News Briefs

News Briefs


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.

February 5, 1998
THE DAILY FED

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NEWMAN PLEADS FOR TELECOM-SYMPATHY-Constance Newman, undersecretary of the Smithsonian Insitution, asks people to be less annoying in their communications habits (The Washington Post, Federal Diary).

CLINTON GIVES SADDAM 'BOTTOM LINE'-"The United States is determined to stop Iraq 'one way or the other' from blocking United Nations weapons inspection teams" (The Washington Times).

ONE FOR THE GIPPER-Congress yesterday voted to rename Washington National Airport after former President Ronald Reagan (The Washington Times).

CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENTS

Managing the Federal Employee Discipline and Performance Process

Feb. 25-26. A nuts-and-bolts course designed to enable managers to navigate through the shoals of employee conduct and performance problems without becoming the loser. Cost:$550. Conducted by William Rudman. Brookings Institution. Washington, D.C. Contact Lela Sallis (202)797-6299.


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