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10th Annual Federal Quality Conference

Get more information on this special conference and download a brochure and registration forms from our special conference section.

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

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 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--"No one really knows what's going to happen to health premiums next year. If the formula changes, employee and retiree premiums will go up by an estimated $20 a month above and beyond any regular increases" (The Washington Post).

QDR--The Defense Department will continue to be able to fight two wars at the same time under the Quadrennial Defense Review (The Washington Post, A4).

PROCUREMENT--The Clinton administration will revise source selection rules (BNA's Daily Report for Executives, A25).

OF INTEREST--Secret Service Director Eljay Bowron will become an assistant inspector general at the Social Security Administration (The Washington Times, A3)..."'Don't ask, don't tell' got the Supreme Court silent treatment again yesterday when justices refused to consider whether President Clinton's policy on homosexuals in the military is constitutional." (The Washington Times, A4).

OTHER VIEWS--"Women are more than twice as likely as men to find a job by scouring newspaper (The Wall Street Journal, Work Week)... A former Army paratrooper got life in prison for the murder of a black couple in North Carolina (The Wall Street Journal, World-Wide).