National Acronyms

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Across
  1. 2. Tracks down criminals operating world wide
  2. 3. Merging of the department of War and Navy
  3. 5. Oversee actions in six geographic areas
  4. 6. The highest ranking members of the US military
  5. 7. Oversees national infrastructure
  6. 8. Leads federal response to natural disasters
  7. 9. Awards competitive grants to research orgs
  8. 11. Pools together FHA mortgages and sells them
  9. 12. Charge fees to investors who buy FNMA packages
  10. 13. co-ordinates intelligence gathering work
  11. 14. Investigates threats of terrorism and intrigue
  12. 16. private corporation that delivers packages
  13. 18. Encourages homeownership, focusing on low and middle income families
  14. 19. Checks the accuracy of tax returns
  15. 21. Accounts for ΒΌ national spending, gives welfare benefits
  16. 23. Collects statistics on diseases
  17. 24. oversees manned and unmanned space programs and researches aerospace
  18. 25. Protects wildlife in Alaska
  19. 28. also called the National Railroad Passenger Corporation
  20. 29. Certifies quality of food, drugs, and cosmetics
  21. 30. Handles programs for veterans
Down
  1. 1. Ensures that activities of federal officers are legal and within the budget
  2. 2. Oversees practices of railroads, abolished 1995
  3. 4. Enforces federal laws, prosecutes cases in court
  4. 5. Inspects, grades foods that US farmers produce
  5. 8. Insures some mortgages from private banks
  6. 9. provides grants for artistic endeavors
  7. 10. investigates and settles charges of unfair labor practices
  8. 11. regulates communications, grants radio and television licenses
  9. 14. Insures deposits that people have in banks
  10. 15. Analyzes intelligence on potential terrorism
  11. 16. delivers mail and maintains post offices
  12. 17. ensures stocks dealers sell stocks honestly
  13. 20. provides start-up loans for new businesses
  14. 21. Created in 1953 to replace the Federal Security Agency
  15. 22. Charge fees to investors who buy FNMA packages
  16. 26. Issues weather forecasts and measures weather data
  17. 27. Establishes rules for air traffic
  18. 29. sets standards for granting loans