436 Ratholes for Government Waste

List of 436 U.S. Federal Government Departments and Agencies.

There should be a Constitutional Amendment that every agency created has a life of 10 years and needs a separate act of Congress to recreate that agency again at the end of every 10 year period if that agency is to continue with whatever it does.

Ninety percent of these could probably be eliminated.

1. Administration on Aging (AOA)
2. Administration for Children and Families (ACF)
3. Administrative Committee of the Federal Register
4. Administrative Office of the U.S. Court
5. Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
6. African Development Foundation
7. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
8. Agency for International Development
9. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
10. Agricultural Marketing Service
11. Agricultural Research Service
12. Agriculture Department (USDA)
13. Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (Treasury)
14. Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Bureau (DOJ)
15. American Battle Monuments Commission
16. American Samoa
17. AMTRAK (National Railroad Passenger Corporation)
18. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
19. Appalachian Regional Commission
20. Architect of the Capitol
21. Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (Access Board)
22. Arctic Research Commission
23. Armed Forces Retirement Home
24. Arms Control and International Security
25. Army Corps of Engineers
26. Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Interagency Coordinating Committee
27. Bankruptcy Courts
28. Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation
29. Bilingual Education and Minority Languages Affairs Office
30. Botanic Garden
31. Broadcasting Board of Governors (Voice of America, Radio/TV Marti and more)
32. Bureau of Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade (Treasury)
33. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (Justice)
34. Bureau of the Census
35. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)
36. Bureau of Engraving and Printing
37. Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
38. Bureau of Industry and Security (formerly the Bureau of Export Administration)
39. Bureau of International Labor Affairs
40. Bureau of Justice Statistics
41. Bureau of Labor Statistics
42. Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
43. Bureau of Prisons
44. Bureau of Public Debt
45. Bureau of Reclamation
46. Bureau of Transportation Statistics
47. Census Bureau
48. Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion
49. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
50. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (formerly the Health Care Financing Administration)
51. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
52. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigations Board
53. Chief Financial Officers Council
54. Chief Information Officers Council
55. Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee
56. Citizenship and Immigration Services Bureau (formerly Immigration and Naturalization Service)
57. Civilian Radioactive Waste Management
58. Coalition Provisional Authority (in Iraq)
59. Coalition Provisional Authority Inspector General
60. Commerce Department
61. Commission of Fine Arts
62. Commission on Civil Rights
63. Commission on the Intelligence Capabilities of the United States Regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction
64. Commission on International Religious Freedom
65. Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
66. Committee for Purchase from People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled
67. Commodity Futures Trading Commission
68. Community Development Office (Agriculture Department)
69. Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS)
70. Community Planning and Development
71. Comptroller of the Currency Office
72. Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
73. Constitution Center
74. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
75. Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service
76. Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
77. Corporation for National and Community Service
78. Council of Economic Advisers
79. Council on Environmental Quality
80. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
81. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
82. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
83. Court of Federal Claims
84. Court of International Trade
85. Customs and Border Protection
86. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
87. Defense Commissary Agency
88. Defense Contract Audit Agency
89. Defense Contract Management Agency
90. Defense Department (DOD)
91. Defense Field Activities
92. Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS)
93. Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA)
94. Defense Intelligence Agency
95. Defense Legal Services Agency
96. Defense Logistics Agency (DLA)
97. Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
98. Defense Security Cooperation Agency
99. Defense Security Service
100. Defense Threat Reduction Agency
101. Delaware River Basin Commission
102. Denali Commission
103. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
104. Department of Commerce (DOC)
105. Department of Defense (DOD)
106. Department of Defense Inspector General
107. Department of Education (ED)
108. Department of Energy (DOE)
109. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
110. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
111. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
112. Department of the Interior (DOI)
113. Department of Justice (DOJ)
114. Department of Labor (DOL)
115. Department of State (DOS)
116. Department of Transportation (DOT)
117. Department of the Treasury
118. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
119. Disability Employment Policy Office
120. Domestic Policy Council
121. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
122. Economic Analysis, Bureau of
123. Economic, Business and Agricultural Affairs (State Department)
124. Economic and Statistics Administration
125. Economic Development Administration
126. Economic Research Service
127. Education Department (ED)
128. Election Assistance Commission
129. Elementary and Secondary Education
130. Employee Benefits Security Administration (formerly the Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration)
131. Employment and Training Administration (Labor Department)
132. Employment Standards Administration
133. Endangered Species Committee
134. Energy Department (DOE)
135. Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
136. Energy Information Administration
137. Enforcement (Treasury Department)
