Feb 4, 2013 - February is African American/Black History Month
The 2013 theme is "At the Crossroads of Freedom and Equality: The Emancipation Proclamation and the March on Washington."
This year's theme marks two important anniversaries in the history of African Americans and the United States ...    Read More

Jan 23, 2013 - Risk Mitigation in the Face of Fiscal Uncertainty    The Army faces significant budgetary uncertainty in the coming months and must take immediate steps to reduce expenditures. The uncertain Fiscal Year 2013 funding caused by the combined effects of a possible yearlong Continuing Resolution and sequestration, along with the need to protect wartime operations, may result in particularly severe reductions to Operation ...    NOTE: Additional guidance and FAQs added on Feb 7th- Read memos and more.

Jan 15, 2013 - 70 years ago today, the Pentagon was completed    Construction began on 11 September 1941, and continued rapidly during the winter of 1941-42. Architects for the project had little or no lead time; sometimes construction actually outpaced planning. On 1 December 1941, when the president signed legislation transferring the military construction mission from the Quartermaster Corps to the Army Corps of Engineers, 4,000 men were laboring on the building in three shifts. One section was completed by the end of April 1942 and the first tenants moved in. The basic shell and roof were finished in one year, and the building was completed by 15 January 1943. ...   Read more!

Jan 3, 2013 - 2013 Pay Adjustments for Federal Civilian Employees     Public Law 112-175 provided that no statutory pay adjustments be made ... until the first full pay period after March 27, 2013.    Note: On Dec 27, 2012, the President signed an Executive Order implementing statutory pay adjustments the beginning of the first full pay period after March 27, 2013. The effective date will be April 7, 2013, for most DoD employees ...
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Nov 28, 2012 - Dismissal and Closure Procedures for the 2012-2013 Winter Weather Season   OPM has issued its updated Dismissal and Closure Procedures for the 2012-2013 winter weather season. The link also includes a memo from OPM Director Barry with additional information    Read more about OPM 2013 Winter Weather Season.

Related News - OPM is changing the language announcing office closings
OPM's new terminology: "Federal offices are closed. Federal employees required to work should follow their agency's policies."    Read more about OPM's new language.

Notice: Click HERE to check DC area Operating Status Information at the OPM Website.

Click the image to access iSalute    iSalute is an online Counterintelligence (CI) Reporting Portal designed to complement other Army threat awareness and reporting initiatives and foster partnerships with CI, Law Enforcement organizations and Army communitites. iSalute focuses on foreign threats to DoD and the Army from espionage activities, terrorist threats, and the insider threat.    Find Out More.