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December 2005

• OPM Director Discusses How to Build a Strong Federal WorkforceDec 2, 2005
• Office of Personnel Management Announces Launch of IT Exchange Program on Agency WebsiteDec 5, 2005
• OPM Issues Report on Alternative Personnel Systems with a Look Toward the FutureDec 6, 2005
• OPM Opens Office at Walter ReedDec 7, 2005
• OPM Announces Intention to Withdraw Approval of Postmasters Benefit Plan from FEHB Program Over Performance and Financial ConcernsDec 7, 2005
• OPM Delivers Over 1200 Toys to Children of Service Members and OPM Employees in NeedDec 8, 2005
• OPM Announces Human Resources Workforce Conference for Federal Human Resources Professionals and ManagersDec 9, 2005
• OPM and OMB Directors Present Agencies with 2005 President's Quality AwardsDec 15, 2005
• Federal trainers participate in e-Learning Winter Showcase and Learning SymposiumDec 20, 2005
• OPM's e-Training Service Provider adds the Department of State's Foreign Service Institute to ConsortiumDec 28, 2005

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November 2005

• OPM Human Resources Line of Business Revolutionizes HR ServicesNov 1, 2005
• OPM Recruiters visit Jacksonville's Naval Station MayportNov 7, 2005
• OPM Director Tells Congress of Cut in Backlog of Security Clearance Investigations for DOD and Federal Agencies; Case Processing Time Also Reduced and Targeted to Meet Legal Time LimitNov 9, 2005
• OPM Announces Enhancement to Federal Flexible Spending Account Program for Health Savings Account EnrolleesNov 10, 2005
• OPM Director Expresses Confidence Before Congress in the New Pay and Personnel System Designed for the Defense DepartmentNov 18, 2005
• OPM Touts Use of Telework/Alternative Work Schedule to House SubcommitteeNov 18, 2005
• OPM Director Addresses 14th Annual NAHFE ConferenceNov 21, 2005
• OPM Promotes Public Service to University Students in Western PennsylvaniaNov 22, 2005
• U.S. Office of Personnel Management Director Announces New Associate Director of Management ServicesNov 29, 2005

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October 2005

• OPM DIRECTOR SPRINGER TESTIFIES ON NEEDED GOVERNMENTWIDE PERSONNEL REFORMOct 5, 2005
• OPM Report Shows Agency Progress on Evaluating SES Performance and Rewarding Federal ExecutivesOct 18, 2005
• U.S. Office of Personnel Management Director Announces Senior Staff ChangesOct 19, 2005
• President George W. Bush makes Selections for the 2005 Presidential Rank AwardsOct 19, 2005
• OPM Sponsors Federal Employment Job Fair at George Mason UniversityOct 19, 2005
• OPM Joins Forces with Walter Reed Army MedicalCenterOct 19, 2005
• OPM Continues Aggressive Outreach to Military Personnel Through Its Veteran Invitational Program (VIP)Oct 21, 2005
• STATEMENT BY OPM DIRECTOR LINDA M. SPRINGER REGARDING THE NATIONAL SECURITY PERSONNEL SYSTEMOct 26, 2005
• Federal Workforce Faces Onslaught of RetirementsOct 28, 2005

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September 2005

• OPM Establishes Toll-Free Hotline Number to Assist Federal Employees and Annuitants Impacted by Hurricane KatrinaSep 6, 2005
• Director Announces Senior OPM PositionsSep 13, 2005
• OPM Announces Smallest Average FEHB Premium Increase in Nine YearsSep 15, 2005
• OPM Announces Plans for Start of Dental and Vision Benefits forSep 19, 2005
• 154 Million Unique Visitors Log On to OPM's www.USAJOBS.govSep 23, 2005
• Se reúnen altos funcionarios de la OPM y LULACSep 30, 2005
• OPM Senior Staff Meets with LULAC OfficialsSep 30, 2005

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August 2005

• OPM Director Springer Announces Choice for Associate Director of Human Resources Products and Services DivisionAug 4, 2005
• OPM Implements Governmentwide Direct-Hire Authority for Certain Federal Acquisition PositionsAug 4, 2005
• OPM Encourages Agencies to use Federal Student Loan Repayment Program as hiring incentive and Retention ToolAug 8, 2005
• OPM Official Testifies Before Congress on Compensation for Federal Employees who Perform Emergency FunctionsAug 12, 2005
• OPM continues Successful Federal Employment Training and Outreach Program at New River Marine Installation near Jacksonville, N.C.Aug 12, 2005
• OPM Selects the Bureau of Public Debt's Administrative Resource Center to Support Its Financial Management Information SystemsAug 16, 2005
• OPM Saves Taxpayers $10 Million in Latest Public-Private CompetitionAug 18, 2005
• OPM Advances America's Workforce by Adding New Programs to the e-Training InitiativeAug 22, 2005
• OPM Announces Agencies Selected to Be Shared Service Center Providers as Part of the HR Line of BusinessAug 23, 2005