138. Engraving and Printing, Bureau of
139. Environment, Safety and Health
140. Environmental Management (Energy Department)
141. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
142. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
143. Executive Office for Immigration Review
144. Export Administration (now the Bureau of Industry and Security)
145. Export-Import Bank of the United States
146. Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity
147. Faith-Based and Community Initiatives Office
148. Farm Credit Administration
149. Farm Service Agency
150. Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board
151. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
152. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
153. Federal Bureau of Prisons
154. Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
155. Federal Citizen Information Center (FCIC)
156. Federal Consulting Group
157. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
158. Federal Election Commission
159. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
160. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
161. Federal Executive Boards
162. Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council
163. Federal Financing Bank
164. Federal Highway Administration
165. Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight
166. Federal Housing Finance Board
167. Federal Interagency Committee for the Management of Noxious and Exotic Weeds
168. Federal Interagency Council on Statistical Policy
169. Federal Judicial Center
170. Federal Labor Relations Authority
171. Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer
172. Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
173. Federal Library and Information Center Committee
174. Federal Maritime Commission
175. Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
176. Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission
177. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
178. Federal Railroad Administration
179. Federal Reserve System
180. Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board
181. Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
182. Federal Transit Administration
183. Federated States of Micronesia
184. Financial Management Service (Treasury Department)
185. Fish and Wildlife Service
186. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
187. Food and Nutrition Service
188. Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services
189. Food Safety and Inspection Service
190. Foreign Agricultural Service
191. Foreign Claims Settlement Commission
192. Forest Service
193. Fossil Energy
194. Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
195. General Accounting Office (GAO)
196. General Services Administration (GSA)
197. Geological Survey (USGS)
198. Global Affairs (State Department)
199. Global Communications Office (White House)
200. Government Printing Office (GPO)
201. Government National Mortgage Association
202. Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
203. Guam
204. Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation
205. Health and Human Services Department (HHS)
206. Health Resources and Services Administration
207. Holocaust Memorial Museum
208. Homeland Security Department (DHS)
209. House of Representatives
210. House Leadership Offices
211. House Office of Inspector General
212. House Office of the Clerk
213. House of Representatives Committees
214. House Organizations, Commissions and Task Forces
215. House Representatives on the Web
216. Housing and Urban Development Department (HUD)
217. Housing
218. Illinois and Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor Commission
219. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Bureau of
220. Immigration and Naturalization Service (Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services)
221. Indian Affairs, Bureau of
222. Indian Arts and Crafts Board
223. Indian Health Service
224. Industrial College of the Armed Forces
225. Industry and Security, Bureau of (formerly the Bureau of Export Administration)
226. Information Resource Management College
227. Institute of Education Sciences
228. Institute of Museum and Library Services
229. Institute of Peace
230. Interagency Alternative Dispute Resolution Working Group
231. Interagency Council on Homelessness
232. Interagency Electronic Grants Committee
233. Inter-American Foundation
234. Interior Department
235. Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
236. International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB)
237. International Labor Affairs, Bureau of
238. International Trade Administration (ITA)
239. James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation
240. Japan-United States Friendship Commission
241. John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
242. Joint Board for the Enrollment of Actuaries
243. Joint Chiefs of Staff
244. Joint Forces Staff College
245. Judicial Circuit Courts of Appeal, by Geographic Location and Circuit
246. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation
247. Justice Department
248. Justice Programs Office (Juvenile Justice, Victims of Crime, Violence Against Women and more)
249. Justice Statistics, Bureau of
250. Labor Department (DOL)
251. Labor Statistics, Bureau of
252. Land Management, Bureau of
253. Lead Hazard Control (Housing and Urban Development Department)
254. Legal Services Corporation
255. Library of Congress
256. Marine Mammal Commission
257. Maritime Administration
258. Marketing and Regulatory Programs (Agriculture Department)
259. Marshall Islands
260. Marshals Service
261. Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (formerly the Physician Payment Review
Commission and the Prospective Payment Assessment Commission)
262. Merit Systems Protection Board
263. Midway Islands
264. Migratory Bird Conservation Commission
265. Mine Safety and Health Administration
266. Mineral Management Service
267. Minority Business Development Agency
268. Mint
269. Missile Defense Agency
270. Mississippi River Commission
271. Morris K. Udall Foundation: Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy
272. Multifamily Housing Office
273. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
274. National Agricultural Statistics Service
275. National AIDS Policy Office
276. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
277. National Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare
278. National Capital Planning Commission
279. National Cemetery Administration (Veterans Affairs Department)
280. National Commission on Libraries and Information Science
281. National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (9-11 Commission)
282. National Communications System (Homeland Security)
283. National Constitution Center
