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In 1922 the first service unit in the western United States, Service Unit 1, was set up in Palo Alto by Lou Henry Hoover, then president of the Girl Scouts of the US, and is now part of the Girl Scouts of Northern California council. [20] [21] There are 13 Girl Scout councils serving California of which 8 have headquarters there.
The United States' Federal Bureau of Investigation instituted an Honorary Medals Program in 1989 as a way of recognizing "exceptional acts" by FBI employees and other law enforcement personnel working with the FBI. [1] These medals were created to supplement the then-existing reward system within the Bureau. [2]
The California Bureau of Investigation (CBI or BI) is California's statewide criminal investigative bureau under the California Department of Justice (CA DOJ), in the Division of Law Enforcement (DLE), administered by the Office of the State Attorney General that provides expert investigative services to assist local, state, tribal, and federal agencies in major criminal investigations ranging ...
The outer edge of the seal consists of a series of beveled golden peaks. This represents the severe challenges that the FBI faces every day and alludes to the ruggedness of the organization. The gold color represents the richness and history of the Bureau's mission. [1] The FBI badge, which is distinct from the FBI seal and does not use the ...
Federal law prohibits the sale or purchase of counterfeit police badges [9] and many states have laws regulating the wearing of metallic badges by persons other than law enforcement. Florida, for instance, prohibits unauthorized persons from wearing or displaying badges if their wear or display would be likely to deceive someone.
Girl Scouts has incorporated STEM-related programs and badges to encourage more interest in Scouts in STEM fields. [49] From 2005 to 2007, more than 8.6 million STEM-related badges were earned. [50] The first STEM-related Girl Scout badges, though, can be traced back to the 1913 Electrician and Flyer Badges. [51]
Salaries in the FBI Police are determined via a basic pay plan set out under the General Schedule (GS). Three levels of entry are in place for FBI Police officers, GS-7, GS-8 and GS-9. [9] [3] Promotion opportunities within FBI Police come with increased pay, with Corporals earning in the GS-10 band, going up the Colonel earning GS-13 pay. [3]
The Special Surveillance Group (SSG) is a highly classified unit of "Investigative Specialists", distinct from Special Agents, within the US Federal Bureau of Investigation that specialize in clandestine vehicular and foot surveillance of foreign nationals and U.S. citizens known or suspected of engaging in espionage or terrorism in the U.S. and elsewhere.