Senators Urge Bush To Halt Job Shifts

washingtonpost.com — Democrats in the Senate called on President Bush to halt any effort by his administration to place political appointees in career jobs before he leaves office. The White House said there is no orchestrated effort to embed Bush loyalists in the federal workforce before Jan. 20. Between March 1 and Nov. 3, the Bush administration allowed 20 political appointees to become career civil servants. Six appointees to the Senior Executive Service, the government's most prestigious and highly paid employees, have received approval to take career jobs at the same level. Fourteen other political, or "Schedule C," appointees have also been approved to take career jobs. One candidate was turned down by the Office of Personnel Management, and two were withdrawn by the submitting agency.

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