department

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Shilling and his wife, Nanci Shilling, who works in an accounting department at a different chemical plant, bring in about $220,000 a year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

The MOJ and its agencies now employ 90,000 staff, making it the largest government department, according to the Institute for Government think tank.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Maxwell-Jolly said the analysis he conducted replicated an internal, unpublished department report tracking vision services between 2015 and 2016.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

Cabinet officials come and go, but the near-immediate removal of Bondi’s image signaled something closer to erasure than transition, a rapid closing of ranks inside a department that had already been under pressure.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

You’re always on call, just like the fire department is always on call.

From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles