TABLE 11-2 Executive Departments DEPARTMENT AND YEAR ESTAFLISHED PRINCIPAL FUNCTINS SELECTED SURAGENCIES State(1789) Negotiates treaties, develops foreign policy: Passport Agency: Bureau of Diplomatic Security; (31,916 employees) protects citizens abroad Foreign Service: Bureau cf Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs: Bureau of Consular Affairs. Treasury (1789) Pays all federal bills; borrows money: collects Intemal Revenue Service: U.SMint. (131, 872 employees) federal taes mints coins and prints paper currency: supervises nat ional banks (71, 005 employees) supervises Nat ive American affairs Parks: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: Natical Park Service Interior(1849) Supervises federally owned lands and p Bureau of Indian Affairs: Bureau of Land Management. Justice(1870) Fumishes legal advice to the president: Federal Bureau of Investigat ico: Drug Enforcement (101, 392 employees) enforces federal criminal laws; supervises the Administration: Bureau of Prisons federal prisons Agriculture(1889) Provides assistance to fanners and ranchers: Soil Conservat ion Ser ice; Agricultural Research (98, 879 employees) conducts agricultural research: works to Service: Food Safety and Inspection Service: Federal protect torests Crap Insurance Corporation. Commerce(1913) Grants patents and trademarks: conducts a Bureau of the Census: Bureau of Economic analysis (37, 087 employees) nat ional census; monitors the weather, Patent and Trademark Ottice: National Oceanic and protects the interests of businesses Atmospheric Administration Labor (1913) Administers federal labor laws; promotes the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (16, 144 employees) interests of workers. Bureau of Labor Statistics; Employ ment Standards Administration: Employment and Training Administration Defense(1947) Manages the armed forces(army, navy, air National Security Ageny: Joint Chiefs of Staft (684, 446 employees) force, and marines): operates military bases: Departments of the Air Force, Navy, Army: Defense is responsible for civil dfense Advanced Research Projects Agency: Defense Intelligence Agency: the service academ ies Formed fron the Office of the Attormey General (created in 1789) Formed fron the department of Commerce and labor(created in 1903) Formed frcan the Department of War(created in 1789) and the Department of Navy (areated in 1798)