SECRETARY REICH, DIRECTOR KING MEET TO UNVEIL
NEW FEDERAL CAREER TRANSITION EFFORTS

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.

Secretary Reich and Director King will sign the agreement at:

Department of Labor
Career Resources and Transition Center
200 Constitution Avenue, Room C-5324
Monday, October 21, 1:30 p.m.

Secretary Reich and Director King will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that defines how OPM and DOL will cooperate in government-wide career transition efforts. Prominent in this effort is a new Internet Web site -- APlanning Your Future -- A Federal Employee=s Survival Guide@ -- which is devoted exclusively to helping displaced Federal employees transition to new careers. The site compiles and offers the most up-to-date career information available from across the nation.

Located at http://SAFETYNET.doleta.gov, the site provides up-to-date information on the rights and benefits of federal employees affected by downsizing. It includes a broad range of tools that displaced employees can use to realize new career opportunities in both the private and public sectors. It also connects with the government=s comprehensive job-listing service, USA Jobs, located at http://www.usajobs.gov.

Reich and King will be available Monday after they sign the MOU to discuss the new Web site and other career transition efforts. Reporters wishing to attend should call either Mary Ann Maloney at OPM, (202) 606-1800, or Anne Bushman at DOL, (202) 219-8211. To arrange off-street parking, please call Ms. Bushman at DOL.

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