US Office of Personnel Management

Assistance . . . .

Guidance . . . .

• Restoring Annual Leave for Employees Deemed Essential in the National Emergency
• CDC Urgent Alert
• Continued Anthrax Assessment/Treatment for Executive Branch Employees
• Official Health Advisory: CDC Interim Recommendations for Protecting Mail Handlers from Cutaneous and Inhalation Anthrax Associated with Intentional Distribution of Bacillus anthracis through the Mail
• Frequently Asked Questions on Military Leave
• Additional Questions and Answers on Potential Exposure to Anthrax
• Hazardous Duty Pay or Environmental Differential Pay for Potential Exposure to Anthrax Questions and Answers
• Pay and Leave Guidance for Federal Employees Affected by the Attacks at the World Trade Center and the Pentagon
• Rights and Benefits of Reservists Called to Active Duty
• Emergency Situation Hiring Flexibilities and Information
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about Federal benefits payable to victims of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and their families     [71K]
• Benefits for Victims of the World Trade Center and Pentagon Tragedies
• Excused Absence and Assistance to Federal Employees Affected by the Attacks at the World Trade Center and the Pentagon     [135K]
• Relief Effort for Victims of the Terrorist Actions   [67K]
• List of Organizations Assisting in Disaster Relief Efforts   [21K]
• Resources for Employee Assistance Professionals
• Handling Traumatic Events: A Manager's Handbook   [312K]
• Call for Blood Donation   [326K]
• Emergency Dismissal and Closure Procedures

Other Information . . . .

• Federal agencies and managers are encouraged to make optimum use of personnel flexibilities such as telework and alternative work schedules
• Partial Mobilization of National Guard Reserve Authorized
• President's Memo Regarding Excused Absence and Assistance to Federal Employees Affected by the Attacks at the World Trade Center and the Pentagon     [47K]
• President's Statement in his Address to the Nation
• News Release: OPM Outlines Assistance to Federal Employees Affected by Attacks at the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.
• News Release: OPM to Help Federal Employees, Their Families and Others Affected by Terrorist Attacks in Washington and New York.
• FirstGov Information Page

• The President has asked the people of the United States and places of worship to mark Friday, September 14, as a “National Day of Prayer and Remembrance for the Victims of the Terrorist Attacks on September 11, 2001.”  The President has asked employers to permit their workers time off during the lunch hour to attend noontime services to pray for America.   [51K]   In keeping with the President’s request, Federal agencies may excuse employees for an appropriate period of time to participate in such services if they can be spared from their usual work responsibilities.  View Transcript of President Bush's Remarks

Chronology of Status . . . .

• Friday, September 14, 2001
• Thursday, September 13, 2001
• Wednesday, September 12, 2001
• Tuesday, September 11, 2001