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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 Frances Perkins Building is the Washington, D.C. headquarters of the United States Department of Labor. It is located at 200 Constitution Avenue NW and sits above Interstate 395 . The structure is named after Frances Perkins , the U.S. Secretary of Labor from 1933–1945 and the first female cabinet secretary in U.S. history.
The Robert C. Weaver Federal Building is a 10-story office building in Washington, D.C., owned by the federal government of the United States.Completed in 1968, it serves as the headquarters of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). [4]
Washington Bee (1882–1922) OCLC 10587828, ISSN 1940-7424 [31] [32] The Washington Daily News (1921–1972), predecessor to the Washington Star; Washington Globe [33] The Washington Herald (1906–1939) [34] The Washington Star (1841–1981), a national newspaper [35] The Washington Sun (1960–2010), African American issues
Known as Federal Office Building #7, it was built from 1965 [1] to 1969 and is ten stories tall, double the height of the EEOB. According to Michael J. Bednar of the University of Virginia School of Architecture , "Four taller office buildings dating to earlier in the 20th century were demolished and replaced with new rowhouse office buildings.
A DCFD fire engine in December 2005. DCFD Engine Company #23 (Foggy Bottom Firehouse) DCFD Engine 7 On January 13, 1803, District of Columbia passed its first law about fire control, requiring the owner of each building in the district to provide at least one leather firefighting bucket per story or pay a $1 fine per missing bucket.
The American Staffing Association began in 1966 as the Institute of Temporary Services in Washington, DC. [2] Its mission, then and now, is to advance the interests of the industry through advocacy, research, education, and the promotion of professional practices.
The James V. Forrestal Building is a low-rise Brutalist office building in Washington, D.C. Originally known as Federal Office Building 5, and nicknamed the Little Pentagon, the Forrestal Building was constructed between 1965 and 1969 to accommodate United States armed forces personnel.