Minneapolis)

Human Resources Operations (Riverdale/Washington)

Labor Management Relations Branch

Office of the Director

Assistant HR Officer

Admin Asst

Assistant HR Officer

Personnel Management Specialist – HQ Program Development

Information Technology Division

Applications and Information Management Branch

Customer Services Branch

Forecasting and Planning Services Branch

Forms, Issuances and Records Management

Technology Resources Management Branch

Investigative and Enforcement Services

Regional Offices (3)

Enforcement Services

Information Services

Investigative Services

Policy and Program Department

Deputy Administrator

Budget and Program Analysis

Environmental Services

Policy Analysis and Development

Planning, Evaluation and Monitoring

Business Practices Team

Regulatory Analysis and Development

Risk Analysis Systems

Grain Inspection, Packers, and Stockyards Administration

Administrator

Executive Resources Staff

Civil Rights Staff

Information Technology Staff

Public and Congressional Relations Staff

Deputy Administrator for Federal Grain Inspection Service

Office of International Affairs

Compliance Division

Field Management Division

Technical Services Division

Deputy Administrator for Packers and Stockyards Program

Regional Operations Division

Industry Analysis Division

Policy and Litigation Division

Food Safety

Food Safety and Inspection Service

Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services

Food and Nutrition Service

Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion

Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services

Farm Service Agency

Administrator

Associate Administrator for Programs

Associate Administrator for Operations and Management

Deputy Administrator for Farm Programs

Production, Emergencies, and Compliance Division

Price Support Division

Conservation and Environmental Programs Division

Tobacco Division

Aerial Photography Field Office

Deputy Administrator for Farm Loan Programs

Program Development and Economic Enhancement Division

Loan Making Division

Loan Servicing and Property Management Division

Deputy Administrator for Field Operations

Field Operations Staff

State Offices (51)

County Offices (2400)

Deputy Administrator for Commodity Operations

Commodity Procurement Policy and Analysis Division

Warehouse and Inventory Division

Kansas City Commodity Office

Deputy Administrator for Management

Management Services Division

Budget Division

Kansas City Administrative Office

Human Resources Division

Information Technology Services Division

Financial Management Division

Office of Civil Rights

Office of External Affairs

Office of Business and Program Integration

Commodity Credit Corporation

Risk Management Agency

Foreign Agricultural Service

Administrator

Associate Administrator

General Sales Manager

Deputy Administrator for Commodity and Marketing Programs

Deputy Administrator for International Cooperation and Development Programs

Deputy Administrator for International Trade Policy

Overseas Offices (102)

Research, Education, and Economics

Agricultural Research Service

Area Offices (9)

Research Implementation and Information Delivery

National Agricultural Library

Laboratories (8)

Program Planning, Coordination and Support

National Program Staff

Administration and Financial Management

Homeland Security

Legislative Affairs

Office of International Research Programs

Office of Chief Information Officer

Office of Technology Transfer

Information Staff

Office of Outreach, Diversity and Equal Opportunity

Budger and Program Management Staff

Office of Scientific Quality Review

Economics Research Service

Office of the Administrator

Administrator

Associate Administrator

Special Assistant, AdministratorÕs Office

Recruitment and Organizational Development Coordinator

Director, Administrative and Financial Services

Civil Rights Director

Assistant Administrator for Staff Analysis

Budget Officer

Food Economics Division

Diet, Safety, and Health Economics

Food Assistance

Food Markets

Information Services Division

Applications Development

Information Technology Services

Outreach Services

Publishing Services

Research Support

Web Services

Market and Trade Economics Division

Agricultural Policy and Models

Animal Products and Cost of Production

Field Crops

Food and Specialty Crops

Food Security and Development

International Demand and Trade

Resource and Rural Economics Division

Agricultural Structure and Productivity

Farm and Rural Business

Farm and Rural Household Well-Being

Production Economics and Technology

Resource, Environmental, and Science Policy

National Agricultural Statistics Service

Administrator

Associate Administrator

Chief of Staff

Special Assistant

Deputy Chief of Staff

Civil Rights Director

Standards Officer

Associate Administrator Deputy Administrator for Programs and Products

Chair, Agricultural Statistics Board

Marketing and Information Services Officer

Agricultural Statistics Board

Deputy Administrator for Field Operations

Western Field Operations

Director

Field Offices (22)

Eastern Field Operations

Director

Field Offices (24)

