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The Federal Regulatory Directory, Eighteenth Edition continues to offer a clear path through the maze of complex federal agencies and regulations, providing to-the-point analysis of regulations. Information-packed profiles of more than 100 federal agencies and departments detail the history, structure, purpose, actions, and key contacts for every regulatory agency in the U.S. government. Now updated with an improved searching structure, the Federal Regulatory Directory continues to be the leading reference for understanding federal regulations, providing a richer, more targeted exploration than is possible by cobbling together electronic and print sources.
Departmental Resources
Departmental Resources
■ About the Agriculture Department
The Agriculture Department (USDA) is one of the older cabinet-level agencies, established by Congress in 1862 at a time when nearly half of the U.S. population lived on farms. Today, the Agriculture Department touches the lives of all residents, whether they live in urban or rural areas. The department is headed by a secretary, who is appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate. One of the largest U.S government agencies, USDA is made up of twenty-nine agencies and offices with nearly 100,000 employees at more than 4,500 locations domestically and abroad.
While mostly regarded as an agency that regulates sectors of the food industry, USDA has a wide range of agriculture-related missions. The following sections focus on ...
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