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--During today's meeting at OPM, the National Partnership Council will present a strategic plan "to spread the cheer and good tidings now enjoyed by many federal labor and management groups, and given even more federal employees the chance to work with increased efficiency" (The Washington Post).

VETERANS--John Wheeler, the Washington attorney who chaired the group that built the Vietnam veterans' wall claims that veterans are "consistently underrepresented" in the Clinton Administration (The Washington Post, Opinions).

SUPPLIES ON LINE--GSA is working to have "all 4 million to 5 million items listed in the Federal Supply Schedule" on it's Internet shopping site (The Washington Post).

CARPAL TUNNEL--The number of repetitive stress injuries reported by employers has been escalating rapidly, along with the percentage of all work-related injuries caused by RPI (The Washington Post).

OF INTEREST--Families of elders have a lot riding on budget debates (The Wall Street Journal, Work & Family)...Washington area residents spend a lot of time stuck in traffic (The Washington Post).

OTHER VIEWS--Federal job opportunities on the Internet (Officer, Washington, DC, November)...HMOs rated in survey (Sun, Bremerton, WA, November 12)...How to pick your health care (Montgomery Journal, Rockville, MD, November 6)...Agencies fail to embrace incentives to their acquisition staffs (Federal Computer Week, Falls Church, VA, November 11)...Project ABLE links job-seekers with employers (Source, St. Charles, MO, November)...How to get summer jobs (Battle Creek Enquirer, Battle Creek, MI, November 23; News-Press, Fort Myers, FL, November 11; St Cloud Times, St. Cloud, MN, November 19).

HAPPY HOLIDAYS--Don't put your career on the line during the holiday office party by doing anything silly. Generally, treat the office party as a business event (The Washington Post).