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ASPA's 58th National Conference

The American Society for Public Administration is hosting its 58th National Conference in Philadelphia July 26-30. The theme this year is "Global Challenges, Local Responses." Health and Human Services Secretary Donna Shalala will address the conference. Download the registration form and fax it to (202) 638-4952.

DTIC Annual Conference

The Defense Technical Information Center is presenting its Annual Users Meeting and Training Conference on Nov. 3-6, 1997 at the DoubleTree Hotel, National Airport, Arlington, Va. The conference theme is Information in the New Millenium. Contact Ms. Julia Foscue at 703-767-8236 or by e-mail at jfoscue@dtic.mil.

The following news summaries are from OPM AM, the daily newsletter of the Office of Personnel Management. OPM AM is available on OPM Mainstreet, the agency's electronic bulletin board, at 202-606-4800.

LISTENING IN AT THE SOCIAL SECURITY OFFICE--"The Social Security Administration monitors telephone calls to assess the quality of service provided to the public by its employees, but callers often do not know that officials are listening in, the agency's inspector general said yesterday" (The Washington Post).

JUDGE CLEARS JUSTICE DEPARTMENT IN INSLAW CASE--"A federal judge has rejected claims that the Justice Department stole a computer program from a local software contractor, government officials announced yesterday" (The Washington Post).

STORM BREWING OVER WEATHER SERVICE CUTS--"A growing number of Weather Service employees are miffed that forecast offices are being asked to scale back operations while millions are lavished on fisheries and related projects in other National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration branches" (The Washington Post).