The Asian American Government Executives Network will hold their Second Annual Leadership Conference on September 13, 2006, in Washington, D.C. The training conference is targeted towards federal employees. The theme for this year is "Realizing your Vision - The Federal Executive and Beyond." This one day conference qualifies as training in compliance with 5 U.S.C. Chapter 41. The training is open to all employees and will provide two tracks of training, covering topics such as career advancement, succeeding in the workplace, and individual career coaching sessions.
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The U. S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must submit a Disabled Veterans Affirmative Action Program (DVAAP) report to Congress annually in compliance with 38 U.S.C. 4214. To accomplish this requirement, we are asking agencies to provide OPM with their specific accomplishments in the recruitment, hiring, placement, and advancement of disabled veterans. The guidance for the implementation of this statute can be found in 5 CFR 720.
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This memorandum clarifies guidance issued by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) in the Director's memorandum of December 21, 2004, "Senior Executive Service (SES) Qualifications Review Board Processing During Agency Head Transitions." In accordance with 5 CFR 317.502(d), OPM suspends the processing of Qualifications Review Board (QRB) cases for agencies whose agency head departs or announces his or her departure. This moratorium remains in effect until the newly approved head assumes the duties of his or her new position.
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The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is pleased to announce the issuance of the final regulation concerning the excepted service appointments of persons with mental retardation, severe physical disabilities, and psychiatric disabilities. In addition to the regulation, OPM is issuing a "Questions and Answers" fact sheet which provides additional guidance. Copies of both documents are attached.
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This memorandum announces the 2006 annual review of special rates authorized under 5 U.S.C. 5305 and 5 CFR part 530, subpart C. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) authorizes special rates for specific occupations, grades, and locations to alleviate existing or likely significant recruitment or retention problems. Under 5 CFR 530.307(a), OPM may, at any time, conduct general or targeted reviews of established special rates to determine whether they should be increased, decreased, or discontinued based on staffing considerations.
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The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is committed to ensuring the quality of the Senior Executive Service (SES) cadre. Senior executives must excel within a results-oriented performance culture, and the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) ensure they have the competencies needed to do so. On February 3rd, 2006, we issued the Draft ECQs for your review and comment. We greatly appreciate the time you took to provide valuable feedback, and your suggestions assisted us in updating and enhancing the ECQs.
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This memorandum provides you with a copy of a summary of the findings from an Office of Personnel Management (OPM) survey of the Federal workforce designed to examine attitudes and actions towards planning for retirement. This summary will also be published in a Benefits Administration Letter and on our web site. OPM was required by the Thrift Savings Plan Open Elections Act of 2004, to develop a retirement financial literacy and education strategy for Federal employees.
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Each year more than one million people are diagnosed with skin cancer in the United States and sadly, the incidence is on the increase, primarily in the form of melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer. While skin cancer is the most prevalent form of cancer in the United States, it is also the most avoidable. The observance of Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month in June comes at a time of year when employees begin spending more time outdoors, thereby increasing the risk factors for developing the disease.
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This memorandum announces the release of the Management Satisfaction Survey based upon criteria developed by the Chief Human Capital Officers (CHCO) Council. This survey is part of the Governmentwide effort to improve the Federal hiring process. The CHCO Council discussed the implementation procedures and data collection and reporting goals of this survey at its March 14, 2006 meeting.
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Recently, the Office of Personnel Management Director, Linda Springer, sent a memorandum to all Federal agency Chief Human Capital Officers (CHCOs) announcing the release of the CHCO Council's Management Satisfaction Survey. This survey is based upon criteria developed by the CHCO Council and is part of our broad effort to improve the Federal hiring process. The data derived from this survey will be used to support key Proud To Be objectives for your agency's strategic human capital management.
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The Society of American Indian Government Employees will hold their Third Annual Conference August 29 through 31 in Anchorage, Alaska. The training conference is targeted to Federal civilian employees who wish to advance their careers in Federal service. The theme for this year is "One People, A Diversity of Culture." The training qualifies as training in compliance with 5 U.S.C. Chapter 41. The training is open to all employees and will cover career advancement topics such as interviewing, managing and leading people, and self-marketing skills.
