U. S. Office of Personnel Management

NEWS RELEASES

October 1993

October 28, 1993: Washington, D.C.--Employees dreaming about cutting their commutes, getting off the roads and rails may soon have to pinch themselves to make sure they are awake. Using new information from OPM, agencies may permit certain employees to work at locations other than the regular office, including home. [News Release]

October 25, 1993: Washington, D.C. -- The only thing that OPM employees will light-up in their offices next year is the "idea light bulb" over their heads as they continue contributing new ideas to improve customer service. Beginning February 1, 1994, smoking will be prohibited inside OPM headquarters and all OPM-controlled space in the Washington area. [News Release]

October 18, 1993: Washington, D.C. -- The virtues of humanely reducing federal employment levels will be emphasized by Office of Personnel Management Director Jim King as he reaffirms to Congress the Clinton Administration's determination to offer a buyout package that would pay a cash incentive to employees who retire or resign. [News Release]

October 00, 1993: Washington D.C.-- U.S. Office of Personnel Management Deputy Director Lorraine Green will provide testimony about a number of steps to free up the burdensome rules now hindering the federal personnel system. [News Release]

October 00, 1993: Washington, D.C. -- Cash buyouts to voluntarily reduce federal employment levels and enhanced training programs to prepare employees for greater responsibilities are key features of the Clinton Administration's government reinvention legislation that Office of Personnel Management Deputy Director Lorraine A. Green will urge Congress to approve. [News Release]

October 12, 1993: Washington, D.C. - Over 80 percent of enrollees in both fee-for-service plans and health maintenance organizations who responded to a survey on the Federal Employees Health Benefits Plan (FEHBP) expressed satisfaction with their health plan. These and other findings are a result of a survey designed to gauge satisfaction among FEHBP customers.
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