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 | |
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| Formed | 1848 | 
| Jurisdiction | Federal administration of Switzerland | 
| Headquarters | Bern | 
| Employees | 2,500 | 
| Annual budget | Expenditure: CHF 9 billion Revenue: CHF 815.3 million (2009) | 
| Minister responsible | |
| 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: ⓘ) is one of the seven departments of the Swiss federal government, headed by a member of the Swiss Federal Council.