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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.

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.

**TSP OPEN SEASON**The Thrift Savings Plan Open Season runs through July 31. During this time, you may begin contributing to the TSP, change the amount of your TSP contributions, or allocate TSP contributions to your account among the three investment funds. To get more information and download the forms you will need, click here.

AIR FORCE PILOT--Air Force Secretary Sheila Widnall will allow First Lt. Kelly Flinn, who is accused of adultery, to resign with a general discharge (Washington Times, A1).

THE FEDERAL DIARY -- "According to OPM data, the percentage of women and minorities has increased despite a decrease in federal employment" (The Washington Post, D2).

MCVEIGH TRIAL--The McVeigh defense team argued that the bomber may have died in the blast that killed 168 people in Oklahoma City in April, 1995 (The Washington Post, A1).

BUREAU OF PRISONS--The Justice Department arrested 11 U.S. Bureau of Prisons officers in New York on bribery charges (The Washington Times, A6).

BORDER PATROL--Military patrols on the Mexican border have been suspended after a Marine shot and killed a teen-ager (The Washington Times, A6)

OPTIMISM--Sixty-eight percent of Americans think they will be better off next year than they are now (Associated Press).