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  2. Executive Schedule - Wikipedia

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    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 Senate. They include members of the ...

  3. General Schedule (US civil service pay scale) - Wikipedia

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    The General Schedule ( GS) is the predominant pay scale within the United States civil service. The GS includes the majority of white collar personnel (professional, technical, administrative, and clerical) positions. As of September 2004, 71 percent of federal civilian employees were paid under the GS.

  4. Executive compensation in the United States - Wikipedia

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    That year the top 200 executives earned a total of $3 billion in compensation. [33] The median cash compensation was $5.3 million, the median stock and option grants were $9 million. [33] In 2018, the highest-paid CEO in the US was Elon Musk of Tesla, Inc. Musk earned a total of $2.3 billion in compensation.

  5. United States Army officer rank insignia - Wikipedia

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    General of the Army / Armies. While not currently in use today, special insignia were authorized by Congress for ten general officers who were promoted to the highest ranks in the United States Army: General of the Army, designed as a "five-star" rank, and General of the Armies, considered to be the equivalent of a "six-star" rank.

  6. Timeline of United States military operations - Wikipedia

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    The fighting began when a Mexican officer shot and killed a U.S. soldier on American soil. A full-scale battle then ensued, ending with a Mexican surrender. 1918–1920: Panama: U.S. forces were used for police duty according to treaty stipulations, at Chiriqui, during election disturbances and subsequent unrest.

  7. Police ranks of the United States - Wikipedia

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    Rank. Although the large and varied number of federal, state, and local police and sheriff 's departments have different ranks, a general model, from highest to lowest rank, would be: Chief of police / commissioner of police / superintendent / sheriff: The title commissioner of police is used mainly by large metropolitan departments, while ...

  8. Empire State Building - Wikipedia

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    The building was designed by Shreve, Lamb & Harmon and built from 1930 to 1931. Its name is derived from " Empire State ", the nickname of the state of New York. The building has a roof height of 1,250 feet (380 m) and stands a total of 1,454 feet (443.2 m) tall, including its antenna.

  9. List of minimum annual leave by country - Wikipedia

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    The employer shall provide every employee a paid vacation period of two weeks, according to the following scale: After a period of at least 1 year and up to 5 years, 14 days with full pay; After a continuous period of work of not less than 5 years, 18 days with full pay. Every employee is also entitled to 13 paid public holidays. 10 13 23