Lefty can't wait until he retakes this cabinet.

The Department of the Interior manages and most federally owned land.

Lefty was surprised to learn that among the many items the USDA is tasked with, one is to end hunger in the US and abroad.

The Department of Energy is responsible not only for US energy policy, but for the US nuclear program as well.

The functions of the Department of Education were previously under the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare which was divided into the Department of Education and Department of Health and Human Services by President Carter.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development was founded in 1965 under President Lyndon Johnson to develop and execute policy on housing and cities.

The United States Department of Transportationa was established on October 15, 1966. Its mission is to "Serve the United States by ensuring a fast, safe, efficient, accessible and convenient transportation system that meets our vital national interests and enhances the quality of life of the American people, today and into the future."

The Department of Health and Human Services was created when President Jimmy Carter signed the Department of Education Organization Act (PL 96-88) in 1979. Its purpose is to protect the health of all Americans and providing essential human services.

The Department of Labor is responsible for occupational safety, wage and hour standards, unemployment insurance benefits, re-employment services, and some economic statistics.

The US Department of Justice is charged with enforcing the law and ensuring fair and impartial administration of justice for all Americans (see 28 U.S.C. § 501). Its head is the Attorney General.