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ASPA's 58th National Conference

The American Society for Public Administration is hosting its 58th National Conference in Philadelphia July 26-30. The theme this year is "Global Challenges, Local Responses." Health and Human Services Secretary Donna Shalala will address the conference. Download the registration form and fax it to (202) 638-4952.

DTIC Annual Conference

The Defense Technical Information Center is presenting its Annual Users Meeting and Training Conference on Nov. 3-6, 1997 at the DoubleTree Hotel, National Airport, Arlington, Va. The conference theme is Information in the New Millenium. Contact Ms. Julia Foscue at 703-767-8236 or by e-mail at jfoscue@dtic.mil.

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.

**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.

FUNDRAISING STRATEGY--"Congress has discovered a new way to raise money for breast cancer research: by selling stamps at more than their face value" (The Washington Post).

HILL FEMALE CUSTODIANS SUE--Female custodians on Capital Hill have filed a class-action lawsuit alleging violations of federal civil rights and equal pay laws. The lawsuit seeks back pay, compensatory and punitive damages and a pay scale for the mostly female custodians equal to that of male laborers (The Washington Post).

AMBASSADORS NAMED--"President Clinton named former Small Business Administration chief Philip Lader to be ambassador to Britain. Also, yesterday Clinton said he was moving to nominate Massachusetts Gov. William F. Weld to be ambassador to Mexico" (The Washington Post).