The report said that two of the cases were referred to internal investigators at the Federal Bureau of Investigation because they involved bureau employees.

At the time of trial, Felt and Miller were the highest-ranking bureau employees to have been tried for a criminal offense.

But the story is not told by bureau employees.

The former bureau employee founded an insurance agency in Frankfurt.

One bureau employee, originally from Washington, says she moved to Indiana two years ago and "I have not stopped yawning since."

In addition, bureau employees received an e-mail directive recently not to talk to journalists and to route news media calls to a public affairs officer.

But some former bureau employees dispute that data.

The note reflected the exasperation of many bureau employees about Mr. Sessions, who is fighting almost alone to keep his job.

Second, the F.B.I.'s computer system must be managed more securely so that any suspicious activity by bureau employees is immediately detected and investigated.

Some bureau employees, who would not speak on the record for fear of retaliation, criticized the Barrett environmental document's overall quality.