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  2. Hours of service - Wikipedia

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    Motor carriers were required to give drivers 8, rather than 9, consecutive hours off-duty each day. [2] These rules allowed for 10 hours of driving and 8 hours of rest within a 24-hour day. In 1962, for reasons it never clearly explained, the ICC eliminated the 24-hour cycle rule, [2] and reinstated the 15-hour on-duty limit. [8]

  3. Medical resident work hours - Wikipedia

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    A 24-hour limit on continuous duty, with up to 6 additional hours for continuity of care and education; No new patients to be accepted after 24 hours of continuous duty; One day in 7 free from patient care and educational obligations, averaged over 4 weeks, inclusive of call; and; In-house call no more than once every 3 nights, averaged over 4 ...

  4. United States federal government continuity of operations

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    Beginning February 3, 1961, an Air Force Looking Glass aircraft was in the air at all times 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. On July 24, 1990, Looking Glass ceased continuous airborne alert but remained on ground or airborne alert 24 hours a day. On October 1, 1998, the U.S. Navy replaced the U.S. Air Force in this duty.

  5. United States Marshals Service - Wikipedia

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    The United States Marshals Service (USMS) is a federal law enforcement agency in the United States. The Marshals Service serves as the enforcement and security arm of the U.S. federal judiciary, although it is an agency of the U.S. Department of Justice and operates under the direction of the U.S. Attorney General. [ 4 ][ 5 ] It is the oldest U ...

  6. White House Medical Unit - Wikipedia

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    The total number of staff on duty at the White House Medical Unit varies over time. From 1993-2001 there were 20 staff members. During 2001 it increased to 22 total staff, [4] and by 2010, 24 total staff members. [3] Although the number of physician assistants is not clear, as of 2012 there were five physicians and three medics assigned to the ...

  7. Federal Aviation Administration - Wikipedia

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    The FAA was created in August 1958 as the Federal Aviation Agency, replacing the Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA). In 1967, the FAA became part of the newly formed U.S. Department of Transportation and was renamed the Federal Aviation Administration.

  8. Driver's licenses in the United States - Wikipedia

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    In the United States, driver's licenses are issued by each individual state, territory, and the District of Columbia rather than by the federal government due to federalism. Drivers are normally required to obtain a license from their state of residence. All states of the United States and provinces and territories of Canada recognize each ...

  9. Charge of Quarters - Wikipedia

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    CQ or charge of quarters is a tasked duty in which a United States armed forces service member is to guard the front entrance to the barracks. In which the two service members, one a non-commissioned officer (NCO) and the other a junior enlisted service member, sit at a desk to monitor incoming and outgoing traffic into the barracks.