Federal Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications

Federal Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications

(in German) Eidgenössisches Departement für Umwelt, Verkehr, Energie und Kommunikation (in French) Département fédéral de l'environnement, des transports, de l'énergie et des communications (in Italian) Dipartimento federale dell'ambiente, dei trasporti, dell'energia e delle comunicazioni (in Romansh) Departament federal per ambient, traffic, energia e communicaziun
The Federal Palace North
Agency overview
Formed	1848; 176 years ago (1848)
Jurisdiction	Federal administration of Switzerland
Headquarters	Bern
Employees	2,500[1]
Annual budget	Expenditure: CHF 9 billion Revenue: CHF 815.3 million (2009)[1]
Minister responsible	Albert Rösti, Federal Councillor
Website	uvek.admin.ch

The Federal Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications (DETEC, German: Eidgenössisches Departement für Umwelt, Verkehr, Energie und Kommunikation, French: Département fédéral de l'environnement, des transports, de l'énergie et des communications, Italian: Dipartimento federale dell'ambiente, dei trasporti, dell'energia e delle comunicazioni, Romansh: Departament federal per ambient, traffic, energia e communicaziun^ⓘ) is one of the seven departments of the Swiss federal government, headed by a member of the Swiss Federal Council.