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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.

POLL FINDS WIDE PESSIMISM ABOUT DIRECTION OF NATION--"Despite a booming national economy and a soaring stock market, most Americans remain pessimistic about the direction of the country and deeply mistrustful of the federal government's ability to solve the problems that most concern them, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll" (The Washington Post).

BORDER PATROL GETS NEW CHIEF--"The veteran enforcement official taking the helm of the Border Patrol will be based in Southern California rather than in Washington headquarters to put him closer to his 6,900 agents in the field" (Newsday).

BROWN PLEADS GUILTY--"Michael Brown, son of the late commerce secretary, pleaded guilty to a misdemanor federal election law violation" (The Washington Post).

CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENTS

Access America Conferences

The National Performance Review (NPR), will launch a series of informational conferences aimed at providing government employees and private industry IT officials with techniques and strategies for implementing the goals of Access America, an NPR report outlining steps to increase access--via the Internet--to government services. The first conference will be held September 25 in Baltimore, Md. and then will travel to other cities across the country. Expert panels will discuss IT topics, including Internet/Intranet successes, the future of Distance Learning and collaboration, IT acquisition and procurement reform, and privacy and security.

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.