His investigative board kept discovering that his prospective appointees were corrupt in any of several uninteresting ways.

Its members are interviewing prospective appointees in the evening: an indication of the exceptional push to get appointments made soon.

His appointment empowered him to conduct background checks on prospective appointees.

Today, the aides declined to say whether Mr. Bradley would ask prospective appointees in advance whether they agreed with his position.

They say prospective appointees are undergoing much greater scrutiny today than they did eight years ago.

He also headed an anonymous organization responsible for screening prospective appointees of the Magsaysay administration for their moral fitness.

In addition to naming his top economic aides, Mr. Clinton this week is interviewing other prospective appointees.

Lists of prospective appointees are to be selected from among those who have passed the tests and interviews, Mr. Litow said.

He also proposed a hiring panel to screen and investigate appointees along with the city's Investigations Department, which currently checks prospective high-level appointees.

The name of the prospective appointee who is homosexual could not immediately be learned.