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The President has issued an Executive order excusing executive branch non-Postal Service employees from duty on Monday, December 24, 2007, except those who, in the judgment of the head of the agency, cannot be excused for reasons of national security, defense, or other essential public need. (See Attachment 1.) For pay and leave purposes, December 24, 2007, will be treated as falling within the scope of statutes and Executive orders governing holidays for Federal employees.
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As we do each year as the Winter season approaches, I encourage you to remind your employees to follow the U.S. Office of Personnel Management's (OPM's) Washington, DC, Area Dismissal or Closure Procedures in the event of Government operation disruptions.
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The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is posting draft 2008 salary tables on OPM's Website at www.opm.gov/oca/08tables/index.asp. We anticipate the President will issue an Executive order later this year to implement the 2008 pay rates. We will issue a separate memorandum confirming the final 2008 salary tables after the President signs the Executive order. Alternative Plan Under the authority of 5 U.S.C.
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It is my pleasure to announce the call for applications for the 2007 President's Quality Award (PQA) Program. Established in 1988, the PQA recognizes excellence in quality and productivity within the Federal Government. Since then, the award's character has reflected each presidential administration's management values. In 2002, the PQA was redesigned to recognize those agencies that best implement the objectives of President George W. Bush's Management Agenda (PMA).
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The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is again teaming with the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports to host a HealthierFeds Physical Activity Challenge scheduled to take place January 22-March 18, 2007. Cascading from the President's HealthierUS initiative and OPM's HealthierFeds, "The Challenge" is open to all Federal employees and their families, as well as Federal retirees and contractors. We are challenging you to lead by example and to encourage your employees to participate in the HealthierFeds Physical Activity Challenge.
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The President has signed an Executive order to implement the January 2006 pay adjustments. (See Attachment 1.) The Transportation, Treasury, Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, the District of Columbia, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006 (Public Law 109-115, November 30, 2005), provides an overall average pay increase of 3.1 percent for the "statutory pay systems," including the General Schedule (GS).
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The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has completed the 2005 annual review of existing special rates authorized under 5 U.S.C. 5305. As a result of the 2005 annual review, 279 special rate schedules will be increased in tandem with the 2.1 percent across-the-board General Schedule base pay increase, effective on January 8, 2006. The 279 special rate schedules cover approximately 78,000 employees.
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Attached for your information are the Office of Personnel Management's (OPM's) Washington, DC, Area Dismissal or Closure Procedures. These procedures will apply in situations that prevent significant numbers of employees in the Washington, DC, area from reporting for work on time or which require agencies to close all or part of their activities (e.g., emergency situations, adverse weather conditions, disruption of power and/or water, or interruption of public transportation or closing of major transportation routes).
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