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It is my pleasure to announce the call for applications for the 2007 President's Quality Award (PQA) Program. Established in 1988, the PQA recognizes excellence in quality and productivity within the Federal Government. Since then, the award's character has reflected each presidential administration's management values. In 2002, the PQA was redesigned to recognize those agencies that best implement the objectives of President George W. Bush's Management Agenda (PMA).
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The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is again teaming with the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports to host a HealthierFeds Physical Activity Challenge scheduled to take place January 22-March 18, 2007. Cascading from the President's HealthierUS initiative and OPM's HealthierFeds, "The Challenge" is open to all Federal employees and their families, as well as Federal retirees and contractors. We are challenging you to lead by example and to encourage your employees to participate in the HealthierFeds Physical Activity Challenge.
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The President has signed an Executive order to implement the January 2006 pay adjustments. (See Attachment 1.) The Transportation, Treasury, Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, the District of Columbia, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006 (Public Law 109-115, November 30, 2005), provides an overall average pay increase of 3.1 percent for the "statutory pay systems," including the General Schedule (GS).
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The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has completed the 2005 annual review of existing special rates authorized under 5 U.S.C. 5305. As a result of the 2005 annual review, 279 special rate schedules will be increased in tandem with the 2.1 percent across-the-board General Schedule base pay increase, effective on January 8, 2006. The 279 special rate schedules cover approximately 78,000 employees.
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Attached for your information are the Office of Personnel Management's (OPM's) Washington, DC, Area Dismissal or Closure Procedures. These procedures will apply in situations that prevent significant numbers of employees in the Washington, DC, area from reporting for work on time or which require agencies to close all or part of their activities (e.g., emergency situations, adverse weather conditions, disruption of power and/or water, or interruption of public transportation or closing of major transportation routes).
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Attached is our report on Senior Executive Service (SES) performance ratings, awards, and salaries for FY 2004. We have also included a summary of FY 2001, 2002, and 2003 ratings and awards for comparison purposes. The data for the SES members of agency Offices of the Inspector General is included in the overall agency numbers for 2004. We have also included, for the very first time, data on SES salaries that is reflective of the transition to the new SES pay-for-performance system which took effect in 2004.
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Attached for your information is the Office of Personnel Management's (OPM's) Handbook On Hurricane Katrina - What You and Your Family Need to Know About Your Benefits. This handbook provides a general summary of benefits available to employees and annuitants located in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina. We hope you find this information helpful in dealing with this emergency situation, and we encourage you to make this publication available to employees.
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To address Hurricane Katrina recovery efforts, you may have an immediate need to hire additional staff. Therefore, you are authorized to make excepted appointments under 5 CFR 213.3102(i)(3) to fill, on a temporary basis for up to 1 year, positions affected by or needed to deal with the devastation. Earlier this summer, OPM sent you information on other human resources flexibilities you should consider when responding to severe weather emergencies and natural disasters, including, 30-day critical need and direct hire authorities.
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