News Briefs

THE DAILY FED

News Briefs

The following news summaries are from OPM AM, the daily newsletter of the Office of Personnel Management. OPM AM is available on OPM Mainstreet, the agency's electronic bulletin board, at 202-606-4800.

THE FEDERAL DIARY--"Endorsements, once the call of the union president or executive board, now are firmed up at union conventions." Many of this year's union endorsements went to Clinton/Gore...and...Election day is not a holiday (The Washington Post).

BUYOUTS--"In an attempt to reduce layoffs at the Internal Revenue Service, the IRS and the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) have negotiated an agreement that will provide 'cash buyouts,' early retirement and voluntary reassignment offers to agency workers" (The Washington Post).

FEDERAL ISSUES--Services available to government agencies under the OPM's Training and Management Assistance Program have been expanded---Women in SES increasing...Federal employees are mostly satisfied with their benefits according to an FEHBP survey (Government Employee Relations Report, October 21).

WORKPLACE--Many workers don't know what Fair Labor Standards Law mandates--or how they can seek redress (The Washington Post, Sunday, October 27)...U. S. Companies increasingly are supplementing merit pay or replacing it with other forms of extra compensation more directly linked to an employee's performance, a business survey shows (The Washington Post, Odd Jobs, Sunday, October 27)...Diversity study's printing error lives on and on as fact (The Wall Street Journal, Work Week).

CAREERS--Tips to cut down on job burnout...Where the jobs are...Unemployed? Try using on-line services for job hunting...On-line resumes offer worldwide exposure...Working as a temp offers seasonal flexibility (Washington Times, Careers, October 25).

OF INTEREST--Should you hide your job search from your employer? (The Wall Street Journal, Managing Your Career)...Savvy employees stay below the political radar screen (The Washington Times).