International Programs Office

Budget Administration / Human Resource Services Office

Training and Career Development Office

National Institute of Food and Agriculture

Applications Division

Awards Management Division

Budget Staff

Center for International Programs

Communications Staff

Division of Agricultural Systems

Division of Animal Systems

Division of Bioenergy

Division of Community and Education

Division of Environmental Systems

Division of Family and Consumer Sciences

Division of Food Safety

Division of Global Climate Change

Division of Nutrition

Division of Plant Systems-Production

Division of Plant Systems-Protection

Division of Youth and 4-H

Equal Opportunity Staff

Financial Operations Division

Information Policy, Planning, and Training Division

Institute of Bioenergy, Climate, and Environment

Institute of Food Production and Sustainability

Institute of Food Safety and Nutrition

Institute of Youth, Family, and Community

Office of Grants and Financial Management

Office of Information Technology

Office of the Director

Operations and Administrative Systems Division

Planning, Accountability, and Reporting Staff

Policy and Oversight Division

Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service

Economic Research Service

Office of the Administrator

Administrator

Associate Administrators (2)

Civil Rights Director

Central Operations Staff Director

Food and Rural Economics Division

Director

Associate Director

Deputy Director for Research and Product Coordinator

Deputy Director for Staff Analysis and Communication

Deputy Director for Food Assistance Research

Diet, Safety, and Health Economics Branch Chief

Food Assistance Branch Chief

Rural Economy Branch Chief

Food Markets Branch Chief

Branches

Diet, Safety, and Health Economics

Food Assistance and Nutrition Research Program

Food Assistance

Food Markets

Rural Economy

Information Services Division

Director

Deputy Director for Communications

Associate Director

Applications Development Branch Chief

Information Technology Services Branch Chief

Publishing and Communications Branch Chief

Branches

Application Development

Information Technology Services

Publishing and Communications

Communications Staff

Market and Trade Economics Division

Director

Deputy Director for Research and Program Management

Deputy Director for International Programs and Policy Analysis

Deputy Director for Market Analysis and Outlook

Global Agricultural Markets Branch Chief

Assistant Director for Communications

Animal Products Branch Chief

Asia/Western Hemisphere Branch Chief

Europe/Africa/Middle East Branch Chief

Field Crops Branch Chief

Specialty Crops Branch Chief

Branches

Animal Products

Asia/Western Hemisphere

Europe/Africa/Middle East

Field Crops

Global Agricultural Markets

Specialty Crops

Resource Economics Division

Director

Associate Director

Deputy Directors (2)

Data and Survey Coordinator

Agricultural Structure and Productivity Branch Chief

Farm Household Well-Being Branch Chief

Farm Sector Performance Branch Chief

Production Economics and Technology Branch Chief

Resource, Environmental and Science Policy Branch Chief

Branches

Agricultural Structure

Farm Sector Performance and Well-Being

Production Management and Technology

Resource and Environmental Policy

Resources, Technology, and Productivity

Staff (439)

National Agricultural Statistics Service

Administrator

International Programs Office

Civil Rights Director

eGov Program Manager

Standards Officer

Security Officer

Deputy Administrator for Field Operations

Associate Deputy Administrator, Budget Administration

Budget Administration Services Office

Field Offices (21)

Associate Deputy Administrator, Training and Career Development

Training and Career Development Office

Field Offices (24)

Human Resource Services Office

Deputy Administrator for Programs and Products and …

Chair of the Agricultural Statistics Board

Marketing and Information Services Office

Census and Survey Division

Information Technology Division

Computer Security Technical Leader

Computer Security Policy Officer

Research and Development Division

Statistics Division

Natural Resources and Environment

Forest Service

Field Offices

Regional Forester (10)

Research Stations

Forest Products Laboratory

North Central

Northeastern

Pacific Northwest

Pacific Southwest

Rocky Mountain

Southern

State and Private Forestry Areas

Northeastern

International Institute of Tropical Forestry

Natural Resources Conservation Service

Headquarters Leadership

Chief

Associate Chief

Regional Assistant Chiefs

Deputy Chief for Management

Deputy Chief for Programs

Deputy Chief for Science and Technology

Deputy Chief for Soil Survey and Resource Assessment

Deputy Chief for Strategic Planning and Accountability

State Offices (52)

Local Service Centers (61)

National Centers

Information Technology Center

National Employee Development Center

National Business Management Center

National Cartography and Geospatial Center

National Design, Construction and Soil Mechanics Center

National Geospatial Development Center

National Plant Data Center

National Soil Survey Center

National Technology Support Centers

National Water and Climate Center

National Water Management Center

Agro Forestry Cooperating Scientists

Air Quality Cooperating Scientists

Grazing Land Technology Institute

Natural Resources Inventory and Analysis Institute

Social Sciences Institute

Soil Quality Institute

Watershed Science Institute

Wetland Science Institute

Wildlife Habitat Management Institute

Graduate School, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Director

Deputy Director<

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