As part of our continuing efforts to provide training and assistance on human capital management strategies, I invite you and designated staff to participate in a Human Capital Flexibilities for Competitive Sourcing Symposium. This symposium will be held on Wednesday, May 11, 2005, in the Campbell Auditorium at the Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street, NW, Washington, DC 20415. Registration begins at 8:00 a.m.; the program will begin promptly at 9:00 a.m. and will end at approximately 12 noon.
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Section 202(a) of the Federal Workforce Flexibility Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-411, October 30, 2004) amends 5 U.S.C. 6303 to provide OPM with the authority to prescribe regulations under which a newly appointed or reappointed employee may receive service credit for prior experience that otherwise would not be creditable for the purpose of determining his or her annual leave accrual rate. (See CPM 2004-22, November 1, 2004). The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) recently issued interim regulations implementing this new provision (copy attached).
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The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has contracted with the International Foundation for Retirement Education (InFRE) to conduct a study on what it means to be ready for retirement. This study will help all of us meet the requirements in the Thrift Savings Plan Open Elections Act of 2004 to educate Federal employees on the need for retirement savings and investment, how to plan for retirement, and how to calculate the retirement investment needed to meet their retirement goals.
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The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) will host an interagency Executive Resources Forum on Wednesday, April 13, 2005, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. in OPM's Alan K. Campbell Auditorium. Your executive resources staff and candidate development program (CDP) managers are strongly encouraged to attend. Topics to be covered at the forum include: agency certification, 2006/2007 biennial review, FY 2003 Senior Executive Service performance and awards data, and FY 2004 data submission.
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The General Services Administration is sponsoring the 2005 Interagency Resource Management Conference (IRMCO) from May 1-4, 2005, at the Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay in Cambridge, Maryland. I encourage your attendance at this conference for the opportunity it affords us to better plan, conduct, and measure the results of our work in meeting the President's Management Agenda and our agency priorities. Additionally, with its move to May, IRMCO will be better timed to play an important role in emphasizing guidance and encouraging involvement in the Federal Government planning process.
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The U.S. Office of Personnel Management, in partnership with the Cincinnati and Cleveland Federal Executive Boards, is hosting training sessions on Emergency Preparedness and Hiring Flexibilities. These two sessions will share timely and valuable information and will also provide an opportunity to ask questions and discuss situations that concern your agency. Emergency Preparedness: The Human Capital Perspective This session will provide information on the human resources considerations necessary to support pre- and post-crisis emergency response.
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On December 21, 2004, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) notified agencies of the moratorium on processing agency SES Qualifications Review Board (QRB) cases when an agency's head departed or announced his or her departure. The purpose of this memorandum is to provide instructions on how to proceed with QRB cases pending at OPM after a new agency head takes office.
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We are requesting your agency's FY 2005 report on the physicians' comparability allowance (PCA) program. We request that you provide this report by May 2, 2005. Section 5948(j) of title 5, United States Code, requires the President to submit an annual report to Congress on the operation of the PCA program. Under Executive Order 12109, the President has delegated responsibility for administration of the PCA program to the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), acting in consultation with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
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I invite you to attend a forum at the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) regarding compensatory time off for travel. The forum will be held in the OPM Campbell auditorium on Thursday, February 3, 2005, from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m
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As you know, Executive Order 13318, signed November 21, 2003, modernized the Presidential Management Fellows (PMF) program. Among other things, it added a new Senior Fellows component to the program, eliminated rigid limitations on the number of new PMFs (Fellows and Senior Fellows), and charged the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Director with determining the maximum number of Fellows and Senior Fellows that may be appointed during any given fiscal year.
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The African American Federal Executive Association is holding its first Leadership Development and Training Conference at the Marriott Hotel and Conference Center in Williamsburg, Virginia on April 5-6, 2005. The target audiences for this Conference are members of the Senior Executive Service and GS-15s and 14s. The Conference will focus on leadership challenges facing Federal agencies and employees, and will provide sessions on the following key issues:
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Section 209 of the E-Government Act of 2002 (P.L. 107-347), hereafter referred to as the Act, requires the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), in coordination with the Federal Chief Information Officers (CIO) Council, to assess the adequacy of existing Governmentwide information technology training programs and to recommend improvements as appropriate. Additionally, the Act requires OPM, in collaboration with the Council, to issue policies to assist agencies in the development of performance standards for IT training programs.
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The National Association of Hispanic Federal Executives (NAHFE) will hold its Seventh Hispanic Federal Executives Summit at the Rosen Plaza Hotel, 9700 International Drivein Orlando, Florida, on April 7-8, 2005. The target audiences for this Summit are members of the Senior Executive Service, GS-15s, and GS-14s. The Summit will focus on key issues of importance to Hispanics in the Federal workforce. As Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), it has been my privilege to promote the initiatives of President Bush, who shares many of NAHFE's goals.
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Upon appointment by President Bush in 2001, I have worked closely with Administration teammates across Government to support the President's efforts to increase the hiring of veterans. We should take pride in knowing 25 percent of all Federal employees are veterans compared to 9.4 percent in the civilian labor force. As I prepare to leave OPM, I want to stress the importance of honoring the service of our Nation's veterans by ensuring they receive every opportunity to continue to serve this country in the United States civil service.
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The Office of Personnel Management (OPM ) will host an interagency Executive Resources (ER) Forum on Wednesday, January 26, 2005, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. in the Alan K Campbell Auditorium. The Forum will provide an opportunity for OPM executive resource personnel and Human Capital Officers to meet with agency executive resources and Candidate Development Program (CDP) managers to address common concerns and update the community on ongoing and future ER initiatives.
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This memorandum disseminates to agencies the End-to-End Hiring (E2E) Roadmap developed by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management in partnership with the Chief Human Capital Officers (CHCO) Council Subcommittee for Hiring and Succession Planning.
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