Each year, on the first Monday of September, our nation comes together to recognize a Federal holiday dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers, also known as Labor Day. This day has established a yearly national tribute to the contributions workers have made to the success, strength, and well-being of our country.

OPM issued a memo today to establish an Emergency Leave Transfer Program (ELTP) for Federal employees adversely affected by Hurricane Harvey.

OPM announced today that it has approved a special solicitation of Federal employees at the workplace to support the victims of Hurricane Harvey, which originally made landfall on the Texas Gulf Coast last Friday and has now been downgraded to a tropical storm.

OPM reminds agencies of the wide range of Human Resources (HR) policies and flexibilities currently available to assist Federal employees affected by Hurricane Harvey and its aftermath.

Please join me in commemorating Women’s Equality Day this Saturday, August 26, 2017, which marks the 97th anniversary of national women’s suffrage. On this date in 1920, the 19th Amendment of the United Sates Constitution was passed, granting women the right to vote. In 1971, 51 years later, the U.S. Congress established Women’s Equality Day.