North Korea says it plans to launch missiles 02:42. 1  Washington (CNN)Shortly after tweeting the US military was locked and loaded should North Korea act unwisely, President Donald Trump returned to Twitter on Friday to emphasize his point by retweeting images of US B-1 bombers currently stationed in Guam.
Feds wildly disagree on number of agencies, range is 60-430. How big is the federal government? So big, it has lost count of just how many department and agencies it has, according to a federal watchdog group. Quoting federal officials, the Competitive Enterprise Institute said the number given ranges from a mere 60 to a whopping 430.
These departments and agencies have missions and responsibilities as widely divergent as those of the Department of Defense and the Environmental Protection Agency, the Social Security Administration and the Securities and Exchange Commission. Including members of the armed forces, the Executive Branch employs more than 4 million Americans. The President The President is both the head of state and head of government of the United States of America, and Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces.