CABINETS (15)& AGENCIES -Advisors to President. APPOINTS WITH 2/3 SENATE APPROVAL.

CABINETS (15)& AGENCIES-Advisors to President

APPOINTS WITH 2/3 SENATE APPROVAL

JOHN KERRY

SECRETARY OF STATE (1789)

•Advocates for US interests around the world•Embassies, consulates, diplomatic missions

ERIC HOLDER JR (resigned, but won’t leave until replacement is found)

ATTORNEY GENERAL

(JUSTICE DEPARTMENT - 1870)

•Agencies :

•FBI

•DEA

•ATF

•BOP (Prisons)

•USMS (Marshalls)

•Anti-Trust Division

•http://www.usdoj.gov

CHUCK HAGEL

DEFENSE DEPARTMENT (1947)

BUDGET:

$613.9 BILLION

$177 MILLION A DAY; 7.4 MILLION AN HOUR

Joint Chiefs of Staff

JACOB LEWDEPARTMENT OF TREASURY (1789)

*Oversees the production of coins and currency*The disbursement of payments to the publicRevenue collection (IRS) and the funds to run the federal government.Deals with Federal finance

PENNY PRITZKERDEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (1903)

Oversees all trade – international as well as between statesAlso heads up federal programs to encourage growth in commerce

SALLY JEWELDEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (1849)

•National Park Service•Fish and Wildlife•Bureau of Land Management•Bureau of Indian Affairs•Bureau of Ocean Energy Management•USGS•Bureau of Reclamation

THOMAS PEREZDEPARTMENT OF LABOR (1913)

Federal labor laws including:•guarantee workers’ rights to safe and healthful working conditions• a minimum hourly wage and overtime pay• freedom from employment discrimination• unemployment insurance• and other income support.• EEOC

SYLVIA MATTHEWS BURWELLDEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES ( 1980)

•FDA•CDC•NIH•Affordable Health Care Act•Medicare & Medicaid•Mental Health•Civil Rights

** Obama to nominate Sylvia Matthews Burrell from OMB

ERNEST MONIZDEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (1977)

•Nuclear energy•Science•Energy efficiency & renewable resources•Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

ANTHONY FOXXDEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (1966)

•FAA•FRA•FTA•NHTSA•Deals with the transportation infrastructure of the country

JULIAN CASTRODEPARTMENT OF HOUSING & URBAN DEVELOPMENT (1965)

Public and Indian Housing

Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity

Federal Housing Administration (FHA)

Community Planning and Development

THOMAS VILSACKDEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (1889)

ROBERT MCDONALDDEPARTMENT OF VETERAN’S AFFAIRS (1989)

•Health Care•Disability/ Pensions•Education•Life Insurance•Home Loans•Burial Services

ARNE DUNCANSECRETARY OF EDUCATION (1979)

• Establishes policies related to federal education funding, administers distribution of funds and monitors their use.

• Collects data and oversees research on America's schools.

• Identifies major issues in education and focuses national attention on them.

• Enforces federal laws prohibiting discrimination in programs that receive federal funds.

JEH JOHNSON

HOMELAND SECURITY (2002)

AGENCIES:

•SECRET SERVICE

•COAST GUARD

•FEMA

•BORDER PATROL

•CYBER SECURITY

•ICE

•TSA

BUDGET:

$ 60 BILLION

CABINET LEVEL AGENCIES

Chief of StaffDenis McDonough

EPAGina McCarthy

Office of Management & BudgetShaun L.S. Donovan

US Mission to UNSamantha Power

US Trade RepresentativeMichael Froman Council of

Economic AdvisorsJason Furman

Small Business AdministrationMaria Contreras Sweet