Cabinet Departments
 

Department	Year	President	Personnel 1989	1996	Budget Authority Ranking	Personnel  Ranking
State	1789	Washington	26,272	23,700	13	10
War/Defense	1789	Washington	1,057,842		1	1
Treasury	1789	Washington	164,541	153,300	10	3
Interior	1849	Polk	77,994	70,500	12	6
Agriculture	1862	Lincoln	124,706	105,500	8	5
Justice	1870	Grant	75,605	106,300	6	4
Commerce	1913	Wilson	44,347	35,200	14	9
Labor	1913	Wilson	18,480	16,700	11	12
Housing & Urban Development	1965	Johnson	13,436	11,900	4	13
Transportation	1966	Johnson	63,386	63,900	9	7
Energy	1977	Carter	17,316	19,700	7	11
Health and Human Services	1980	Carter	125,331	58,800	2	8
Education	1980	Carter	4,602	4,800	3	14
Veteran's Affairs	1988	Reagan	246,529	223,700	5	2