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July 2005

• La OPM Recomienda a las Agencias de Recursos Humanos Flexibilidades Disponibles Debido a Emergencias de Mal TiempoJul 8, 2005
• OPM Advises Agencies of Human Resources Flexibilities Available Due to Severe Weather EmergenciesJul 8, 2005
• Reunión de la OPM y Organizaciones de Servicio a los Hispanos para Fomentar Mayor Alcance a ComunidadesJul 14, 2005
• OPM Meets with National Hispanic Serving Organizations to Foster Better Outreach to CommunitiesJul 14, 2005
• OPM's GoLearn Program Awards eLearning Services for IDIQ Contracting VehicleJul 15, 2005
• OPM Makes Online Benefits Calculator and Information Resource Available to Its EmployeesJul 15, 2005
• OPM Meets with National Hispanic Serving Organizations to Foster Better Outreach to Communities (1)Jul 15, 2005
• OPM Presents Job Readiness Workshop at Delegate Norton's Job FairJul 19, 2005
• Federal Employees Reaffirm Oath of Office at Historical Constitution Initiative EventJul 19, 2005
• OPM to Stand with DOD During Implementation of New Pay System and Personnel RulesJul 27, 2005
• OPM Announces Revamp of e-Learning Website, Now Known as USALearning.GovJul 28, 2005
• OPM Awards Contract to Monster Government Solutions to Maintain and Upgrade the Federal Government's USAJOBS Website and Employment Information SystemJul 29, 2005

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June 2005

• OPM Convenes Expert Review Board to Consider Nominees for the Prestigious Meritorious Presidential Rank AwardJun 1, 2005
• OPM Acting Director Dan Blair Announces Record-Setting Combined Federal Campaign Charity DriveJun 3, 2005
• Fuerza Operativa Inter-Agencias sobre Empleo Hispano en el Gobierno Federal se Reúne en la OPMJun 7, 2005
• Interagency Task Force on Hispanic Employment in Federal Government Meets at OPMJun 7, 2005
• OPM Convenes Expert Review Board in St. Paul to Consider Nominees for the Prestigious Meritorious Presidential Rank AwardJun 7, 2005
• OPM Participates in Federal Asian Pacific American Council's Twentieth Annual Congressional Seminar and National Leadership Training ConferenceJun 14, 2005
• Unique Visitor Logons Exceed 130 Million at OPM's USAJOBS WebsiteJun 17, 2005
• OPM Improves the Federal Flexible Spending Account ProgramJun 22, 2005
• Linda M. Springer Fue Investida de Su Cargo Bajo Juramento Como Nueva Directora de la OPMJun 29, 2005
• Linda M. Springer Sworn In as New OPM DirectorJun 29, 2005
• OPM Representative Delivers Testimony on the Federal Government's Background Investigations Process to Senate SubcommitteeJun 29, 2005
• La OPM Participa en la Exposición y Convención Nacional LULAC 2005Jun 30, 2005
• OPM Convenes Final Expert Review Board to Consider Nominees for the Prestigious Presidential Meritorious Rank AwardJun 30, 2005
• OPM Participates in the 2005 LULAC National Convention and ExpositionJun 30, 2005

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May 2005

• OPM Recruitment Teams Continue to Showcase Federal Careers at Nationwide Job FairsMay 2, 2005
• OPM Executive Testifies on the Importance of Agency Telework Policies for Employees During EmergenciesMay 2, 2005
• OPM Acting Director Addresses Fourth Annual Asian Pacific American Federal Career Advancement Summit ParticipantsMay 4, 2005
• OPM Acting Director Dan G. Blair Meets with Former Department of Defense Investigators at Center for Federal Investigative Services OrientationMay 4, 2005
• OPM Acting Director Dan G. Blair Releases Results of 2004 Employee Benefits SurveyMay 5, 2005
• Review Board Convenes in Memphis, TN to Consider Nominees for the Prestigious Presidential Rank Award of Meritorious ExecutivesMay 11, 2005
• OPM Issues Memo to Agency Heads on Recruitment, Relocation, and Retention IncentivesMay 12, 2005
• OPM Acting Director Delivers Keynote Address at Awards CeremonyMay 12, 2005
• OPM Acting Director Dan G. Blair Brings Chief Human Capital Officers Council to Capitol Hill; Gives Report to Congress on Council Accomplishments in 2004May 13, 2005
• OPM Recruitment Teams Showcase Federal Careers at Congressman Albert Wynn's 13th Annual Job FairMay 13, 2005
• Director Interino Blair de OPM Publica Datos de Encuesta Sobre Capital Humano Federal 2004May 19, 2005
• OPM and OMB Present Symposium on Improving Agency Performance by Strategically Managing Human CapitalMay 19, 2005
• OPM Acting Director Blair Releases 2004 Federal Human Capital Survey DataMay 19, 2005
• OPM's Federal Executive Institute Reaches MilestoneMay 23, 2005
• OPM Associate Director Stephen C. Benowitz Addresses World Congress Leadership Summit on MedicareMay 27, 2005

