These include diverticular disease, inflammatory bowel disease, and irritable bowel syndrome. Bowel problems are usually not an emergency situation, but persistent diarrhea, a common symptom, can result in serious dehydration or other serious symptoms. Seek immediate medical care (call 911) for serious symptoms, such as severe abdominal pain, inability to pass stool or gas, or vomiting blood. 1  Previous.
IRS Not So âIndependentâ. The Internal Revenue Service is not exactly an âindependent agency,â as President Obama claimed during a May 13 press conference. In fact, it is a bureau of the Treasury Department, an executive agency within the federal government. And it is the president who nominates the head or chief executive of the IRS, and who has the authority to remove the individual in that post at his or her will.
executive agency-an agency of the executive branch of government. AEC, Atomic Energy Commission-a former executive agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.ational Security Council, NSC-a committee in the executive branch of government that advises the president on foreign and military and national security; supervises the Central Intelligence Agency. Council on Environmental Policy-the executive agency that advises the President on protecting the environment.