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July 9 – 2024 Washington summit: The 33rd NATO summit begins in Washington, D.C. [5] July 23 – Thousands of anti-war protestors led by Jewish Voice for Peace stage a sit-in at a congressional office building in Washington D.C., ahead of Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu 's visit, with over 400 people, including rabbis , being ...
Executive Schedule (5 U.S.C. §§ 5311–5318) is the system of salaries given to the highest-ranked appointed officials in the executive branch of the U.S. government. . The president of the United States appoints individuals to these positions, most with the advice and consent of the United States Sena
The Federal Salary Council (FSC) is an advisory body of the executive branch of the United States government. Established under the provisions of Title 5, section 5304(e) of the United States Code, the FSC provides recommendations on the locality pay program, [1] created by the Federal Employees Pay Comparability Act of 1990 (FEPCA).
Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano (center) at a security news conference for Super Bowl XLIV, on February 1, 2010. A National Special Security Event (NSSE) is an event of national or international significance deemed by the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to be a potential target for terrorism or other criminal activity.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly known as Washington or D.C., is the capital city and federal district of the United States. The city is on the Potomac River, across from Virginia, and shares land borders with Maryland to its north and east. It was named after George Washington, the first president of the United ...
Equal Pay Act of 1963: This federal law prohibits wage discrimination based on sex by requiring equal pay for equal work. It applies to all employers covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
District of Columbia flag Badge of a Deputy U.S. Marshal. This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the District of Columbia.. According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, the District has six local law enforcement agencies employing 4,262 sworn police officers, about 722 for each 100,000 residents.
The Washington metropolitan area, also referred to as the D.C. area, Greater Washington, the National Capital Region, or locally as the DMV (short for District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia), is the metropolitan area comprising Washington, D.C., the federal capital of the United States, and its surroundings.