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--During the next several weeks, the Federal Diary will examine plans available in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program. This information can help narrow down your selection (The Washington Post).
AROUND GOVERNMENT--OPM's USAJOBS Web site provides the latest in worldwide federal job openings plus state, local government, and private sector job vacancies (USA TODAY)...An Alexandria firm is trying to create an audience for the sounds of Congress over the Internet [FedNet](The Washington Post)...IRS Commissioner causes problems by attending the Democratic National Convention in Chicago in August (The Washington Post)...The Defense Department plans to restructure its worldwide commissary system so it can operative more like a private-sector grocery store (The Washington Post, In Brief)...Under a recent budget agreement, federal agencies earmarked for new buyout programs include NASA, HUD, IRS, the Energy Department and the Agriculture Department (The Washington Times).
Vice President Al Gore has been more active in issues concerning federal employees than nearly all of his predecessors...At some offices, reinvention means nothing but RIF. In others, reinvention is a spur prompting employees to get creative...The Patent and Trademark Office, Defense Commissary Agency and others are moving slowly toward becoming performance-based organizations and operating more like businesses (The Federal Times, October 7).
OTHER VIEWS--Federal internships are available (The Tucson Citizen, September 26)...FEHB covers federal employees but not military retirees (Northlake News, Woodinville, WA, August 19)...Federal retirees losing financial base (Potomac News, Woodbridge, VA, September 1).
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