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The article reports on the problem of unfilled positions in U.S. president Joe Biden's administration. It mentions the increasing number of positions that need confirmation by the U.S. Senate, the delays in confirmation caused by Republican senators, and the need to have more of these positions filled by professionals rather than political employees.

Focuses on the actions taken by the U.S. Senate to help U.S. President George W. Bush build an effective Cabinet. Opinion of Barbara Kellerman, research director at the Center for Public Leadership at Harvard University, on the decision of Bush to appoint more of his allies; Background of Department of Education Secretary Margaret Spellings; Information on Cabinet-level jobs that require Senate confirmation.

Reports developments related to the construction industry in the U.S as of February 2002. Construction of a fiber-reinforced polymer composite bridge over the Dicky Creek in Sugar Groove, Virginia; Notion of an environmental injustice the cannot stop construction projects; Appointment of John Magaw as head of the Transportation Security Administration.

Criticizes the appointments and nominations to senior government positions made by United States (U.S.) President George W. Bush. Other officials who play a role in personnel selection; Comparison of the staff selection under the Bush administration with other U.S. presidents.

Discusses the United States Bureau of Census' partnership with the Office of Personnel Management to facilitate workforce hiring for the Census 2000. Initiatives used in the staffing; Revision of federal regulations to allow hiring of federal civilian employee; Importance of partnership and collaboration in human resource policies and initiatives.

Reports on the increasing number of Hispanics joining the American federal workforce. Pending class-action lawsuits or individual discrimination complaints by Hispanics; Perspectives Hispanics have on their status in federal jobs; Barriers to Hispanics' success at penetrating the federal work force. INSET: Hispanics head to courts..

The author relates his experience of working for U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt as U.S. Secretary of the Interior. He witnessed the antagonism of Roosevelt to Robert Moses of New York City. The author has been instructed by the president to insist to the New York mayor that Moses be removed from the Triborough Bridge Authority. Following the orders of the president, the author drafted a general order to prevent the reappointment of Moses at the New York Public Works Administration.

The article focuses on U.S. Senator Joseph Hurst Ball of Minnesota who was appointed by Governor Harold Stassen to fill a Senate vacancy in 1940. It also provides an overview of some of the legislative bills and programs he supported including the Neutrality Act. He is one of the senators who introduced the Federal Industrial Relations Act that aims to improve the Federal system for settling industrial dispute. It also provides personal and career background of the senator. He won in the 1942 election despite his behavior against other politicians.

Focuses on the election campaign of presidential candidate George Bush in the U.S. Information that Bush would like to populate his administration with younger people, partly to convey a nice image, partly to solidify the Republican Party's appeal to younger voters; View that Bush also wants more African Americans, Hispanics, and women in his administration than there have been in U.S. President Ronald Reagan's; Report that Reagan will ask all the political appointees in the administration to submit their resignations; Effort of the appointees to remain in their office after the transition.

Outlines how to get and keep a job in the administration of President Bill Clinton. Not taking a hint, being how Attorney General Janet Reno kept her job; Patience, being how Bill Daley won the nomination for secretary of commerce; Being a team player, being why Jack Quinn did not get the position of chief of staff; Going sleepless, being why Gene Sperling was named head of the National Economic Council.

Questions whether President Bill Clinton's newly-appointed advisers in 1996 are able to undertake the task of setting the United States' foreign policy on course. Appointment of three politicans to head up his national security team including Madeleine Albright, William Cohen and Samuel Berger; Albright's experience with foreign policy; The Clinton Administration's fundamental challenge.

Considers whom President Bill Clinton may appoint to his administration during his second term. Emphasis on maturity, in order to avoid poor appointments of first term; Need to replace Chief of Staff Leon Panetta; Possibility of Clinton's friend Erskine Bowles for chief of staff; Other possible appointments including Jamie Gorelick, George Mitchell, Tom Kean, Mickey Kantor, Sandy Berger, and Madeleine Albright.

Focuses on various recent political issues and developments in the U.S. Discussion over race, gender, and sexual orientation in administrative appointments. Arguments pertaining to the need of so-called "tokenism" in appointments of women and minority candidates made by President Bill Clinton to his cabinet; Comments on soon-to-be Treasury secretary Lloyd Bentsen's support to the nuclear power industry in comparison to his recent advocacy of oil and gas industries; Appeal for not to appoint Bentsen; Comments on the hypocrisy demonstrated by Walt Disney Co. chairman Michael Eisner; Description of contributions of agribusiness company, Archer Daniels Midland Co.'s chairman Dwayne Andreas to the Democratic Party campaign.

The article looks at the history of U.S. presidents' policies for appointing public officers, known as the "spoils system," as of February 6, 1978, with particular focus given to the number of civil servants as compared to other public and government officials recruited.

Offers a look at some of the early contenders for positions in United States President-elect Bill Clinton's administration. Secretary of state; Chief of staff; Defense secretary; Treasury secretary; Office of Management and Budget (OMB) director; More.

The authors comments on the economic appointments and policy decisions of U.S. President-elect Ronald Reagan. They say that such moves reflect a delicate balance aimed at pleasing Republican constituencies that were often at odds. If Reagan's administration has trouble getting its economic program in place quickly, the balance could be tested, the authors warn. Among his appointees are David A. Stockman, who will be leading the Office of Management & Budget, and Norman B. Ture as Under Secretary in charge of tax policy.

Analyzes the rationale behind the decision of the U.S. Information Agency to require its personnel to undergo psychological tests to determine whether they are homosexuals or exhibit indecent acts. Background of a case which reflects the pathological interest of security agents in routing out homosexuals; Comment on the use of psychological tests as management tools; Motive of the government for conducting investigations into federal employees.

