| growth in numbers of, 3-4, 111-19, 154, 166, 184, 194, 226, 244, 281, 284, 327;
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| job satisfaction among, 238-54;
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| and minority PASs, 198, 224, 331;
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| optimal number of, 117-20, 152, 154, 244;
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| orientation of, 257-58;
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| personal characteristics of, 122-23;
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| and post-PAS salary expectations, 199-201;
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| preparation for job among, 122-23, 127, 172, 201-02, 210-12, 281-82;
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| professional background and qualifications of, 121-23, 127, 197-99, 201-02;
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| recruitment of, 149, 209-10;
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| relations of with Congress, 258-61, 275;
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| relations of with GAO, 259-60;
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| relations of with interest groups, 136, 138, 216, 251, 278-79;
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