284. National Council on Disability
285. National Credit Union Administration
286. National Defense University
287. National Drug Intelligence Center
288. National Economic Council
289. National Endowment for the Arts
290. National Endowment for the Humanities
291. National Gallery of Art
292. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
293. National Imagery and Mapping Agency
294. National Indian Gaming Commission
295. National Institute of Justice
296. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
297. National Institutes of Health (NIH)
298. National Interagency Fire Center
299. National Labor Relations Board
300. National Laboratories (Energy Department)
301. National Marine Fisheries
302. National Mediation Board
303. National Nuclear Security Administration
304. National Ocean Service
305. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
306. National Park Foundation
307. National Park Service
308. National Railroad Passenger Corporation (AMTRAK)
309. National Reconnaissance Organization
310. National Science Foundation
311. National Security Agency/Central Security Service
312. National Security Council
313. National Technical Information Service
314. National Telecommunications and Information Administration
315. National Transportation Safety Board
316. National War College
317. National Weather Service
318. Natural Resources Conservation Service
319. Navajo and Hopi Relocation Commission
320. Northern Mariana Islands
321. Northwest Power Planning Council
322. Nuclear Energy, Science and Technology
323. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
324. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board
325. Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)
326. Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission
327. Office of Compliance
328. Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight
329. Office of Government Ethics
330. Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
331. Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP)
332. Office of Personnel Management
333. Office of Science and Technology Policy
334. Office of Scientific and Technical Information
335. Office of Special Counsel
336. Office of Thrift Supervision
337. Overseas Private Investment Corporation
338. Pardon Attorney Office
339. Parole Commission (Justice Department)
340. Patent and Trademark Office
341. Peace Corps
342. Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration (now the Employee Benefits Security
Administration)
343. Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
344. Policy Development and Research (Housing and Urban Development Department)
345. Political Affairs (State Department)
346. Postal Rate Commission
347. Postal Service (USPS)
348. Postsecondary Education
349. Power Administrations
350. President's Commission on Moon, Mars and Beyond
351. President’s Commission on the U.S. Postal Service
352. President's Council on Integrity and Efficiency
353. President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board
354. Presidio Trust
355. Public Debt, Bureau of
356. Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs (State Department)
357. Public Health Preparedness Office
358. Public and Indian Housing
359. Radio and TV Marti (Español)
360. Radio Free Asia (RFA)
361. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL)
362. Railroad Retirement Board
363. Reclamation, Bureau of
364. Regulatory Information Service Center
365. Rehabilitation Services Administration (Education Department)
366. Research, Education and Economics (Agriculture Department)
367. Research and Special Programs Administration (Transportation Department)
368. Risk Management Agency (Agriculture Department)
369. Rural Business-Cooperative Service
370. Rural Development
371. Rural Housing Service
372. Rural Utilities Service
373. Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation
374. Science Office (Energy Department)
375. Secret Service
376. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
377. Selective Service System
378. Senate Committees
379. Senate Leadership
380. Senators on the Web
381. Small Business Administration (SBA)
382. Smithsonian Institution
383. Social Security Administration (SSA)
384. Social Security Advisory Board
385. Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
386. State Department
387. State Justice Institute
388. Stennis Center for Public Service
389. Student Financial Assistance Programs
390. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
391. Superfund Basic Research Program
392. Supreme Court of the United States
393. Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement
394. Surface Transportation Board
395. Susquehanna River Basin Commission
396. Tax Court
397. Taxpayer Advocacy Panel (TAP)
398. Technology Administration
399. Tennessee Valley Authority
400. Trade and Development Agency
401. Trade Policy Staff Committee (House of Representatives)
402. Transportation Department (DOT)
403. Transportation Security Administration
404. Transportation Statistics, Bureau of
405. Treasury Department
406. Trustee Program (Justice Department)
407. U.S. Border Patrol (now Customs and Border Protection)
408. U.S. Centennial of Flight Commission
409. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
410. U.S. Customs and Border Protection
411. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
412. U.S. International Trade Commission
413. U.S. Mission to the United Nations
414. U.S. National Central Bureau - Interpol (Justice Department)
415. U.S. Postal Service
416. U.S. Sentencing Commission
417. U.S. Trade Representative
418. U.S. Virgin Islands
419. Unified Combatant Commands (Defense Department)
420. Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
421. Veterans Affairs Department (VA)
422. Veterans Benefits Administration
423. Veterans Day National Committee
424. Veterans' Employment and Training Service
425. Veterans Health Administration
426. Vietnam Educational Foundation
427. Vocational and Adult Education
428. Voice of America (VOA)
429. White House Commission on Presidential Scholars
430. White House Commission on the National Moment of Remembrance
431. White House Office of Administration
432. Women's Bureau (Labor Department)
433. Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
434. Worldnet Television

Our government workers are not accountable to you but the bureaucracy. Our Federal Government is about 20 times bigger than it need be. Every government agency ought to have board of the governed/affected overseeing it. Next, every government agency/program ought to expire every 10 years and require an act of Congress to reinstate.

When a business fails it goes out of business. When a government agency/program fails it gets more funding.