U. S. Office of Personnel ManagementNEWS RELEASESOctober 1997October 31, 1997: Major natural disasters and widespread emergencies that affect large numbers of federal employees would trigger donations of annual leave across agency lines under a new leave transfer program. [News Release] October 27, 1997: President Clinton and I are committed to preventing violence in the federal government. These new guidelines will help protect federal employees through a step-by-step process in case of an emergency. More importantly, they direct federal departments and agencies to recognize signs of violence and intervene safely to prevent it. By planning ahead, we will save lives, Vice President Gore said today in releasing a guide published by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management in support of President Bill Clintons initiative to protect women and families from domestic violence and reduce workplace violence. [News Release] October 23, 1997: Janice Lachance, Acting Director of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) addresses the annual conference of the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) on Sunday, Oct. 26, at 10 a.m. in San Antonio, Texas. [News Release] October 21, 1997: The Defense Departments streamlined recruitment process has cut in half--from 277 days to 139 days--the time it takes for qualified candidates to receive Senior Executive Service (SES) certification. [News Release] October 21, 1997: President Bill Clinton has reauthorized the National Partnership Council, allowing it to continue reinventing federal labor-management relations for two more years. [News Release] October 21, 1997: Janice Lachance, Acting Director of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM), meets with students at Jefferson High School in Edgewater Wednesday morning to discuss federal job opportunities, national educational testing standards, and other topics regarding education and employment including delivering the Presidents Stay in School message. [News Release] October 16, 1997: U.S. Office of Personnel Management Acting Director Janice R. Lachance today announced the names of 12 local Combined Federal Campaigns that will receive awards for the charitable donations of federal, postal and military personnel. [News Release] October 16, 1997: U.S. Office of Personnel Management Acting Director Janice Lachance will salute Booker T. Washington High School in New Orleans during a Friday October 17 visit. This is a school committed to meeting the academic, social and emotional needs of its diverse student population, where at-risk students are able to work closely with teachers to sharpen critical thinking and test-taking skills. [News Release] October 8, 1997: Vice President Al Gore today saluted the efforts of three OPM employees who are part of an interagency team that helped welfare recipients move off the welfare rolls and into new lives as federal employees. [News Release] October 3, 1997: Office of Personnel Management Acting Director Janice Lachance will join Georgia State Senator Richard Marable, chairman of the Senate Education Committee, and House Education Chairman Dubose Porter on Bus Trip V Journey to Achievement, a tour of schools and educational facilities throughout Georgia that have distinguished themselves through excellence and innovation. [News Release] October 2, 1997: President Clintons National Partnership Council convenes Wednesday, Oct. 8, 1997, for an unprecedented session that takes the members back to school at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. [News Release]
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Updated 10 December 1997