Across
- 1. oversees infrastructure
- 4. Brown and black trucks that are seen a lot more near Christmas
- 6. provides grants for artistic endeavors as well as scientific research
- 7. watchdog agency so activities of federal offices stay in bounds with the law
- 9. inspects and grades food
- 12. nickname Fannie Mae
- 13. Carries out delivery of mail
- 15. grants license for radio and television stations
- 16. tracks down criminals who work on a world-wide scale
- 18. oversees the practice of railroads
- 19. certifies foods and cosmetics
- 20. insures deposits people have in banks
- 22. insures some mortgages that private banks make to homeowners
- 23. issues weather forecasts
- 24. attorney general is head of this department
- 26. department that collects taxes
- 27. gathers information through agents as well as wire tapping and satellite reconnaissance
- 28. reorganized remaining functions of HEW go into this department
Down
- 2. provides relatively inexpensive electricity to poor rural areas of the South
- 3. provides means for people to have safe, affordable housing, as well as making cities more functional and attractive
- 5. established in 1953 to give assistance to small enterprises
- 6. Does everything to do with exploration of the stars and planets
- 7. nickname Ginnie Mae
- 8. handles terrorist threats
- 10. protects northern land from oil industries
- 11. Department used in the show White Collar
- 12. nickname Freddie Mac
- 13. oversees action in 6 geographical areas of the world
- 14. made after the stock market crash of 1929
- 15. provides loans to farmers who are in need of short term loans
- 17. military alliance with several North American and European countries
- 19. establishes rules for air traffic
- 21. headquarters is the name of a shape
- 22. leads government's response to natural disasters
- 23. when created in 1935 was a major step in the growth of union rights
- 25. highest ranking members of the US military
- 28. protects health of Americans and provides human services