In 1967, the Department of Labor removed 14- and 15-year-olds from work-force statistics, saying they were not a significant presence.

At the same time the Department for Transport removed Railtrack from controlling Britain's rail network.

The city's Department of Sanitation removed the dead horses.

But the Department of Transportation, citing public safety concerns, has removed most of them.

The Department of Motor Vehicles removes three points a year for not having any violations, but insurance companies keep them for three years.

The city's Department of Sanitation recently removed nearly 5,000 political posters from public fixtures like traffic signals and street lights.

Department of Environmental Protection workers removed the park's Dumpster early this summer to save money.

But on Friday, citing safety concerns, the Department of Transportation removed the trophy and stored it in an office.

Recently, the city's Department of General Services, which owns and administers the property, neatly removed all the windows.