And an important position at the parent agency, the job of assistant secretary for health, is also vacant.

But new employees at the Justice Department, the bureau's parent agency, are not tested.

But last week the Transportation Department, its parent agency, proposed phasing out the limits over five years.

And officials at the Justice Department, the bureau's parent agency, expressed some annoyance.

But some unions say that instead, the parent agency should take this opportunity to address the imbalances.

She recently bought an abandoned car dealership for $1.2 million, which will house the center and its parent agency.

In 1983, the Commerce Department, the bureau's parent agency, agreed to the project.

These organizations were established by congressional or Presidential action, and their functions are not limited to supporting a parent agency.

Each unit is a separate profit center, with separate clients from the parent agency.

That was why people with high security clearances never went to the hospital without someone from their parent agencies nearby.