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August 31, 2004

  • News Release: Karen Lebing, Former U.S. Marine Corps Personnel Specialist, Named to New Post in OPM's Human Capital Leadership and Merit System Accountability Division [more...]
  • News Release: Anita Hanson, United States Navy Veteran, Joins OPM as Supervisory Human Resources Specialist [more...]
  • FEGLI Open Season Has Begun! The Open Season for the Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance Program runs from September 1 through September 30, 2004. [more...]

August 30, 2004

  • Federal Register: Federal Salary Council [more...]
  • Federal Register: Proposed Collection: Comment Request for Review of a Revised Information Collection: Procedures for Submitting Compensation and Leave Claims, OPM 1673 [more...]
  • Federal Register: Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Review of a Revised Information Collection: RI 25-37 [more...]
  • Federal Register: Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Review of a Revised Information Collection: RI 38-45 [more...]
  • Federal Register: Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Review of a Revised Information Collection: RI 78-11 [more...]
  • Federal Register: Civil Service Retirement System; Present Value Factors [more...]
  • Federal Register: Federal Employees' Retirement System; Present Value Factors [more...]
  • News Release: OPM Director James Calls For 2004 President's Quality Award Applications [more...]
  • News Release: OPM Director Kay Coles James Enhances e-Training Initiative [more...]
  • News Release: OPM Governmentwide Super Conference to Draw Over 1,650 Attendees [more...]

August 27, 2004

  • News Release: OPM Director James Releases Updated Emergency Guides for Federal Employees, Managers [more...]
  • News Release: OPM DIRECTOR JAMES ANNOUNCES AGENCIES' USE OF FEDERAL STUDENT LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM TRIPLED IN FISCAL YEAR 2003 [more...]
  • In response to user request, we updated CPM 2004-13, Certification of Performance Appraisal Systems for Senior Employees, to include Word versions of attachments 1 & 3. [more...]
  • FEGLI Program Booklet for U.S. Postal Service Employees (FE-76-20 [formerly RI 76-20]) has been updated to reflect premium changes, clarify previous Family Option C life events changes, remind employees of the time limits for electing coverage, and explain in clearer detail other aspects of the Program. [more...]
  • FEGLI Program Booklet for Federal Employees (FE-76-21 [formerly RI 76-21])has been updated to reflect premium changes, clarify previous Family Option C life events changes, remind employees of the time limits for electing coverage, and explain in clearer detail other aspects of the Program. [more...]
  • News Release: OPM Director Kay Coles James Names Former Peace Corps Volunteer Raymond A. Limon as Merit System Compliance Group Manager [more...]

August 26, 2004

  • News Release: OPM Representatives Discuss Leadership Qualities at BIG's Annual Training Conference [more...]

August 24, 2004

  • News Release: OPM Associate Director Marta Perez Meets with Local FEBs [more...]
  • We have updated versions of the Employee's guide and the Manager's guide to include additional information on the responsibility of individual agencies to prepare for an emergency event. [more...]

August 23, 2004

  • News Release: Director James Announces Merger of Inspection and Enforcement Occupations Under Single, Revised Standard [more...]
  • We've updated our Selective Placement Program Coordinator (SPPC) Directory. User may now search by agency and/or state. [more...]
  • News Release: OPM Deputy Director Dan G. Blair Briefs President's National Hire Veterans Committee On Veterans' Employment Audit [more...]
  • Federal Register: Excepted Service [more...]
  • Agency officials can view the lastest update to the Guide to Personnel Data Standards. [more...]
  • We've updated our FOIA Contacts to show the current names and contact information. [more...]

August 20, 2004

  • News Release: OPM to Host Fourth Annual Federal Countering Terrorism Symposium [more...]
  • News Release: Federal Workforce Conference Features Senior Administration Officials [more...]
  • News Release: OPM Representative Discusses the Future of the Civil Service [more...]
  • Report On The Establishment Of A Governmentwide Information Technology Training Program [more...]

