The Bush administration wants major agencies to complete their plans for workforce restructuring, which the administration hopes will cut down on middle management and find opportunities for federal work to be turned over to the private sector. The Labor Department will eliminate 373 positions -- most of them in management, and the department will offer early retirement to qualified employees. A new job appraisal system and increased bonus pool will also be put into place.
See "At Labor Dept., Workforce Restructuring in Progress", Stephen Barr, The Washington Post, February 11, 2002