THE DAILY FED
News Briefs
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.
THE FEDERAL DIARY--President Clinton is expected to sign legislation that will allow NASA to offer maximum $25,000 buyouts to selected employees (The Washington Post).
ETHICS--A recent guilty verdict against a major California agricultural cooperative that paid for gifts to then-Agriculture Secretary Mike Espy "sharply outlines the risks facing Washington lobbyists who try to ingratiate themselves with government officials with gifts or services" (The Washington Post).
JOBS--Despite continued layoffs and corporate restructuring that has resulted in massive job cuts, the nation's demand for managers is booming (The Wall Street Journal).
OTHER VIEWS--Proposed military medical plan would allow nonactive-duty beneficiaries to enroll in FEHBP (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA, August 19)...FEHBP is a model health program (American Medical News, Chicago, IL, September 2).
OF INTEREST--Landing a job these days requires poise, persistence and lots of preparation (The Washington Times, Careers).
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