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) is one of the seven departments of the Swiss federal government headed by a member of the Swiss Federal Council.