Bushworld at work:

FDA bonuses go to high-paid officials rather than scientists
The FDA has been giving cash bonuses to some of its top managers instead of to the scientists most attractive to the private sector, including pharmaceutical companies. The bonuses are intended to encourage FDA employees to stay at the agency instead of taking more-lucrative jobs at firms the FDA regulates, but critics say the bonuses are going to the wrong people at a time the agency insists it lacks resources.  Washington Post, The (8/2)