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With more than 218 years of service to the nation, the U.S.Coast Guard is a military, multimission maritime organizationthat safeguards U.S. economic and security interests. From

 

During the Cold War, the U.S. nuclear stockpile reached more than 30,000 nuclear weapons. Research and production of these weapons resulted in large volumes of nuclear waste—some of the most dangerous materials known to mankind—posing significant environmental risks and challenges. “The U.S. Department of Energy has under its purview the Environmental Management program, which is responsible for cleaning up the legacy of the Cold War,” says Dr. Inés Triay, assistant secretary, Environmental Management within the U.S. Department of Energy.

As the warfighters’ needs evolve to meet the changing demands of today, so too have the way these needs are met. Though formally established in 1961, the U.S. Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) can trace its roots to World War II.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the second- largest criminal investigative agency in the United States, has a diverse and critical mission.

In October 2008, in the wake of a financial crisis not seen since the Great Depression, the Congress enacted the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (EE SA) as an attempt to restore liquidity and stability to the financial markets.

The U.S. spends more on healthcare than any other nation, yet numerous studies have found that there is reall y no relationshipbetween spending and the quality of care.

Healthcare remains one of the most pressing issues facing us today. The U.S. healthcare system continues down what most experts have concluded to be an unsustainable path, mired by ever-increasing costs, inconsistent quality, and access pressures. The U.S. spends over $2 trillion on medical care annually, which according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), represents about 2.4 times the average of other OECD countries.