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Conference Home Page

Guide to WCPS

Speaker Bios

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Pay and Leave Handouts

Performance Management Handouts

Classification Handouts

Strategic Compensation Handouts

Plenary Sessions Handouts

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Pay and Leave Administration Topics

Pay and Leave Update
Donald J. Winstead, Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Jo Ann Perrini, OPM Jerome D. Mikowicz, OPM Bryce Baker, OPM	PowerPoint	PDF	Accessible to Viewers with Special Needs

Find out the latest-breaking news in pay and leave, including the 2003 pay adjustments, an update on reports to Congress on the Federal Wage System, leave program developments, legislative initiatives, and much more.

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OPM's E-Gov Initiatives
Norman Enger, Office of Personnel Management	PowerPoint	PDF	Accessible to Viewers with Special Needs

OPM is at the vanguard of a revolution - a revolution that will directly affect you, your agency, and every Federal employee! We are dramatically transforming the way the Federal Government conducts business in six fundamental areas: Recruitment, HR, Payroll, Training, Clearances, and Retirement. This fast-paced session will be led by OPM's e-Government manager, who will get you up-to-speed and prepare you for the more detailed sessions that follow in the conference.

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E-Payroll Overview
Janet Dubbert, Office of Personnel Management	PowerPoint	PDF	Accessible to Viewers with Special Needs

Every civilian employee and every civilian agency of the Federal Government will be directly affected by the E-Payroll initiative. E-Payroll will standardize payroll policies and procedures and reduce the 22 current payroll providers by an order of magnitude. Attending this session is a must to get up to speed on these revolutionary changes within the Federal Government.

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E-Payroll Standardization
Joseph Campbell, Defense Finance and Accounting Service Shawna Godbolt, Department of Defense	PowerPoint	PDF	Accessible to Viewers with Special Needs

Get the latest developments on one of OPM's most exciting undertakings. This project's goal is to simplify and standardize payroll policies and processes throughout the Federal Government. Hear and see what the Standardization Action Team identified as potential opportunities for standardization, and participate in a discussion of what the issues and challenges might be. This stimulating discussion will be led by the team's two co-leaders.

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E-Payroll Consolidation
Charles A. Lewis, Social Security Administration	PowerPoint	PDF	Accessible to Viewers with Special Needs

In this session, you will get the low-down on one of the most earthshaking projects within the Federal Government. As many as 20 of the current payroll providers within the Federal Government may be eliminated within the next several years. In the very near future, you may receive your payroll services from a completely new payroll provider. This change will affect every employee in your agency and all of your back-end financial and reporting systems. You will need to attend this presentation so you can prepare your agency for this dramatic transformation!

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Enterprise HR Integration (EHRI)
Dr. Sandra A. Gibbs, Office of Personnel Management	PowerPoint	PDF	Accessible to Viewers with Special Needs

EHRI will provide decisionmakers with timely, up-to-date access to HR data on all active and separated employees and provide a data hub for exchanging standardized HR data that will set the stage for the consolidated, integrated HR/Payroll systems environment of the future. This session will include a description of what EHRI is, how it came about, where it is now, and where it is going in the future.

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The Fourth "R" and other Pay Flexibilities
Jeanne Jacobson, Office of Personnel Management (OPM)	PowerPoint	PDF	Accessible to Viewers with Special Needs
Don Krigbaum, MRF Consultants	No Handouts Available
Bruce Murray, Department of Energy	PowerPoint	PDF	Accessible to Viewers with Special Needs

This session will provide an overview of agencies' experiences with using recruitment, relocation, and retention payments (the 3Rs) and student loan repayments (the fourth R) to design effective compensation strategies to recruit and retain employees in critical occupations.

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Pay Banding
Betty Duffield, Naval Research Laboratory	PowerPoint	PDF	Accessible to Viewers with Special Needs
Deborah Thompson, Internal Revenue Service	No Handouts Available
Colette Magwood, Department of Commerce	No Handouts Available

The use of pay banding as a strategic human resource management tool continues to grow. In this session, representatives from three different agencies will share their experiences on using pay banding with conference participants through a lively and interactive panel discussion.

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Premium Pay and Overseas Allowances
Vicki Draper, Office of Personnel Management	No Handouts Available
Juanita Stokes, Department of State	PowerPoint	PDF	Accessible to Viewers with Special Needs

Recent statutory amendments raised the premium pay caps for most Federal employees. This session will provide a general overview of the new premium pay limitations, including those affecting law enforcement officers, and address frequently asked questions about compensating employees who are regularly scheduled to work 12-hour (or more) workshifts. Also, come learn about the overseas allowances payable to civilian employees in foreign areas. A representative from the Department of State will provide a general overview of the allowances and differentials available to U.S. Government American employees working in foreign areas.

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Compensation Reform at the United Nations
Manfred R. Ordelt, International Civil Service Commission	PowerPoint	PDF	Accessible to Viewers with Special Needs

The United Nations (UN) is implementing major changes in the compensation structure for its widely dispersed multi-cultural workforce. The International Civil Service Commission (ICSC) coordinates and regulates the conditions of service for the UN's 54,000 employees. This session will provide you with background on the existing compensation systems used by the UN and will explain how the ICSC is working to modernize classification, create a new Senior Management Service, implement broad banding and pay for performance programs, and create new flexibilities similar to the Federal Government's "3Rs." Come and find out how the ICSC is overcoming managerial and cultural barriers to win acceptance for these reforms.

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Blue Collar Pay
Mark Allen, Office of Personnel Management Gary Meadows, Department of Defense	PowerPoint	PDF	Accessible to Viewers with Special Needs

The Federal Wage System (FWS) is the pay system for most of the Government's 250,000 craft, trade, and laboring employees. FWS pay rates are closely linked with prevailing market levels within each local wage area. Labor and management work cooperatively at the local and national levels of the FWS pay determination process. Come and find out how this pay system works.

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