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April 2005

• OPM Acting Director Dan G. Blair Opens FEHB Carrier Conference with Directive for Enhancing Existing Health Benefits and Programs for the Federal CommunityApr 6, 2005
• OPM Acting Director Dan G. Blair Announces President George W. Bush's Selections for the 2004 Presidential Rank AwardsApr 6, 2005
• OPM Recruiters Visit Bolling Air Force BaseApr 14, 2005
• OPM Acting Director Blair Testifies on National Security Personnel SystemApr 14, 2005
• Review Board Convenes in Washington, D.C. to Consider Nominees for the Prestigious Presidential Rank Award of Distinguished Executive and Senior ProfessionalApr 15, 2005
• OPM Acting Director Dan G. Blair Testifies Before Senate Committee on Postal ReformApr 15, 2005
• The Office of Personnel Management participates in National Association of Hispanic Federal Executives SummitApr 15, 2005
• OPM Hosts Multi-Agency Executive Strategy Committee and Human Resources Information Requirements Board Kick-Off MeetingApr 18, 2005
• OPM Urges Federal Family to Actively Participate in National Donate Life Month 2005, Encourages Organ DonationApr 18, 2005
• OPM's Federal Executive Institute Expands Course Offerings into Washington, DC Metro AreaApr 18, 2005
• Office of Personnel Management Issues Call Letter to Federal Employee Health Benefits Program CarriersApr 19, 2005
• OPM Acting Director Speaks at African American Federal Executive Association Annual Leadership Development and Training ConferenceApr 19, 2005
• OPM Hosts Chief Human Capital Officers Council AcademyApr 22, 2005
• OPM Encourages Federal Agencies to Participate in OPM Retirement Readiness StudyApr 22, 2005
• OPM Acknowledges Value of Hiring Flexibilities Granted by Congress; Says Outdated Federal HR System Hinders Efforts at Better ManagementApr 27, 2005
• OPM Acting Director Discusses the Need to "Manage for Results" at the 2005 Government Performance SummitApr 27, 2005
• OPM SENIOR OFFICIALS MEET WITH VETERANS SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS ON KEY INITIATIVESApr 28, 2005
• OPM's e-Payroll Initiative Now Covers Eighty-Percent of Federal EmployeesApr 28, 2005
• Army Soldiers at Fort Lee in Petersburg, Virginia Receive Visit from OPM RecruitersApr 29, 2005
• OPM Sends Employment Experts to Fort BlissApr 29, 2005

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March 2005

• OPM Senior Policy Advisor George Nesterczuk Speaks at 45th American Legion Washington ConferenceMar 2, 2005
• OPM Promises Transition Services to Employees Whose Jobs Are Moved to the Private Sector Following the Agency's Latest Public-Private A-76 CompetitionMar 2, 2005
• OPM Associate Director Testifies Before House Subcommittee on Department of Homeland Security Human Resources RegulationsMar 2, 2005
• Steven R. Cohen, Senior Advisor to the Office of Personnel Management, Receives President's Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian ServiceMar 4, 2005
• OPM Conducts Hiring Flexibility and Emergency Preparedness Symposiums in Cincinnati and ClevelandMar 4, 2005
• U.S. Office of Personal Management Recognizes Those Who Created the Human Resources Line of Business Reference ModelMar 8, 2005
• Fort McPherson, Georgia, Receives Visit from OPM RecruitersMar 10, 2005
• OPM Acting Director Blair Provides Briefing on Important, New Recruitment and Retention Flexibilities to Help Agencies Staff Critical PositionsMar 11, 2005
• OPM Acting Director Blair Thanks 1000 Senior Financial Managers, Auditors and Analysts for Achieving Bottom-Line ResultsMar 11, 2005
• OPM Creates Operating Status Update CapabilityMar 14, 2005
• OPM Official Testifies before Senate on National Security Personnel SystemMar 17, 2005
• OPM Issues Proposed Changes to Student Career Experience ProgramMar 17, 2005
• OPM Acting Director Dan G. Blair Issues 2005 Emergency Preparedness SurveyMar 18, 2005
• Office of Personnel Management e-Government Specialists Receive Federal 100 AwardMar 23, 2005
• OPM Sponsors Federal Executive Board Meeting in Dallas, TXMar 25, 2005
• OPM Acting Director Dan Blair Names Robert Danbeck Associate Director of Management Services Division, Chief Human Capital OfficerMar 25, 2005
• OPM Acting Director Dan G. Blair Welcomes Presidential Management Fellows' Finalists at Washington D.C. Job FairMar 28, 2005
• OPM Revises Application for 10-Point Veterans' PreferenceMar 29, 2005

