U.S. Government Acronyms

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Across
  1. 7. accounts for about one-fourth of federal spending
  2. 21. accounts for about 3 percant of federal expenditures
  3. 22. pays the expenses for discharged service personnel to attend colleges and vocational schools
  4. 23. the disaster on September 11, 2001 prompted the creation of
  5. 24. oversees the U.S. manned and unmanned space programs and carries on research in the aerospace field
Down
  1. 1. oversees the practice of railroads
  2. 2. insures some mortgages that private banks make to homeowners
  3. 3. the executive department that oversees the U.S. relations with other countries
  4. 4. the attorney general is its head
  5. 5. a semi private government corporation
  6. 6. agency that issues weather forecasts and disseminates weather data that it gathers from satellites and other sources
  7. 8. collects taxes within the U.S.
  8. 9. a watchdog agency that ensures the activities of federal offices and personnel stay within the law and within budget guidelines
  9. 10. the executive department develops natural resources and manages national parks
  10. 11. regulates communication by radio, television, telephone, telegraph, satellite, cable, and the Internet
  11. 12. the highest ranking members of the U.S. military
  12. 13. makes rental property more available to the poor through rent subsidies
  13. 14. the headquater is in Arlington, Virginia, just across the Potomac River from the District of Columbia
  14. 15. insures the deposits that people have in banks
  15. 16. oversees actions in six geographic areas of the world
  16. 17. establishes rules of air traffic
  17. 18. certifies the quality of foods and cosmetics sold in America and approves new prescription drugs
  18. 19. investigaes threats of terrorism and foreign intrigue against the country as well as alleged violations of federal criminal law
  19. 20. America's central bank