THE OVERSIZED FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

 DEPARTMENTS, AGENCIES, & COMMISSIONS OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT (104):

1. Department of Health & Human Services - 22.68% of budget, 88,509 employees, created in 1953.

2. Department of Defense - 13.4% of budget, 3,000,000 employees, created in 1947.

3. Department of Labor - 0.56% of budget, 14,062 employees, created in 1913.

4. Department of Agriculture - 3.81% of budget, 84,496 employees, created in 1862.

5. Department of Veteran Affairs - 2.93% of budget, 427,172 employees, created in 1989.

6. Department of Interior, 0.69% of budget, 56,718 employees, created in 1849.

7. Department of Transportation, 1.91% of budget, 53,037 employees, created in 1966.

8. Department of Justice, 0.54% of budget, 115,897 employees, created in 1870.

9. Department of Education, 2.08% of budget, 4,178 employees, created in 1980. 

10. Department of Housing & Urban Development, 2.00% of budget, 8,081 employees, created in 1965.

11. Department of Homeland Security,1.41% of budget, 211,502 employees, created in 2002.

12. Department of Energy, 1.15% of budget, 14,608 employees, created in 1977.

13. Department of Treasury, 24.91% of budget, 96,204 employees, created in 1789.

14. Department of State, 0.64% of budget, 12,639 employees, created in 1789.

15. Department of Commerce, 0.96% of budget, 47,060 employees, created in 1903.

16. Social Security Administration (SSA), 9.00% of budget, 60,000 employees, created in 1935.

17. Office of Personnel Management (OPM), 2.57% of budget, created in 1883.

18. Federal Deposit Corporation (FDIC), 1.49% of budget.

19. Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), 1.06% of budget,

20. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), 0.64% of budget, created in 1970.

21. Corps of Engineers - Civil Works (USACE), 0.61% of budget, established in 1802.

22. General Services Administration (GSA), 0.41% of budget, established in 1949.

23. Agency for International Development (USAID), 0.38% of budget, established in 1961.

24. Small Business Association (SBA), 0.34% of budget, created in 1953.

25. National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), 0.25% of budget, established in 1958.

26. Railroad Retirement Board (RRB), 0.13% of budget, created in 1935.

27. Federal Communications Commission (FCC), 0.09% of budget, created in 1934.

28. National Science Foundation (NSF), 0.09% of budget, established in 1950.

29. U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), 0.06% of budget, created in 2019.

30. Farm Credit Insurance Corporation (FCSIC), 0.06% of budget, established in 1987.

31. Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), 0.03% of budget, established in 2004. 

32. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), 0.03% of budget, created in 2010.

33. Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), 0.03% of budget, created in 1993 the agency was renamed as AmeriCorps in 2020.

34. Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), 0.02% of budget, created in 1929 after the Wall Street Crash.

35. Executive Office of the President (EOP), 0.01% of budget, established in 1939 via the FDR Reorganization Act. The office consists of several offices and agencies, such as the White House Office (the staff working directly for and reporting to the president, including West Wing staff and the president's closest advisers), the National Security Council, and the Office of Management and Budget. In 2015, there were about 1,800 positions in the office,[4] most of which did not require confirmation from the U.S. Senate.

36. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), 0.01% of budget, established in 1974.

37. Government Accountability Office (GAO), 0.01% of budget, known as the “congressional watchdog”.

38. U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM), 0.01% of budget. 

39. National Archives & Records Administration (NARA), 0.01% of budget. 

40. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), 0.01% of budget.

41. Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council (GCERC), 0.01% of budget.

42. Presidio Trust (PRESIDO), less than 0.01% of budget.

43. Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM), less than 0.01% of budget.

44. Peace Corps (PC), less than 0.01% of budget.

45. Federal Trade Commission (FTC), less than 0.01% of budget.

46. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), less than 0.01% of budget.

