U. S. Office of Personnel ManagementNEWS RELEASESApril 2000April 28, 2000: Janice R. Lachance will present the keynote address at "Solutions 2000 - The Future is Now", OPM's conference for human resources employment professionals, to be held at the University of Maryland Inn and Conference Center, College Park, on May1 to May 3, 2000. [Media Advisory] April 26, 2000: Washington, D.C. The U.S. Office of Personnel Management celebrated Earth Day 2000 at OPM, Friday, April 21, 2000, at 11:00 a.m. through 1:00 p.m. [Media Advisory] April 7, 2000: Washington, D.C. By an overwhelming majority, senior executives in government say the availability of "challenging work responsibilities" was the most important reason they accepted a federal job. In support of this finding, the survey notes that just 22 percent of respondents say their hypothetical departure from government within the next year most likely would be to pursue more challenging work. [News Release] April 5, 2000: OPM Director Janice R. Lachance recently received an award from the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) for providing INS with outstanding customer service. [News Release] April 4, 2000: OPM Director Janice R. Lachance announces OPM's issuance of a new regulation to level the playing field for people with psychiatric disabilities. This proposed regulation will allow people with psychiatric disabilities to noncompetitively convert to the competitive service once they have successfully completed two years of federal government service. [News Release]
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