| INTERIOR | Department of the ___ , part of the US government that manages federal lands and natural resources (8) |
| LYS | Battle of the ___ (part of the 1918 German spring offensive) |
| GSA | Agcy. that manages federal property |
| OILANDGAS | Like some leases on federal lands |
| OPERATING | First word of the term that describes the program that manages a computer's resources, especially the allocation of those resources among other programs. Typical resources include the central processi |
| SECRETSERVICE | Branch of the US Department of Homeland Security formerly (1865-2003) under the auspices of the Department of the Treasury (6,7) |
| NASA | Independent agency of the executive branch of the US government responsible for the civilian space programme |
| DEPARTMENT | Part of a region in France or the part of a government that produces red tape |
| NSC | A committee in the executive branch of government that advises the president on foreign and military and national security. |
| BRAVERY | Fidelity, ___, Integrity, the motto of the US government agency the FBI (7) |
| MOONINLOVE | "We are over the ___" (part of a statement released this week by Lindsay and Bader) |
| LEADING | The 'gunking up' of the lands and grooves in a rifled barrel which can affect accuracy (7) |
| LOOP | In the __: part of the inner circle |
| IRS | Org. that's part of the Department of the Treasury |
| LEJEUNE | Camp _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Railroad - owned by the US Department of the Navy and operating in North Carolina (7) |
| YEMENI | Ahmed Zaki, Saudi Arabian minister of petroleum and natural resources 1962-86 (6) |
| SENATE | Part of the US government (6) |
| TALLAGE | A tax levied by the Norman and early Angevin kings on their Crown lands and royal towns |
| LANTERNS | A northern seabird in borders of lands and sources of light (8) |
| ASP | The ___: Part of Daddy Warbucks' team |
