The bureau began life after the Government closed four opposition papers in 1987.

In 1986 the bureau began to test thousands of new employees and applicants for drug abuse.

The bureau has begun trying to match the books with reports of stolen materials.

The vacancy rate shown by that survey was 3.78 percent, the highest since the bureau began the studies in 1960.

Under pressure, the bureau began to measure productivity and job displacement in many industries.

In July 1869, the Bureau began to print notes on its own.

The bureau began as an interfaith project to assist youths who were in trouble with the law.

Last month, the bureau began a survey of 80,000 people to determine how often they travel and by which means of transportation.

Indeed, the entire bureau has begun the difficult process of reinventing itself into a counterterrorism agency.

After a one year "stand up" period, the Bureau obtained enforcement authority and began most activities on July 21, 2011.