| Discretionary budget authority | |||
| (billions of dollars) | |||
| Departments | 2012 Actual | 2014 Request | Percent Change |
| Agriculture | $23.7 | $21.5 | -9.3% |
| Commerce | $7.7 | $8.6 | +11.7% |
| Defense | $530.4 | $526.6 | -0.7% |
| Education | $67.4 | $71.2 | +5.6% |
| Energy | $26.4 | $28.4 | +7.6% |
| Health & Human Services | $78.3 | $78.3 | 0.0% |
| Homeland Security | $39.9 | $39.0 | -2.3% |
| Housing & Urban Development | $36.3 | $33.1 | -8.8% |
| Interior | $11.3 | $11.7 | +3.5% |
| Justice | $26.9 | $16.3 | -39.4% |
| Labor | $13.2 | $12.1 | -8.3% |
| State | $41.6 | $48.1 | +15.6% |
| Transportation | $16.4 | $16.3 | -0.6% |
| Treasury | $13.1 | $12.9 | -1.5% |
| Veterans Affairs | $58.7 | $63.5 | +8.2% |
| Major Agencies | 2012 Actual | 2014 Request | Percent Change |
| Corps of Engineers | $5.1 | $4.7 | -7.8% |
| EPA | $8.5 | $8.2 | -3.5% |
| NASA | $17.8 | $17.7 | -0.6% |
| National Science Foundation | $7.0 | $7.6 | +8.6% |
| Small Business Administration | $0.9 | $0.8 | -11.1% |
| Social Security Administration | $9.0 | $9.1 | +1.1% |
| Corp. for National & Community Service | $1.0 | $1.1 | +10.0% |
Source: Office of Management and Budget