Across
- 1. the cabinet department headquartered in the Pentagon
- 6. the highest ranking members of the US Military, who coordinate US military operations
- 8. carries out the delivery of mail and maintains post offices
- 10. regulates communications by radio, television, wire, satellite, and cable.
- 11. a federal department that encourages home ownership
- 12. portion of the DHS that leads the federal response to natural disasters
- 13. issues weather forecasts and disseminates weather data that it gathers from satellites and other sources
- 14. coordinates the intelligence-gathering work of the government, but cannot spy on US citizens within the US
- 15. establishes rules for air traffic
- 17. preserves important documents and records created by the federal government
Down
- 1. oversees the nation’s transportation infrastructure
- 2. the cabinet department led by the attorney general.
- 3. the entity responsible for collecting taxes within the United States
- 4. overseas about 300 different programs that account for about one-fourth of federal spending
- 5. a cabinet level department formed in the wake of 9/11
- 7. collects statistics on diseases, formulates policies for reducing disease, and issues public health warnings
- 8. inspects and grads foods that US farmers produce and that importers bring into the country
- 9. authority that insures mortgages made by private banks to homeowners
- 10. insures the deposits people make in banks
- 13. overseas America’s manned and unmanned space programs
- 15. certifies the quality of foods and cosmetics sold in the US and approves new drugs
- 16. cares for former military personnel of the United States