US Government Department Acronyms

Across
3.	established in 1953
4.	delivers mail
6.	oversees the Interstate highway system
8.	issues weather forecasts
10.	the group that works to achieve peace in an area
11.	created as a result of 9/11
13.	provides safe and affordable housing
15.	insures the deposits people have in banks
17.	highest ranking members of the US military
19.	oversees railroads
20.	establishes rules for air traffic
21.	oversees the safety of food and cosmetics in the US
22.	provides loans to farmers
23.	was a major step in the growth of union rights
25.	provides funding for artistic and scientific work
26.	provides health services to Veterans

Down
1.	the group that collects taxes
2.	created as a result of seperating HEW
4.	inspects and grades food that enters the US
5.	the head is he attorney general
7.	provides cheaper power to poor areas of the South
9.	headquarters is the Pentagon
10.	funds scientists' research
12.	created after the stock market crash of 1929
14.	military forces are organized into 9 of these
16.	coordinates intelligence gathering work of the gov.
18.	assists small businesses
20.	created in 1934 to regulate communication
21.	also known as Freddie Mac
22.	reacts to natural disasters
24.	also know as Ginnie Mae