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According to the book description of
Encyclopedia of Federal Law Enforcement Patches, "This comprehensive
volume is the last word in United States Federal Government Agency cloth
insignia: over 4,000 Federal law enforcement patches are shown and
described--every picture in color! IRS--FBI--CIA--EPA--INS--DEA--FAA--BATF--plus
Defense, Energy, Agriculture, Customs, Commerce, Coast Guard--Secret
Service--and scores more patches from every Federal agency! PLUS--How Patches
are Made, How To Collect Federal Insignia including Legal Issues, Patch Prices,
Seal Heraldry, Insignia Suppliers, Related Reading--and much, much more! The
BIBLE for current and retired agents, collectors, researchers, museum-exhibit
curators and anyone interested in the heraldry of the U.S. Federal government."
About the Department of Treasury
The Department of the Treasury is organized into two major components the Departmental offices and
the operating bureaus. The Departmental Offices are primarily responsible for the formulation of policy and management of
the Department as a whole, while the operating bureaus carry out the specific operations assigned to the Department. Our bureaus
make up 98% of the Treasury work force. The basic functions of the Department of the Treasury include: Managing Federal finances;
Collecting taxes, duties and monies paid to and due to the U.S. and paying all bills of the U.S.; Producing postage stamps,
currency and coinage; Managing Government accounts and the public debt; Supervising national banks and thrift institutions;
Advising on domestic and international financial, monetary, economic, trade and tax policy; Enforcing Federal finance and
tax laws; Investigating and prosecuting tax evaders, counterfeiters, and forgers.
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