Over two hours hold time. Way too long to wait. Are bureaucrats still "working" from home?read more

After getting married, I came here to get my Name changed on…read moremy SSN. I got to the office around 1 pm on a Friday and was in and out within twenty minutes! Pro tip: check online and print and fill out the form on their website in advance to save time at the office.

The FDA released its latest Total Diet Study Report of foods commonly eaten in the U.S. The study…read moreanalyzed 3,276 samples of 305 distinct food, beverage, and bottled water products collected from different regions of the U.S. between 2018 and 2020. The foods were analyzed for the presence of toxic elements (like inorganic arsenic, lead, and cadmium) as well as healthy elements (potassium, iron, iodine, and calcium). What I learned: The highest levels of arsenic were found in infant cereals, rice, teething biscuits, and puffed snacks. The highest levels of lead were found in cocoa powder, baking soda, baby food sweet potatoes, baby food teething biscuits, and sandwich cookies. Here's some other things you can find on the website: Recalls Food and Nutrition Medical Device Information Veterinary and Animal Care Cosmetics Tobacco Radiation Admitting Devices Vaccine information I used them to report drug side effects and research the latest drug information for my medications. Go to the menu and see what resources you may be interested. I'm recommending.....

The import offices do not protect halal dietary food. People who are not from our faith are given a…read moremonopoly to import and export our food. The FDA inspectors are clueless about dietary restricted food for religious minorities. They have no authority or qualification to check halal certification. Imported foods are held up in FL, GA, NY, NJ, creating shortages for our community.

Today was my first day ever at NARA II. I felt like a fish out of water--every archive is…read moredifferent. But the staff were so friendly (and patient!). I managed to get through quite a few boxes. But I will return tomorrow. FYI: There is a shuttle that goes from NARA I and NARA II (and vice versa). It arrives at NARA II every hour and leave five minutes past; it's really useful for everyone, but particularly students who are on research trips on a budget.

My review for National Archives is solely based on digitalized search records as ulterior motive…read morefor genealogy research or ancestry records retainment. I personally find familial history and records fascinating including oral history. I plan to sustained these military records perpetually. I sorrowfully wished I have driving skills enabling car ownership to make the long-haul trek to this federal archival material data files record keeper office at 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD 20740 from New York City as I would search deeper obtaining more information. National Archives' website has painstaking digitalized and categorized military personnel records by all military branches: Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard. It is all personal to me as a next of kin seeking my beloved family member who was a U.S. Army veteran. Searches are further categorized by war periods dating back 250 years American Revolutionary War (1775-1783), War of 1812, Mexican War, Civil War, World War I, World War II including later wars and conflicts Korean War and Vietnam War. Oh! I am highly impressed that U.S. military personnel records dating 250 years are maintained and retained perpetually because my search is dating 83 years ago as it is not in recent years. My online search is very gruesome, daunting, extensive time consuming with high level of patience tolerance as there are many, many layered links and sub-links in a national centralized database. Links take users to more links and further complicated specified links. The records or biographical information are mostly abbreviated as "19" for birth year rather than year 1919 and does not explain rank, title, grade, grade code military jargon or military codes in everyday ordinary civilian language. The DD Form 214 Certificate of Release or "Discharge from Active Duty," is the official discharge paper and Official Military Personnel File (OMPF) which can also be obtained either online or mail. My data search encountered United States, Army Enlistment Records and Flexoline Index Database, by Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) under Department of Justice originated the Alien Registration Act of 1940 which I did successfully achieved basic biographical results from both file units. National Archives is a federal government official record keeper. These were service members who have names. They are significantly more than Army Serial Number. They lived and served. They have narratives. They are still loved and remembered.

Been to several different MVA locations over the years and by far, this one wins the Rudest…read moreEmployees Prize. For the love of G-d, don't ask questions on what one needs to do for the MVA services they supposedly provide...unless you want rolling eyeballs and testy responses as the answer. What could improve? Start by hiring user friendly staff without a crap attitude...

The employee with purple hair was incredibly rude and unfair, she refused to serve me based on a…read moreprior experience and was defensive and ultimately refused to help me. I made a basic error navigating the check in link and stood in line calmly asking if she could help me. She harassed me and it was completely retaliatory, she admitted she recognized me once she did and that was when she told me so and to "STOP!" talking, then raised her voice at me and interrupted me telling me to stop raising my voice (I wasn't, and it was ironic because she yelled this at me). At a prior appointment attempting to get my license, I worked with her and during the appointment she told me that the customer service rep I spoke with did not know what she was talking about, I calmly and reasonably expressed my frustration that the customer service had given me wrong information (I had to make a new appointment and come back), I left. Then, during the follow up appointment this morning while asking for help during check in while speaking to me she said "I recognize you" interrupting me, literally yelled "STOP!" at me and told me to leave while I was calmly asking her a question. She completely victimized herself while acting like a bully, meanwhile the security guard was sitting arms crossed half asleep because I am guessing they are used to her outbursts and it is not indicative of an emergency. This behavior and treatment is completely unprofessional and unfair. Calm assertion from a woman is not aggression, she acted like I was a threat by being direct and composed. I missed my appointment because she refused to speak with me and she admitted it was because it was me.