August 19, 2004

  • News Release: OPM and New York Federal Executive Board Provide Emergency Preparedness Training to Local Federal Agencies in Preparation for Republican National Convention [more...]
  • News Release: OPM Upholds Commitment to Employ Veterans and Honor Veterans' Preference [more...]
  • News Release: OPM's USAJOBS Continues to Attract Huge Numbers of Job Seekers [more...]

August 18, 2004

  • News Release: "It Can Be Done: OPM Beats 45-Day Hiring Model" [more...]
  • The new series for Customs and Border Protection, 1895, is available for use. [more...]

August 16, 2004

  • Federal Register: Voluntary Early Retirement Under the Homeland Security Act of 2002; Correction [more...]
  • We now offer eXtensible Markup Language (XML) and Really Simple Syndication (RSS) services for our What's New, News Release, and Operating status content. Please check out this new feature on our site. These feeds are provided as a helpful resource for technical staff familiar with this form of technology. We do not offer technical support for this tool. [more...]

August 13, 2004

  • News Release: OPM Director Kay Coles James Issues Emergency Flexibilities for Federal Agencies in Advance of Hurricane Charley [more...]
  • Director's Memo - Hurricane Charley [more...]
  • News Release: OPM Director Kay Coles James Equips Agencies with Creative Materials for Upcoming FEGLI Open Season [more...]
  • News Release: Stephen Shih Named OPM's Chief Equal Employment Opportunity Officer [more...]
  • OPM Form 1675, Individual Assessment for Delegated Examining Training Class Participants has been updated. [more...]
  • OPM Form 1674, Training Nomination and Employee Assessment for Delegated Examining Training has been updated. [more...]
  • RI 92-19, Application for Deferred or Postponed Retirement has been updated. [more...]
  • We've updated our forms site to include a link to the Thrift Savings Plan forms page as a service to our users. [more...]

August 12, 2004

  • BAL 04-402:Opportunity for Enrollees of OmniCare Health Plan, Enrollment KA, to Change Enrollment [more...]
  • Our SES Guide has been updated with Leadership Competencies for Executive Service Qualifications [more...]

August 11, 2004

  • BAL 04-206: FEGLI 2004 Open Season Website Information [more...]

August 9, 2004

  • Federal Register: Submission for OMB Clearance and Review; Comment Request for a Revision of a Currently Approved Collection: [more...]
  • President's Management Agenda Results Progress Scores as of June 30, 2004 [more...]

August 6, 2004

  • News Release: OPM Associate Director Briefs Key Stakeholders on Pay-for-Performance Rules for the SES and Senior Professionals [more...]
  • News Release: OPM Issues Two Rules on Performance and Pay for Senior Executives and Senior Professionals [more...]
  • News Release: OPM Meets with Law Enforcement Community to Discuss Report on Modernizing Pay and Benefits [more...]
  • News Release: OPM Launches Updated Project Management Curriculum [more...]

August 5, 2004

  • Federal Register: Locality-Based Comparability Payments [more...]
  • The Office of Personnel Management proudly announces the 2004 President's Quality Award Program. Submissions for all categories are due to OPM no later than October 1, 2004. [more...]
  • News Release: 77 MILLION VISITS TO USAJOBS WEBSITE IN FIRST YEAR SINCE REVAMP [more...]
  • 2003 CFC campaign results are available [more...]
  • See the most recent list of merged Combined Federal Campaigns. [more...]

August 4, 2004

  • News Release: OPM Director James Congratulates the Department of Energy for "Getting to Green" [more...]

August 3, 2004

  • News Release: OPM Issues Report on Creating Governmentwide IT Training Program [more...]
  • News Release: OPM Continues to Educate Agencies on Hiring Flexibilities at Second Governmentwide Hiring Symposium [more...]
  • The accessible version of the Report to Congress on Federal Law Enforcement, Pay, and Benefits is now available. [more...]