The article focuses on the appointment of Herbert George Klein as the Director of Communication for the Executive Branch in the administration of U.S. President Richard Nixon. It explains that Klein will work in the Executive Office Building to deal with public relations problems and to develop a better image for the administration. The selection of former advertising account executive Ronald Zeigler as the White House Press Secretary and Bob Haldeman as Zeigler's supervisor are also mentioned.

The article offers information on the selection of the members of the Cabinet by the newly-elected U.S. President Richard Nixon. It highlights the reluctance of several appointees including Governors Nelson Rockefeller of New York and Massachusetts' Edward Brooke to accept Nixon's offer of a government post. The appointment of former Kansas Congressman Robert Ellsworth as the White House assistant and Campaign Aide Herb Klein spokesman for the executive branch are also reported.

Presents an update on recent political and economic developments in the U.S. Criticism of the appointment of Earle Bailie as speical assistant to the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury who is Henry Morgenthau; Citation of the incident in which radicals and liberals were decieved in supposing that the National Recovery Administration episode was an activity of the left; Example of a stock-market operation in which a coropration engages in a little deal in its own stock.

The article reports that Edwin G. Nourse has been named by U.S. President Harry S. Truman as head of a coordinating committee tasked to develop a set of specific anti-inflationary measures to be presented to the U.S. Congress in January 1949. It says that Nourse will find Labor Department and Federal Reserve Board experts calling for a vigorous program to check credit expansion and hold down prices. The author adds that the signs of inflation include a fourth round of wage increases, a rising government spending and a climbing public works expenditures.

The article discusses U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt's appointments to the U.S. Maritime Commission.

The article announces the appointments of several officials in the U.S. including foreign economic affairs adviser Peter George Peterson as the new Secretary of Commerce and former Wall Street investment banker Peter Flanigan as the new international economic adviser.

U.S. news briefs as of October 1, 1950 are presented. A petition for narrowcasting is being authorized by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission. Money supply in the U.S. in August 1950 is $170 billion. U.S. president Harry Truman is having difficulties filling the positions of high-ranking government officials.

The article reports on the appointment of several government officials in the U.S. and Great Britain and its impact on industrialists in impending Anglo-Soviet-U.S. talks. Edward R. Stettinius, Jr. was appointed as Under Secretary of State. The appointment of Stettinius is liked by businesspeople who feel that international relations with the Soviet Union require negotiators for the welfare of U.S. economic interests in the postwar world. Stettinius worked with General Motors as vice-president and then became chairman of the board of United States Steel.

This section offers news briefs related to nuclear energy. U.S. President Barack Obama is planning to nominate George Apostolakis and William D. Magwood IV to fill vacancies at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Modifications are required by the AP1000 shield building, which will be done by Westinghouse Electric Company. A significant reduction in nuclear waste disposal funding was announced by a House-Senate Conference Summary.

Focuses on the recommendations of a report conducted by the Committee on Science, Engineering and Public Policy of the National Academies regarding presidential appointment for senior science and technology posts and federal science and technology advisory committees in the U.S. released in November 2004. Qualifications that should serve as basis for committees that require technical experts; Identification of an assistant to the president for science and technology after the election; Actions to be taken by the president and the U.S. Senate to simplify the appointment process.

Reports on the nomination of Susan Sclafani as head of the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Vocational and Adult Education, as of October 2003. Her present occupation; Political career background on Sclafani; Various comments on the matter.

Elaborates the job responsibility of executive recruiters for federal positions in the United States. Federal employees helped by Nels Olson, partner at Korn/Ferry International; History of the executive search firms; How top recruiters are paid.

Enumerates influential elected officials who have had an outstanding impact on higher education in the United States (US). Representative William Clay (D-Mo.); Former Representative Augustus Hawkins (D-Calif); Representative Ruben Hinojosa (D-Texas).

Focuses on the criticisms raised against U.S. President Jimmy Carter by the American Foreign Service Association (AFSA) for his ambassadorial appointments in 1978. Link between the appointees and Carter's campaign contributions; Personal information on the appointees; Reason behind the AFSA criticisms.

Presents a statement by State Department Deputy Secretary-designate Clifton R. Wharton before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Washington, D.C., January 1993, concerning his background in technical assistance and foreign economic development. Earlier work with the State Department; Four issues for immediate action; Adapting foreign affairs machinery to the post-Cold War world; Restructuring aid programs and institutions; Support for career officers.

Discusses the problems that are confronting both Congress and the Clinton administration as a result of the high vacancy rate in the administration. Attorney General Janet Reno as the only confirmed member of the Clinton team at the Justice Department; Complaints from Congress about the length of time it is taking the new administration to fill the ranks of second- and third-tier officials; The 1,163 positions that need Senate confirmation; More.

Reports on President Bill Clinton's 1996 nomination of three Afro-Americans to positions in his Cabinet. Nominees being Alexis Herman for Secretary of Labor; Rodney Slater for Secretary of Transportation; Jesse Brown for Secretary of Veterans Affairs; Comments of Clinton, Slater, and Herman; Background of the nominees.

Reports on the access given to federal agency investigators to examine a federal employees' personal finances prior to the approval of work security clearances. Implementation of the policy following the behavior of Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) employee Aldrich Ames; Sources of financial information used by investigators; Requirement for a consent agreement; Occurrence of reinvestigations every five years.

The article reports on the number of vacancies in U.S. government agencies and the delay in appointing personnel by U.S. president Donald Trump. It mentions the delays in background checks and ethics reviews, as well as Trump's desire to hire personnel who are personally loyal rather than the best person for the job. The article also discusses issues that can't be handled without staff, such as approvals of corporate mergers.

The article announces appointments made by Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue for U.S. Department of Agriculture leadership, including Mindy Brashears, Naomi Earp, and Scott Hutchins.