News Releases

September 2003

September 19, 2003: OPM Director Kay Coles James Issues Personnel Guidelines in Response to Hurricane Isabel. [Read This News Release]

September 18, 2003: OPM Director Kay Coles James Issues Memorandum to Heads of Federal Agencies and Departments on Designation of Emergency Personnel. [Read This News Release]

September 16, 2003: OPM Director Kay Coles James Announces 2004 Federal Employees Health Benefits Program Premiums [Read This News Release]

September 10, 2003: OPM Director James Updates Standards for Federal First Responders to Reflect Current-Day Duties; Federal Firefighters to Benefit [Read This News Release]

September 10, 2003: OPM Director Kay Coles James Issues Memorandum to Agency Chief Human Capital Officers on Emergency Preparedness [Read This News Release]

September 8, 2003: OPM Director James Highlights HUD Corrective Actions Following OPM Audit of DEU Processes [Read This News Release]

August 2003

August 29, 2003: OPM Director Kay Coles James Touts Veteran Invitational Program [Read This News Release]

August 29, 2003: OPM Director Kay Coles James Encourages Veterans to Apply for Federal Jobs [Read This News Release]

August 28, 2003: Office of Personnel Management Director Kay Coles James Announces Carlos Gomez as Special Assistant in the Office of Congressional Relations [Read This News Release] [Español]

August 27, 2003: OPM Director Kay Coles James Appoints Eduardo Ribas Assistant Director [Read This News Release] [Español]

August 26, 2003: OPM Director Kay Coles James Reaches Out to All Americans to Fill Critical Leadership Positions in the Federal Government [Read This News Release]

August 26, 2003: OPM Director Kay Coles James Sends Agency Contingent To Sail On USS Theodore Roosevelt [Read This News Release]

August 22, 2003: OPM Director Kay Coles James Sends High Level Official to Midwest's Largest Hispanic Festival [Read This News Release] [Español]

August 22, 2003: OPM/GSA Unveil Updated Telework Web Site [Read This News Release]

August 22, 2003: Over 3 Million Visitors To USAJOBS And Over 50,000 Resumes Online [Read This News Release]

August 21, 2003: OPM Director James Announces Plans for Nationwide Recruitment Fairs to Attract the Best and Brightest [Read This News Release] [Español]

August 19, 2003: OPM Director Kay Coles James Launches Veteran Recruitment Program For Federal Service [Read This News Release]

August 15, 2003: OPM Official Promotes HR Flexibilities from 2002 Homeland Security Legislation [Read This News Release]

August 15, 2003: OPM Quickly Incorporates USAJOBS Feedback, Making it Even Easier to Customize the Federal Job Search [Read This News Release]

August 15, 2003: OPM Director James Issues Federal Personnel Guidance in Response to Blackout Affecting Northeastern and Midwestern U.S. [Read This News Release]

August 15, 2003: OPM Director Kay Coles James Hires 14 Senior Executives in 49 Days [Read This News Release]

August 14, 2003: OPM's Diversity Advisor tells Hispanic Veterans, "Hispanic Hiring in the Federal Government is at an all Time High" [Read This News Release] [Español]

August 14, 2003: OPM Director Kay Coles James Issues Challenge to Agency and Department Heads to Stop the Use of Diploma Mills [Read This News Release]

August 14, 2003: OPM Director James Alerts FEHB Plans to Check Accuracy of Web Site Information [Read This News Release]

August 13, 2003: OPM Director James Arms Agencies to Battle Bogus Degrees [Read This News Release]

August 12, 2003: OPM Director James Drives Human Capital Changes Through Training Federal agencies train for scorecard success [Read This News Release]

August 12, 2003: OPM Dispute Resolution Course Targets Bureaucratic Turf Wars [Read This News Release]

August 8, 2003: Over 1 Million Visitors Hit New USAJOBS Website in First Five Days [Read This News Release]

August 7, 2003: OPM Launches Class to Train Inspector General Management Officers [Read This News Release]

August 6, 2003: OPM Encourages Hawaiian and Pacific Area Federal Executives to Share Information on Federal Jobs [Read This News Release]

August 5, 2003: Federal Official Tells National Guard ?We Want You in Civil Service! [Read This News Release]

August 5, 2003: OPM: 300,000 Federal Job Seekers Speed to New USAJOBS Website [Read This News Release]

August 4, 2003: OPM Tells Quarter of a Million American Job Seekers about New Federal Job Site [Read This News Release]

August 4, 2003: OPM Announces Launch of Module 2 of New USAJOBS Website [Read This News Release]