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.

March 31, 1998
DAILY BRIEFINGS

News Briefs


CIA OFFICIAL OFFERS RULES FOR BLOWING THE WHISTLE-"CIA Inspector General Frederick R. Hitz yesterday proposed alternative rules for whistleblowers from intelligence agencies as a way to head off legislation that recently passed the Senate over the opposition of the Clinton administration" (The Washington Post).

MISSILE DEFENSE IS VOTED $147 MILLION BOOST-"The House voted yesterday for a $147 million program to beef up the Pentagon's missile defense program" (The Washington Post).

NEW OPM SATELLITE BROADCAST-"Federal employees thinking about making a career change, taking an educational hiatus, moving to the private sector or retiring to that favorite fishing hole will benefit from a special broadcast of OPM's satellite series" (OPM press release).

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