It also amazes me just how many there are in the government. You have to figure that if there are this many just covering Ukraine, just imagine how many there are stationed throughout the world.
75,547 employees
The Department of State has 75,547 employees (2018), including 13,855 Foreign Service Officers and 49,734 Locally Employed Staff, whose duties are primarily serving overseas. In addition, 10,171 employees form part of the predominantly domestic Civil Service.
when push comes to shove....over 100,000 policy wonks.
“It also amazes me just how many there are in the government. You have to figure that if there are this many just covering Ukraine, just imagine how many there are stationed throughout the world.”
The largest employer in the Unites States by far is government, and that is NOT including the uniformed military.