U. S. Office of Personnel Management

NEWS RELEASES

October 1996

October 31, 1996: Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Office of Personnel Management Director Jim King today announced the assignment of a Voting Rights Examiner to the State of Louisiana for the Louisiana General Election being held there on November 5, 1996. [News Release]

October 31, 1996: Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Office of Personnel Management Director Jim King today announced the assignment of a Voting Rights Examiner to the State of North Carolina for the North Carolina General Election being held there on November 5, 1996. [News Release]

October 25, 1996: The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) today issued proposed regulations that would establish two new locality pay areas in January 1998. The two metropolitan areas affected by the proposed regulations are Hartford, Connecticut, and Orlando, Florida.
[News Release]

October 25, 1996: Washington, D.C. -- The U.S. Office of Personnel Management has released the 1997 Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Guide and third-annual customer satisfaction survey. Both the guide and survey have been redesigned to improve readability.
[News Release]

October 21, 1996: Secretary of Labor Robert Reich and Office of Personnel Management Director Jim King today took career transition efforts for federal workers to a new level nationwide. [News Release]

October 18, 1996: Washington D.C. -- Secretary of Labor Robert Reich and Office of Personnel Management Director Jim King will enter into an agreement to further the effort to help federal workers displaced on a nationwide basis by federal downsizing make the most painless transition possible to new careers. [News Release]

October 10, 1996: Washington, D.C. -- For the third consecutive year, the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program has passed its physical exam. [News Release]

October 10, 1996: Nearly 90 percent of federal employees and retirees enrolled in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program are satisfied with the overall performance of their health plans. This and other findings, which are based on a survey of FEHBP enrollees, are contained in OPM's FEHB Guide to be released next week. The guide also compares FEHBP benefits and premiums. [News Release]

October 10, 1996: OPM announced the expansion of services available to government agencies under its Training and Management Assistance Program (TMA) and the names of the 16 firms receiving multiple contract awards. The TMA program is a three-way partnership between OPM, other agencies and highly qualified contractors that specialize in human resources solutions.
[News Release]

October 8, 1996: Helping meet President Clinton's call for a government that better reflects America's diversity, the U. S. Office of Personnel Management reports an increase in the number of women and minorities in the federal government's top ranks -- the Senior Executive Service (SES). [News Release]

October 7, 1996: Washington, D.C. -- Michigan State University is making a great contribution in the study and understanding of labor-management issues and their effect on the workplace. Acknowledging and seeking to learn from that expertise, the Clinton Administration=s National Partnership Council (NPC) will convene its next meeting on the MSU campus on Wednesday, October 9. [News Release]


 

Updated 15 Jan 1998