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Federal Webmaster Institute Leadership Training Courses

GSA's Office of Governmentwide Policy is holding a series of training courses for federal webmasters, program managers and specialists. The trainings will assist in developing an awareness of policy and technical issues, trends and problems related to the implementation of the Internet and related techologies within the federal government. The two-day course is offered on Aug. 20-21 and again on Sept. 30-Oct. 1, 1997. To register or for additional course information, call the LEADS Corporation at (703) 769-5650 or e-mail to registrar@leadscorp.com.

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.

THE FEDERAL DIARY--Lots of federal workers who will soon be making quick decisions whether to retire early, take a buyout or both are suffering because of a loss of institutional memory...Tomorrow at 9 a.m. on WUST radio (1120 AM), a government benefits expert will talk about the things covered in retirement seminars (The Washington Post).

RELIGION--"As he issued new guidelines on religion in the federal workplace yesterday, President Clinton called them the work of people coming together across the lines of faith and expressed hope that the rules would serve as the source of harmony...and...Under guidelines issued yesterday by President Clinton all civilian executive branch supervisors, including those in the Postal Service, would be required to adjust worker schedules to accommodate religious observances (The Washington Post).

DISMISSAL--A Marine civilian worker is fighting his dismissal over an off-duty relationship with the wife of a Marine major (The Washington Post).