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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.

THE FEDERAL DIARY--"Many places outside the Washington area . . . didn't realize how much they liked--and depended on--bureaucrats until some of those steady paychecks ceased" (The Washington Post).

WEALTHY CABINET--Half of Clinton's Cabinet and his advisors are millionaires--Treasury secretary Robert Rubin has assets totaling more than $57 million (The Washington Post)

UTAH MONUMENT--"Administration environmentalists, egged on by allies such as actor Robert Redford, operated secretly for nearly six months on a plan for a 1.7 million-acre national monument in Utah . . .administration officials also misled Congress and reporters about the proposal in order to deflect opposition" (The Washington Times, A1)

GINGRICH REASSERTS--"House Speaker Gingrich moved to reassert his authority" after GOP leaders pledged their loyalty and apologized for their role in an attempt to oust the speaker (The Wall Street Journal).