Federal Bureaucracy Timeline

  • U.S, Fish and Wildlife Service

    Mission is working with others, to conserve, protect and enhance fish, wildlife, and plants and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people.
    Expenses: $147 billion
  • Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

    Responsible for protecting public health by ensuring the safety of our nations food supply, cosmetics, and products that emit radiation
    Expenses: $4,360,281,000
  • Federal Depository Insurance Corporation (FDIC)

    Responsible for insuring deposits made by individuals and companies in banks and other thrift institutions
    Expenses:$2,157,822,764
  • National Labor Relations Board

    Protects workplace democracy and the rights of employees, unions, and employers
    Expenses: $274,695,000
  • Centers for Disease Control (CDC)

    Dedicated to protecting health and promoting life through the prevention of disease.
    Expenses: $11,868,182,00
  • The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

    Tasked with gathering, processing, and analyzing national security information from around the world.
    Expenses: $15 billion
  • Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

    Responsible for providing housing and community development assistance and to make sure everyone has access to “fair and equal” housing
    Expenses: $17.89 billion
  • Civil Rights Commision

    Charged with the responsibility for investigating, reporting on, and making recommendations concerning civil rights issues in the U.S
    Expenses: $9.43 million
  • National Aeronautics and space Administration (NASA)

    Aeronumatics and aerospace research in space science
    Expenses: 18.4 billion
  • Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

    Responsible for civil aviation safety
    Expenses: $15.3 million
  • Federal Highway Administration

    Provides stewardship over the construction, maintenance, and preservation of the nations highways, bridges, and tunnels
    Expenses:$44.0 billion
  • Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

    Mission is to protect human health and the environment
    Expenses:$8.1 billion
  • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

    Provides timely, reliable, and actionable information- based on sound science
    Expense: $5,982.6 million
  • Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)

    Tasked with combating drug smuggling a and use within the U.S.
    Expenses: $2 billion
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

    Mission remains to lead America to prepare to prevent, respond to, and recover from disasters
    Expenses: $40.6 billion
  • U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)

    Responsible for identifying, investigating, and dismantling vulnerabilities regarding the nation's border, economic, transportation, and immigration
    Expenses: $6 billion