U. S. Office of Personnel Management

NEWS RELEASES

June 1998

June 29, 1998: Office of Personnel Management Director Janice R. Lachance ushers in a new era for federal executives and managers at the Eastern Management Development Center (EMDC) during dedication ceremonies July 2 at the Centers new home in Shepherdstown, West Virginia. [News Release]

June 26, 1998: U.S. Office of Personnel Management Director Janice R. Lachance today announced the assignment of a Voting Rights Examiner to the State of Alabama for the Primary Run-Off Election being held on June 30, 1998 [News Release]

June 22, 1998: Office of Personnel Management Director Janice R. Lachance has issued new guidelines to address challenges with retaining qualified computer programmers to deal with the Year 2000 computer programming difficulties in the federal workplace. [News Release]

June 22, 1998: Federal employees who are eligible to transfer to the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) will not want to miss the next Federal Human Resources Forum Satellite Broadcast. The broadcast will provide valuable information on FERS retirement benefits to employees considering switching from the older Civil Service Retirement System during the upcoming July 1 - December 31 open season. [News Release]

June 19, 1998: Office of Personnel Management Director Janice R. Lachance today announced the assignment of a Voting Rights Examiner to the States of Mississippi and South Carolina for the primary run-off elections. A Voting Rights Examiner also has been assigned to the State of Utah for the primary election being held on June 23, 1998. [News Release]

June 17, 1998: Office of Personnel Management Director Janice Lachance today announced the winners of the 1998 OPM Directors Awards for Outstanding Work and Family Programs. The awards program showcases agencies that have implemented President Clintons directive to develop family-friendly workplaces. An awards ceremony will be on Thursday, June 18. [News Release]

June 10, 1998: The Office of Personnel Management will convene a three-day conference in McLean, Virginia, in September to address current concerns and questions federal agencies have about providing employee assistance and health programs to improve the mental and physical health of employees. [News Release]

June 5, 1998: OPM Director Janice R. Lachance today announced the recipients of the 1998 Presidents Quality Award Program:

Arnold Engineering Development Center, U.S. Department of the Air Force, Arnold Air Force Base, Tennessee
Defense Commissary Agency, Fort Lee, Virginia
Defense Contract Management Command Long Island, Defense Logistics Agency
Defense Contract Management Command New York, Defense Logistics Agency, Staten Island
Defense Industrial Supply Center, U.S. Department of Defense, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Fort Carson, U.S. Department of the Army, Colorado
James A. Haley Veterans Hospital, Tampa, Florida
Rock Island Arsenal, Department of the Army, Rock Island, Illinois
Tobyhanna Army Depot, U.S. Department of the Army, Tobyhanna, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville, Alabama
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Huntington District), Huntington, West Virginia

June 4, 1998: U.S. Office of Personnel Management Director Janice R. Lachance will discuss federal human resource management for the 21st century on in Atlanta on Tuesday, June 9. In addition to Director Lachances presentation, senior-level officials from OPM will present an overview of the human resource agencys program areas, including discussions on pay and classification systems, performance management systems, flexible hiring and promotion policies, and the retirement and benefits system. The following day Director Lachance will convene a day-long skills-building session at the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta. [News Release]

June 3, 1998: Federal employees can now find information about the upcoming retirement open season on the Office of Personnel Managements Internet Website. [News Release]

June 3, 1998: The U.S. Office of Personnel Management will receive a special award from the Small Business Administration (SBA) for the human resources agencys work to utilize small businesses, small disadvantaged businesses, and women-owned businesses in the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) program. [News Release]

June 1, 1998: OPM Director Janice R. Lachance will discuss federal human resource management for the 21st century on Tuesday, June 2 at 1 p.m. at the Joint Annual Conference of the National Academy of Public Administration and Public Administration Forum in Washington, DC. [News Release]

Updated 15 August 1998