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National Image, Inc. will hold their 34th annual National Conference training May 17- 19, 2006 in Phoenix, Arizona. The training is targeted to Federal employees, who wish to advance their careers in Federal service. The theme for this year is "Education Commitment, and Leadership Making a Difference in our Nation." The training qualifies as training in compliance with 5 U.S.C. Chapter 41. The training is open to all employees and covers such topics as leadership competencies, resume writing and career enhancement.
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Each year in May employees all over the Nation celebrate Employee Health and Fitness Month, an event that cascades from National Physical Fitness and Sports Month. This year, in President Bush's Proclamation for National Physical Fitness and Sports Month, he urged children, teens, and all Americans to make time every day for exercise and to encourage family, friends, and neighbors to live healthier lives by participating in physical fitness activities.
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In January 2006, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) initiated a survey of Federal Human Resources (HR) experts to collect data necessary to confirm the competencies of the CHCO Council Human Resources Management (HRM) Competency Model for recruitment and selection (attached). During the Proud-To-Be III cycle, agencies are using the competencies to establish targets and develop strategies for closing competency gaps in the HR Specialist workforce.
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With this memorandum, I am implementing a 90-day deadline for submission of cases to the Qualifications Review Board (QRB). The current draft OPM Executive Resources Desk Guide encourages agencies to submit QRB cases (Criterion A and C) within 9 months after the SES vacancy announcement closes. In reality, OPM has traditionally accepted cases that are up to a year old and returned those over a year to be readvertised. The human capital management environment we are building today does not support these prolonged timeframes.
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An important partnership was formed between the Federal Government and private, non-profit organizations in 1984 when the U.S. Congress established the country's organ and tissue donor program. Since then, thousands of people have been given another chance at life. Still today, years after the program's inception, there is a critical need to increase the supply of donated organs and to carry on an effective equity of organ allocation.
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The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is committed to improving the quality and availability of applicant assessment tools. To this end, we are pleased to issue newly streamlined and enhanced versions of 16 Administrative Careers With America (ACWA) assessments, with plans to issue several more in the near future. In 1994, OPM issued over 100 ACWA assessments for use with entry-level white collar occupations. The assessments consist of competency-based questions designed to make distinctions among qualified applicants based on their relevant personal, educational, and work experiences.
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The Fifth Annual Asian Pacific American Federal Career Advancement Summit is a one day training event co-hosted by the Department of Labor and the Office of Personnel Management, at the Washington Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill on Wednesday May 3, 2006. The training qualifies as training in compliance with 5 U.S.C. Chapter 41. The training is open to all employees and will cover career advancement topics such as behavioral interviewing, online training, career management, and leadership competencies.
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The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) will hold their Federal Training Institute June 27 and 28, 2006 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The training conference is targeted to Federal employees, who wish to advance their careers in Federal service. The theme for this year is "A Journey to Leadership Development." The training qualifies as training in compliance with 5 U.S.C. Chapter 41.
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Blacks In Government (BIG) will hold their twenty-eighth Annual National Training Conference August 21 through 25, 2006 in New York, New York. The training conference is targeted to Federal employees, who wish to build their careers in Federal service. The theme for this year is "Building Unity Through Excellence, Growth, and Challenge." The training is targeted to Federal civilian employees and qualifies as training in compliance with 5 U.S.C. Chapter 41.
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The Federal Asian Pacific American Council (FAPAC) will hold their National Leadership Training Conference and Exhibits and Twenty-first Annual Congressional Seminar May 9 through 11, 2006 in Honolulu, Hawaii. The training conference is targeted to Federal employees, who wish to advance their careers in Federal service. The theme for this year is "Celebrating Decades of Pride, Partnership, and Progress." The training qualifies as training in compliance with 5 U.S.C. Chapter 41.
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Federally Employed Women (FEW) will hold their thirty-seventh Annual National Program July 18 through 20, 2006 in Atlanta, Georgia. The training conference is targeted to Federal civilian employees and military service members who wish to advance their careers in Federal service. The theme for this year is "New Connections - New Directions." The training qualifies as training in compliance with 5 U.S.C. Chapter 41.
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In response to Congressional interest as expressed in the Conference Reports (House Report 108-792 and Senate Report 109-109), the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), with assistance from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and the General Services Administration (GSA), will conduct a governmentwide survey, Federal Dependent Care Survey: A Work/Life Initiative.
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