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Justice Department agency charged with enforcing and administering laws covering the production, taxation, and distribution of alcohol and tobacco products as well as laws relating to the use of firearms and explosives. The ATF's Compliance Operations section makes plant inspections, issues licenses and permits, oversees tax collection on alcohol and tobacco, monitors advertising and labeling practices, and investigates violations, including, in some cases, those involving environmental protection laws. Its Law Enforcement section investigates the illegal use of firearms and explosive devices and illicit trafficking in firearms, distilled spirits, and contraband cigarettes, and it also assists federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies in the suppression of arson-for-profit schemes and narcotics operations involving the use of firearms and explosives.

Interior Department agency that serves as the principal link between federally recognized Native American populations (officially, American Indian tribes) and the U.S. government. The BIA, which has its headquarters in Washington, D.C., but is organized into various area and local field offices, is responsible for administering approximately 56 million acres of land held in trust for groups holding a statutory relationship with the United States. It also provides various economic development, educational, and natural-resource management services to help promote self-determination and well-being among Native Americans, though some of its efforts have been protested by local communities. The Office of Indian Gaming is responsible for gaming-related activities statutorily assigned to the bureau.

Interior Department agency charged with the management of more than 245 million acres of public land, located primarily in the western United States and Alaska. Resources managed by the BLM include timber, minerals, oil and gas, geothermal energy, wildlife habitats, endangered plant and animal species, recreation areas, lands with cultural importance, wild and scenic rivers, designated conservation and wilderness areas, and open-space lands. The BLM regulates certain multiple-use lands such as grazing lands, issues rights of way for crossing federal lands, manages watersheds, and makes certain land available for sale or lease to encourage the use and development of natural resources. An additional 700 million acres of subsurface mineral estate are also managed by the BLM. Land use plans are generally developed with public involvement and frequently include debates between business interests and conservation groups.

Justice Department agency charged with managing federal correctional facilities and planning for future prison needs. It oversees the detention of over 200,000 federal offenders and provides health, religious, employment, training, and educational services to inmates. It also conducts research and evaluation activities and provides technical assistance and training for state and local corrections authorities.

Justice Department agency charged with conducting investigations in cases involving federal jurisdiction. The FBI gathers and reports facts, locates witnesses, makes arrests, and compiles evidence for the U.S. Attorney General's office in Washington, D.C., and for U.S. Attorneys' offices in the federal judicial districts of the nation. Its jurisdiction includes a wide range of responsibilities in the criminal, civil, and security fields, with priority assigned to organized crime/drugs, counterterrorism, white-collar crime, foreign counterintelligence, and violent crime. In the wake of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the FBI's intelligence functions and information sharing were significantly broadened, leading to the establishment in 2005 of the FBI's National Security Branch, which includes the Counterterrorism Division, Counterintelligence Division, Weapons of Mass Destruction Directorate, Counterproliferation Center, and Terrorist Screening Center. The FBI operates Joint Terrorism Task Forces (JTTFs) in cooperation with the intelligence community, the military, and state and local law enforcement agencies. The FBI is the lead federal agency in the investigation of cybercrime, including intrusions, online sexual exploitation, fraud, and terrorist computer activity.