MVA has such a bad name and honesty its deserved most times as was this visit. We were there to get…read moremy son's license reinstated, literally no exaggeration, we were there over 4 hours waiting. They state that they were waiting for Glenn Bernie office to respond. They seriously need a new director or managers as this is totally unacceptable.

Quickest MVA trip ever. Since when has efficient and MVA ever been used in the same sentence. I…read moremean, I had downloaded a movie and expected to be here at least an hour if not more. I was there atleast less than 10 minutes, couldn't even check in before I was called up. Granted, I was just there for an eye exam and then was advised I could either renew my license online or on their kiosk... and being the antisocial butterfly I am... I went and renewed it in my car in the MVA parking lot... because I have trust issues and I didn't want to leave the premise until I can confirm it was done... cause trust issues... But the MVA didn't let down and I was on my way.

Beautiful space. Very accessible (except the bathroom). Bright open spaces. Great for events. Meter…read moreand garage parking.

I want to hear no problem what time special events with these but when I go to the farmers market…read moreand one to go in for a drink of water or use the restroom I am told is closed. Yet there's a guard at the door for apparently no reason.

I recently had the misfortune to experience what a person goes through when their vehicle is…read morestolen. It's a gut wrenching thing to go through, especially when it happens in less than eight hours of you parking your vehicle once you got home. To shorten the story, I came out in the morning to where I had parked my vehicle only to find that the lock on my door was popped and vehicle was gone. Thanks to social media, the type of vehicle I have was made known widely on how to steal it. I gave my self five minutes to freak out and started getting myself together. First call I made was to 911 to report my stolen vehicle. This is where it gets a bit unorthodox. Instead of a police officer coming to me to where my vehicle once was parked, I gave my information to the operator who then had an officer contact me. I gave the same information to the officer and was told that they would contact me at a later time with any follow up questions or information. Once I collected myself and started on my way for the day, I didn't think much of it. I went to my appointment, work and everything else I had to do that day. See, I was about to go on a long work trip and wasn't too worried about my vehicle one way or another. While on my work trip I received a text message stating that my vehicle was found, damaged but found. At first I thought I was being pranked because I have never received a text message from a police officer before. I followed up and by giving a call and was very surprised that this was true and I was given all the information needed so I could pass it along to my insurance and make plans for my vehicle to be moved. The thing with being out of town and having your vehicle recovered doesn't allow for you to do much. Over the course of the next few days I received pieces of mail (while still out of town) letting me know where my vehicle was and how to set it up. My insurance took care of all that for me. I was also made aware that my vehicle was gone through to see if anything was evidence in the vehicle. When I was able to lays eyes on it finally, it didn't look like much was done. I did go through it and found several items that were not mine and followed up with the police again. They didn't want it stating that they had no idea if it was mine, the culprits, or belonged to another victim. However, the lady I spoke too was very kind and coached me a bit on what to do next. My vehicle was stolen on a Monday morning and by the following Saturday they had found it. They were swift about it and it was literally only like five miles from my apartment. Battery dead, gas gone, inside destroyed and ransacked. But I want to thank the police for doing there job as there were items in the vehicle that had sentimental meaning and I was able to recover most of that.

The department thinks it is safe and okay to leave parking ticket stickers on the vehicle…read morewindshield so it is unsafe to make the vehicle in compliance with the issue and making sure to use the stickers that rip when you take them off so it is an hour long process in which i was informed by the department if they see it not moved due to me sitting there trying to remove the sticker i can be ticketed... for not being in compliance.

The Guatemalan Consulate is located in Silver Spring's and is in the back alley of a hair salon and…read morespace that you wouldn't expect. There are a few things to know... Overall, Not so bad. The consulate is a decent place and the team there gets the job done. However, if you arrive at the time they open, the lines are astronomical and the wait time far exceeds what you might be willing to wait. I repeat, do not go in the morning. The BEST time to go is after 12:00pm in the day. They usually are skeletal due to the lunch hour but all their morning rush is done and they will get your services done quickly and effectively. If you ask to talk to someone or speak to someone, they are usually helpful and will give you what you need to know to speed up the process in Guatemala or how you can modify/provide something that will expedite your process for IN-COUNTRY processing. However, be prepared to also have to run around and do a bunch of different things to get your documents authorized or provided to you. In some cases, you can leave things with the consulate and they can mail them to you. Parking - Park on the street or nearby. Do not park behind the station in the morning. You will not only get towed, but you will get blocked in. Just a friendly reminder. Otherwise, its a great extension of Guatemala and provides a good service to those Guatemalan's who need help.

I came here to get my wife's passport renewed with her and overall it was a good experience. Be…read moreprepared the lines are huge on Saturdays. Unlike some other consulates that have horror stories the people working here are actually very friendly and do a good job of keeping the lines moving. Tip - if you are coming on Saturday get here an hour and a half before they open. I'm not even joking.