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U.S. Navy International Logistics Symposium

Secretary of the Navy John H. Dalton will be a guest speaker at a three-day International Logistics Symposium sponsored by the Navy International Programs Office in conjunction with the American Society of Naval Engineers, July 14-16, 1997, at the Hyatt Regency hotel in Crystal City, VA. Representatives from government, industry and foreign nations will meet to exchange ideas and review exhibits on a variety of logistics topics related to the Navy's Foreign Military Sales program. For program information contact NAVSEA (703) 602-9000.

20th Annual May Training Program

The 20th annual May Training Program will be held at the Arlington [Texas] Convention Center from 8:00am to 4:00pm on Tuesday, May 13th and Wednesday, May 14, 1997. The two-day training program consists of 13 professional speakers who will present 20 different workshops on a wide variety of topics such as motivation, organizational improvement, successful writing, sexual harrassment, communication strategies, career advancement, and many more. Some workshop titles include:

• How to Manage Projects, Priorities, and Deadlines;
  
• Communicate With Clarity, Confidence, andCreditability;
  
• Technology Never Stands Still.. Neither Should Your Career;
  
• Leapfrogging Roadblocks to Organizational Harmony;
  

Conference costs are $45 per day. Complete conference details are available at http://r6ser1.r06.epa.gov:8000/dfwfeb/calfwp.htm. The registration deadline is April 11,1997. For questions, please call Cheryl Moore, FWPC President, at 817-847-3898.

Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD) Seminar

This two-day seminar scheduled for May 1 and 2 at OPM [in Washington, DC], is designed to help Employee Assistance Program counselors and other mental health professionals in developing and managing a CISD team. The seminar prepares participants to provide a variety of crisis services for distressed employees after a traumatic event occurs at work. For more information call Sheila Rozier at (202) 606-1269.

Third Annual Performance Management Conference

May 13-14, 1997, in McLean, VA, at the McLean Hilton Hotel. This conference is designed to provide practical, cutting-edge information on a wide variety of topics related to performance appraisals and awards. To receive a brochure, call (202) 606-2720, or fax a request to (202) 606-2395. For additional conference information, call Digna Carballosa at (202) 606-1778 or E-Mail dmcarbal@opm.gov.

The following news summaries are usually 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--"Military retirees, who automatically lose coverage under their health program, CHAMPUS, when they turn 65, could be covered by the federal employee health program under legislation introduced by Rep. J.C. Watts, R-Okla." (The Washington Post).

MCVEIGH--"An FBI agent testified that he found a rich archive of virulent anti-government writings in the car of Oklahoma City bombing suspect Timothy J. McVeigh." (The Washington Post, A3).

IG PROBE OF INS--The Justice Department Inspector General is launching an investigation of INS's Citizenship USA program, which allowed hundreds of thousands of immigrants to become citizens without FBI criminal background checks. (Washington Post, A11).

VOLUNTEERISM--"Making his most forceful case in recent memory for the limits of government, President Clinton yesterday said that a new generation of volunteers and community servants must step in to fill the gap." (The Washington Times, A1).

OTHER VIEWS--Should the common cold qualify as a reason to request time off under the Family and Medical Leave Act? (Wall Street Journal, Work Week)..."If President Clinton were graded on the first 100 days of his second term, the report card would be marked 'incomplete.'" (Washington Times, A8)...The CPI is too sensitive an issue to be taken up this year in Congress, Senate leader Lott says (Wall Street Journal, World-Wide).