The Smithsonian's New Secretary Freezes Hiring and Closes Door on Raises and Bonuses

Despite the flood of visitors for the inauguration last week, the Smithsonian would need that to be a regular weekly event if they wanted to keep at the same financial pace they’d previously enjoyed in years past. Instead, the Institution’s newly placed secretary, G. Wayne Clough, has put in place a hiring freeze and put an end to raises and bonuses in certain sectors of the organization, as well as asking a number of departments to cut their budgets for 2009.