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February 2005

• DAN BLAIR BECOMES ACTING DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENTFeb 2, 2005
• OPM Associate Director Discusses Steps Being Taken to Combat the Use of Diploma MillsFeb 3, 2005
• OPM Signs Memorandum of Agreement with American UniversityFeb 9, 2005
• OPM Recruiters/Hiring Experts Advise Service Members at Camp Pendleton and San Diego Naval Base on Federal Hiring and Veterans' PreferenceFeb 9, 2005
• OPM Official Testifies to Senate Committee on DHS Personnel SystemFeb 10, 2005
• OPM's E-Training Initiative Receives Top Award for Best Practices in Federal e-government Implementations from Industry Advisory CouncilFeb 11, 2005
• OPM Acting Director Dan G. Blair Stresses Veterans Employment and Hiring Flexibilities to Federal Chief Human Capital OfficersFeb 11, 2005
• OPM Announces Selections of Investigations Management TeamFeb 15, 2005
• OPM Recruiters Visit Fort Polk, LouisianaFeb 17, 2005
• OPM Hosts Internal Revenue Service's Learning Management SystemFeb 18, 2005
• OPM Recruiters Continue VIP Push At Fort Sill, OklahomaFeb 23, 2005
• OPM Initiates Human Resources Line of Business Reference ModelFeb 28, 2005

