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ASPA's 58th National Conference

The American Society for Public Administration is hosting its 58th National Conference in Philadelphia July 26-30. The theme this year is "Global Challenges, Local Responses." Health and Human Services Secretary Donna Shalala will address the conference. Download the registration form and fax it to (202) 638-4952.

DTIC Annual Conference

The Defense Technical Information Center is presenting its Annual Users Meeting and Training Conference on Nov. 3-6, 1997 at the DoubleTree Hotel, National Airport, Arlington, Va. The conference theme is Information in the New Millenium. Contact Ms. Julia Foscue at 703-767-8236 or by e-mail at jfoscue@dtic.mil.

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.

FIRST LADY'S CALL SHEETS--"Buried in seven boxes of documents delivered by the Democratic National Committee to the Senate Government Affairs Committee are 12 DNC Finance Call Sheets for Hillary Rodham Clinton to raise money for the Democrats'1995 media drive" (The Wall Street Journal).

MANAGED-CARE RIGHTS--"More disclosure will be a focus when Clinton's commission on health-care quality meets Wednesday to begin work on a bill of rights for managed-care patients" (The Wall Street Journal).

LINE-ITEM VETO POWER--"The White House, while generally happy with the new budget and tax-cut laws, plans to use the line-item veto to prompt a court challenge while demonstrating the president's determination to cut wasteful spending, officials said yesterday" (The Washington Post).