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.
DAILY BRIEFINGS
News Briefs
JUSTICES ALLOW BAN ON POLYGRAPH USE-"The Supreme Court ruled yesterday that state and federal governments may ban the use of polygraph evidence in court, declaring that doubts and uncertainties remain about the accuracy of the so-called lie-detector tests" (The Washington Post).
GOVERNMENT WARNS SMALL FIRMS OF YEAR 2000 GLITCH-"The Clinton administration yesterday expanded its efforts to sound an alarm over the year 2000 computer crisis beyond government agencies, warning millions of small businesses to tackle the date glitch quickly" (The Washington Post).
COURT HEARS ARGUMENTS ON NEA 'DECENCY' RULES-"The Supreme Court yesterday heard arguments on whether the government may invoke "decency" standards when choosing which artists receive federal grants" (The Washington Post).
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