In what seems to be a political move, President Bush has not asked the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics to stay on for a third term, and has been courting possible replacements. This would be the first time in history that a commissioner of labor statistics---widely considered a nonpolitical appointment---was replaced against their will following a change in administrations. So far administration officials have had very little success in tracking down a replacement for Ms. Katharine G. Abraham, the current BLS chief, who has declined to stay on as acting commissioner.
See "BLS Chief On Verge of Becoming A Statistic", JOHN M. BERRY, The Washington Post, October 4, 2001