47. District of Columbia Courts (DC COURTS), less than 0.01% of budget.

48. Court Services & Offender Supervision Agency (CSOSA), less than 0.01% of budget.

49. Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council (FPISC), less than 0.01% of budget.

50. Institute of Museum & Library Services (IMLS), less than 0.01% of budget.

51. Armed Forces Retirement Home (AFRH), less than 0.01% of budget.

52. Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC), less than 0.01% of budget.

53. National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), less than 0.01% of budget.

54. Delta Regional Authority (DRA), less than 0.01% of budget.

55. National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), less than 0.01% of budget.

56. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), less than 0.01% of budget.

57. Election Assistance Commission (EAC), less than 0.01% of budget. 

58. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), less than 0.01% of budget.

59. American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC), less than 0.01% of budget.

60. Denali Commision (DENALI), less than 0.01% of budget.

61. International Trade Commission (USITC), less than 0.01% of budget.

62. United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, less than 0.01% of budget.

63. Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity & Efficiency (CIGIE), less than 0.01% of budget.

64. John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (KENNEDY CENTER), less than 0.01%.

65. Federal Election Commission (FEC), less than 0.01% of budget.

66. African Development Foundation (USADF), less than 0.01% of budget. 

67. Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service (FMCS), less than 0.01% of budget. 

68. Inter-American Foundation (IAF), less than 0.01% of budget.

69. Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB), less than 0.01% of budget. 

70. Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB), less than 0.01% of budget.

71. Surface Transportation Board (STB), less than 0.01% of budget. 

72. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC), less than 0.01% of budget.

73. James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation (MADISON), less than 0.01%.

74. Selective Service System (SSS), less than 0.01% of budget.

75. Barry Goldwater Scholarship & Excellence in Education Foundation (GOLDWATER), less then 0.01% of budget.

76. Office of Special Counsel (OSC), less than 0.01% of budget.

77. Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA), less than 0.01% of budget. 

78. Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), less than 0.01% of budget.

79. Office of Government Ethics, less than 0.01% of budget.

80. Morris K. Udall & Stewart Udall Foundation (UDALL), less than 0.01%.

81. Federal Mine Safety & Health Review Commission (FMSHRC), less than 0.01%.

82. Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC), less than 0.01%.

83. United States Chemical Safety Board (CSB), less than 0.01%.

84. National Mediation Board (NMB), less than 0.01%.

85. National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC), less than 0.01%.

86. National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), less than 0.01%.

87. Privacy & Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB), less than 0.01%.

88. Occupational Safety & Health Review Commission (OSHRC), less than 0.01%. 

89. Committee for Purchase from People Who Are Blind or Severely disabled, less than 0.01%.

90. Commission on Civil Rights (USCCR), less than 0.01%.

91. Office of Navajo & Hopi Indian Relocation (ONHIR), less than 0.01%.

92. Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP), less than 0.01%.

93. Access Board (USAB), less than 0.01%.

94. Public Buildings Reform Board (PBRB), less than 0.01%.

95. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board (NWTRB), less than 0.01%.

96. Marine Mammal Commission (MMC), less than 0.01%.

97. Commission for the Preservation of America’s Heritage Abroad (HERITAGEABROAD), less than 0.01%.

98. Vietnam Education Foundation (VEF), less than 0.01%.

99. U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH), less than 0.01%.

100. National Council on Disability (NCD), less than 0.01%.

101. Japan-United States Friendship Commission (JUSFC), less than 0.01%.

102. Harry S. Truman Foundation (TRUMAN), less than 0.01%.

103. Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC), less than 0.01%.

104. Administrative Conference of the U.S. (ACUS), less than 0.01%. 

NOTE: One can see there are several agencies or commissions that should be moved into the larger agencies and departments. And several should be deleted, like the foundations that should be a private enterprise. Like why do we have a commission for “America’s Heritage Abroad” as well as a Vietnam Education Foundation? Politicians keep wailing about the SSA being solvent in a few years. If we reduced the scope/size of government and reduce useless regulations the federal budget would improve.