Teamwork and Leadership. No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of a continent. âJohn Donne, English poet, 1572â1631. In this text, youâll explore answers to these questions:
Treasury Department. The U.S. Department of the Treasury performs four basic functions: formulating and recommending economic, financial, tax, and fiscal policies; serving as financial agent for the U.S. government; enforcing the law; and manufacturing coins and currency. The Treasury Department was created by an act of September 2, 1789 (31 U.S.C.A. Â§ 301). Many subsequent acts have affected the development of the department and created its numerous bureaus and divisions.
The Secretary of the Treasury is the head of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, which is concerned with financial and monetary matters, and, until 2003, also included several federal law enforcement agencies.he Secretary of the Treasury is a member of the President's Cabinet, and since the Clinton Administration, has been a non-statutory member of the U.S. National Security Council.