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2. United States federal civil service - Wikipedia

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   In the early 19th century, positions in the federal government were held at the pleasure of the president—a person could be fired at any time. The spoils system meant that jobs were used to support the American political parties, though this was gradually changed by the Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act of 1883 and subsequent laws. By 1909 ...

3. Government of Virginia - Wikipedia

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   The government of Virginia combines the executive, legislative and judicial branches of authority in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The current governor of Virginia is Glenn Youngkin . The State Capitol building in Richmond was designed by Thomas Jefferson , and the cornerstone was laid by Governor Patrick Henry in 1785 .

4. List of law enforcement agencies in Virginia - Wikipedia

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   This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the state of Virginia.. According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, the state had 340 law enforcement agencies employing 22,848 sworn police officers, about 293 for each 100,000 residents.

5. Chesapeake, Virginia - Wikipedia

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   Chesapeake is an independent city in Virginia, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 249,422, making it the second-most populous city in Virginia, the tenth largest in the Mid-Atlantic, and the 90th-most populous city in the United States. [4] Chesapeake is included in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area.

6. List of cities and counties in Virginia - Wikipedia

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   In Virginia, cities are co-equal levels of government to counties, but towns are part of counties. For some counties, for statistical purposes, the Bureau of Economic Analysis combines any independent cities with the county that it was once part of (before the legislation creating independent cities took place in 1871). [1]

7. Economy of Virginia - Wikipedia

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   Freddie Mac, which stands for Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, is a government-sponsored enterprise that buys and securitizes mortgages in order to provide liquidity to the mortgage market. The company is headquartered in McLean, Virginia, and has been a major player in the mortgage industry since it was created in 1970. [38]