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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.

COHEN NAMES AIR FORCE CHIEF--"Defense Secretary Cohen named Gen. Michael Ryan to be Air Force chief. He succeeds Gen. Ronald Fogleman, who is retiring early in a dispute with Cohen about punishing a subordinate over last year's Saudi Arabia bombing" (The Washington Post). COLLEGES GET ACCESS TO DOE COMPUTERS--"For the first time, the Department of Energy is making three of the world's fastest supercomputers available to academic researchers who design complex scientific simulations, in the hope that their work can help maintain the nation's aging nuclear stockpile in an era of nuclear test bans" (The Washington Post).

COMMANDER AT ABERDEEN EXONERATED--"The Army leadership has decided that four mid-level officers at the Aberdeen Ordnance Center and School should receive administrative punishment for failing to prevent a widespread sex scandal, but that the two-star general in charge of the base should not be held responsible for the misconduct, Army officials said yesterday" (The Washington Post).

BUDGET BILL POCKED WITH SPECIAL-INTEREST PROVISIONS--"An analysis of tax cuts shows the measure that just passed Congress is pocked with special-interest provisions. The analysis was required by the new line-item veto law for provisions deemed to benefit 100 or fewer taxpayers. It found 79 such items. The White House isn't saying whether Clinton plans to use his new powers" (The Wall Street Journal).