# Federal table-of-organization? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [July 22, 2004, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/federal-table-of-organization/256283 "2004-07-22T02:20:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2004, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/federal-table-of-organization/256283/1 "2004-07-22T02:20:34Z")
Is there any place (preferably on-line) where I can find a table-of-organization of the U.S. federal government? Something with boxes and connecting lines, showing the relationships between all the departments, bureaus, agencies, commissions, offices, etc.? ---
**Author:** ![Early\_Out](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Early\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Early_Out)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2004, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/federal-table-of-organization/256283/2 "2004-07-22T02:31:06Z")
You could start your search at [http://www.firstgov.gov](http://www.firstgov.gov), which is a general web portal into the Federal government. I don’t think you’re going to find what you’re looking for, however. I’ve never seen such a beast. For openers, using a 10-point font, the chart would probably cover the wall of an average house. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2004, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/federal-table-of-organization/256283/3 "2004-07-22T03:16:14Z")
> [@Early Out](#): > > For openers, using a 10-point font, the chart would probably cover the wall of an average house. Perhaps, but an online version could solve that problem with nested hyperlinks. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2004, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/federal-table-of-organization/256283/4 "2004-07-22T03:20:20Z")
What I mean is, the first page doesn’t have to show that the Coast Guard is part of the Department of Homeland Security – there would be box for the DHS and if you click it the CG would be one of the sub-organizations listed – and then if you click the CG box it would display the CG’s internal organizational structure. Obvious idea, but I can’t find anything like that on the [FirstGov.gov](http://FirstGov.gov) website. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2004, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/federal-table-of-organization/256283/5 "2004-07-27T23:05:41Z")
Nobody knows? ---
**Author:** ![obfusciatrist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4af34b/32.png) [@obfusciatrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obfusciatrist)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2004, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/federal-table-of-organization/256283/6 "2004-07-28T00:24:28Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > Nobody knows? From my library school days, I remember that there is a standard resource in government document repositories (and many general reference collections) that provides exactly this information (plus history; mandating laws, etc.). But I don’t remember what it was and I won’t have time to find it until later. Just wanted to post and see if it put anybody on the trail. ---
**Author:** ![obfusciatrist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4af34b/32.png) [@obfusciatrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obfusciatrist)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2004, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/federal-table-of-organization/256283/7 "2004-07-28T00:28:12Z")
On the other hand, is this what you’re looking for? It has the Department of Homeland Security, so it has been updated in the last couple years. [http://www.lib.lsu.edu/gov/tree](http://www.lib.lsu.edu/gov/tree) ---
**Author:** ![BobT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e8cbc/32.png) [@BobT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobT)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2004, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/federal-table-of-organization/256283/8 "2004-07-28T04:25:55Z")
[The United States Government Manual](http://www.gpoaccess.gov/gmanual/browse-gm-03.html) has org charts for some of the Federal agencies. You have to check on a department by department basis.