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.
DAILY BRIEFINGS
News Briefs
INITIATIVE TO HELP COMMUNITIES CUT WEATHER DAMAGE-"The Commerce Department, citing the increasing number of Americans at risk from storms and floods, will announce today a five-year, $240 million project aimed at helping communities better prepare for and recover from weather-related economic damage" (The Washington Post).
PRESIDENT BASHES GOP TAX PLAN-"President Clinton yesterday criticized a Republican-backed plan in Congress that would abolish the tax code as an "irresponsible scheme" that would undermine the nation's economic progress and security" (The Washington Post).
MEDICARE PANEL'S CHAIRMAN WANTS DEFERRAL OF VOTE ON WIDER ACCESS-"The chairman of a new commission studying the future of Medicare called on Congress Monday to defer action this year on President Clinton's proposal to open Medicare to people 55 to 64 years old" (The New York Times).
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