Editing United States federal executive departments

The '''United States federal executive departments''' are the principal units of the executive branch of the [[federal government of the United States]]. They are analogous to ministries common in parliamentary or semi-presidential systems but (the United States being a presidential system) they are led by a head of government who is also the head of state. The executive departments are the administrative arms of the [[President of the United States]]. There are currently 7 executive departments.

Each department is headed by a secretary of their respective department, with the exception of the [[United States Department of Justice|Department of Justice]], whose head is known as the attorney general. The heads of the executive departments are appointed by the president and take office after confirmation by the [[United States Senate]], and serve at the pleasure of the president. The heads of departments are members of the [[Cabinet of the United States]], an executive organ that normally acts as an advisory body to the president. In the Opinion Clause (Article II, section 2, clause 1) of the U.S. Constitution, heads of executive departments are referred to as "principal Officer in each of the executive Departments".

The heads of executive departments are included in the line of succession to the president, in the event of a vacancy in the presidency, after the [[Vice President of the United States|vice president]], the speaker of the House and the president pro tempore of the Senate.

==Current departments==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+
!scope="col" rowspan="2" |Seal
!scope="col" rowspan="2" |Department
!scope="col" rowspan="2" |Formed
!scope="col" rowspan="2" |Employees
!scope="col" colspan="3" |Head
|-
!scope="col" |Title
!scope="col" |Titleholder
|-
|-
|[[File:Department of state logo.png|90px]]
|[[United States Department of State|State]]
|2013
|6
|Secretary of State
|Hankwim55
|-
|[[File:Dott logo.png|90px]]
|[[United States Department of the Treasury|Treasury]]
|2013
|2
|Secretary of the Treasury
|VACANT
|-
|[[File:Dod logo.png|90px]]
|[[United States Department of Defense|Defense]]
|2013
|
|Secretary of Defense
|RoFiles
|-
|[[File:Doj seal.png|90px]]
|[[United States Department of Justice|Justice]]
|2013
|57
|Attorney General
|BobFogarty
|-
|[[File:Docal seal.png|90px]]
|[[United States Department of Commerce and Labor|Commerce and Labor]]
|2016
|0
|Secretary of Commerce and Labor
|TacticalOwen
|-
|[[File:Department of transportation logo.png|90px]]
|[[United States Department of Transportation|Transportation]]
|2013
|25
|Secretary of the Treasury
|ZhangJinping
|-
|[[File:Dhs seal.png|90px]]
|[[Department of Homeland and Security|Homeland and Security]]
|2013
|15
|Secretary of Homeland and Security
|akacoolguy96
|}

==Former departments==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+
!Seal
!Department
!Formed
!Removed from Cabinet
!Superseded by 
|-
|[[File:Us dohud seal.png|90px]]
|Housing and Urban Development
|2013
|2018
|
|-
|[[File:Doi seal.png|90px]]
|Interior
|2013
|2015
|
|-
|[[File:Dhhs seal.png|90px]]
|Health and Human Services
|2013
|2016
|
|-
|[[File:Doti logo.png|90px]]
|Technology and Innovation
|2013
|Unknown
|
|-
|[[File:Doe logo.png|90px]]
|Education
|2013
|2018
|
|-
|[[File:Doc logo.png|90px]]
|Commerce
|2013
|2016
|Department of Commerce and Labor
|-
|[[File:Dol logo.png|90px]]
|Labor
|2013
|2016
|Department of Commerce and Labor
|-
|[[File:Strategic command department logo.png|90px]]
|Strategic Command
|July 22, 2020
|October 6, 2020
|
|-
|[[File:Dva logo.png|90px]]
|Veterans Affairs
|2013
|Furloughed, not officially shutdown.
|
|}
[[Category:United States]]
[[Category:United States Government]]