News Briefs

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News Briefs

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DEFENSE AUDIT HIGHLIGHTS CONCERNS OVER YEAR-2000 COMPUTER GLITCH-"For much of last year, several major Defense Department technology contracts allowed government workers to purchase computer equipment that could fail in the year 2000, despite federal regulations prohibiting the practice" (The Washington Post).

PAULA JONES TEAM SEEKS SETTLEMENT, APOLOGY-"Settlement discussions have resumed in the sexual harassment case against President Clinton, but with Paula Jones asking for a reported $2 million and an apology, no out-of-court resolution appears imminent" (The Washington Post).

GOP LEADER WANTS NO TAX MONEY SPENT ON HEALTH PANEL SANCTION-"A Republican House leader is seeking to block the White House from using taxpayer money to pay a sanction levied by a federal judge who said an official made misleading comments about the administration's health care task force in 1993" (The Washington Post).

**TSP Open Season - Runs November 15, 1997 to January 31, 1998.

CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENTS

Managing the Federal Employee Discipline and Performance Process

Jan. 12-13, Feb. 25-26. A nuts-and-bolts course designed to enable managers to navigate through the shoals of employee conduct and performance problems without becoming the loser. Cost:$550. Conducted by William Rudman. Brookings Institution. Washington, D.C. Contact Lela Sallis (202)797-6299.