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January 2005

• OPM Director Kay Coles James Uses 30-Day Hiring Model to Hire 3 Veterans and a Secret Service Executive for Mission-Critical OPM VacanciesJan 4, 2005
• Federal Employees and Agencies Immediately Respond to Special Solicitation Authority for Tsunami VictimsJan 5, 2005
• Director Kay Coles James Announces OPM to Host Training Series for Personnel Security and HR ProfessionalsJan 5, 2005
• U.S. Office of Personnel Management and Oklahoma City Federal Executive Board Brief Agency Leaders on Emergency Preparedness and Hiring FlexibiltiesJan 5, 2005
• OPM Director James Announces Distribution of Federal Emergency Guides Nears 700,000Jan 6, 2005
• Four Additional Agencies Earn Provisional Certification of SES Appraisal SystemsJan 6, 2005
• OPM Proposes Regulations Streamlining Hiring Procedures for People with DisabilitiesJan 10, 2005
• Office of Personnel Management Director Kay Coles James Submits Letter of ResignationJan 10, 2005
• Enrollment in Federal Flexible Spending Account Program Increases by 25 percentJan 10, 2005
• OPM Announces Addition of 5,500 Enrollees in Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program in 2004Jan 11, 2005
• OPM Director Kay Coles James Issues Guidance to Federal Agencies on Planning for Presidential Inaugural "Celebration of Freedom" EventJan 12, 2005
• OPM Director Kay Coles James Announces Executive Resources Forum for Agencies' Human Capital ProfessionalsJan 12, 2005
• OPM Director Kay Coles James Launches Combined Federal Campaign Pilot ProgramJan 12, 2005
• OPM Director Kay Coles James Hosts Agency Fundraising Event for Tsunami ReliefJan 13, 2005
• OPM Director Kay Coles James Marks the 121st Anniversary of the Pendleton Act; January 16, 2005Jan 14, 2005
• OPM Director Kay Coles James Seeks Aid from FEHB Carriers for Federal Workers Involved in Tsunami Relief EffortJan 14, 2005
• OPM Director and CHCO Council Chair Kay Coles James Thanks Council Members for Making HR Reforms a RealityJan 14, 2005
• OPM and San Antonio, Texas, Federal Executive Board Host Hiring Flexibilities SeminarJan 14, 2005
• OPM Co-Hosts Telework Forum for Federal AgenciesJan 14, 2005
• OPM Director Kay Coles James Announces 2005 Federal Agency Emergency Preparedness SurveyJan 18, 2005
• OPM Director Kay Coles James Encourages Historically Black College and University Students to Consider a Rewarding Career in Federal GovernmentJan 19, 2005
• OPM Director Kay Coles James Adds to Capacity of OPM Human Capital DivisionJan 19, 2005
• OPM Director Kay Coles James Announces Survey of Emergency Preparedness in Field OfficesJan 21, 2005
• OPM Director Kay Coles James Announces 3,500 Applications Referred to Agencies for Selection to Senior Executive Service Federal Candidate Development ProgramJan 24, 2005
• OPM Issues Regulations on Compensatory Time Off for Official TravelJan 24, 2005
• Director Kay Coles James Announces the Office of Personnel Management Beat Its Own 45-Day Hiring Model Goal During 2004Jan 25, 2005
• Director Kay Coles James Announces OPM Co-Sponsorship of Summit by National Association of Hispanic Federal ExecutivesJan 25, 2005
• Statement from United States Office of Personnel Management Director Kay Coles James on High Risk Reports on Human CapitalJan 26, 2005
• OPM Director Kay Coles James Announces Stricter Guidelines Regarding Diploma MillsJan 27, 2005
• OPM Personnel Experts Brief Unions, Congressional Staff and Stakeholders on DHS Personnel System RegulationsJan 27, 2005
• OPM Director Kay Coles James Announces Almost Three-fold Increase of Enrollees in the e-Training Initiative and the GoLearn Service Provider from 2003 to 2004Jan 27, 2005
• OPM Director Kay Coles James Further Expands Capacity in OPM Financial and Risk Management DivisionJan 27, 2005
• OPM Launches New Online Federal Hiring Flexibilities Resource CenterJan 28, 2005
• 16,546 Federal Employees Register for Health Savings Account Information on OPM Site; 241,000 Log-on In 5 MonthsJan 29, 2005
• OPM Announces Over 115 Million Visits To USAJOBS Web Site In Nearly 18 Months Since RevampJan 30, 2005
• OPM Director Kay Coles James Issues Final Regulations on Voluntary Separation Incentive PaymentsJan 30, 2005
• OPM Hosts Executive Resources Forum on Senior Executive Service Issues and InitiativesJan 30, 2005
• Director Kay Coles James Requests Hiring Estimates for Presidential Management Fellows in 2005 and 2006Jan 30, 2005
• OPM Director James Makes Special Veterans Hiring DVD Available to Chief Human Capital OfficersJan 30, 2005
• DSS Process Underway as OPM Director Kay Coles James Announces New Field Management StructureJan 30, 2005
• OPM Director James Unveils Chief Human Capital Officers Council Website to Communicate HR News and Council ActivitiesJan 30, 2005
• OPM Director Kay Coles James Thanks Veteran Service Organizations; Veteran Employment Increases 7 Percent in Two YearsJan 30, 2005
• OPM To Open Veteran Outreach Office at Walter Reed Army Medical CenterJan 31, 2005
• OPM Grants Department of Labor Provisional Recertification for its Senior Executive Service Performance Appraisal SystemJan 31, 2005
• OPM Senior Official to Address African American Federal Executive Association's First Leadership ConferenceJan 31, 2005
• OPM Director James Announces Completion of 4 Merit System AuditsJan 31, 2005
• OPM Human Resources Line of Business Estimates To Save Taxpayers $1.1 Billion Over 10 YearsJan 31, 2005
• Federal Personnel Agency Launches Annual USS Theodore Roosevelt Valentine DriveJan 31, 2005
• OPM Issues Surveys Detailing Employee Feedback from First Annual Federal Workforce ConferenceJan 31, 2005
• OPM Sends OPM Recruiters to Eglin and MacDill Air Force Bases in FloridaJan 31, 2005
• OPM Forms Background Investigations Stakeholders GroupJan 31, 2005
• OPM Announces Human Resources Line of Business Shared Service Center Selection ProcessJan 31, 2005
• OPM Issues Guidance on IT TrainingJan 31, 2005
• OPM DIRECTOR KAY COLES JAMES AWARDS TOP CIVILIAN MEDAL TO FORMER U.S. CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BERNARD ROSENJan 31, 2005
• OPM Prepares for Transfer of the Department of Defense's Background Investigations Services DivisionJan 31, 2005
• OPM Report Shows Steady Growth of Hispanic Representation in the Federal WorkforceJan 31, 2005

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