5 CFR 335.105 - Notice of job announcements to OPM.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... 5 Administrative Personnel 1 2012-01-01 2012-01-01 false Notice of job announcements to OPM. 335... PROMOTION AND INTERNAL PLACEMENT General Provisions § 335.105 Notice of job announcements to OPM. Under 5 U.S.C. 3330, agencies are required to report job announcements to OPM for vacancies for which an...

5 CFR 335.105 - Notice of job announcements to OPM.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... 5 Administrative Personnel 1 2013-01-01 2013-01-01 false Notice of job announcements to OPM. 335... PROMOTION AND INTERNAL PLACEMENT General Provisions § 335.105 Notice of job announcements to OPM. Under 5 U.S.C. 3330, agencies are required to report job announcements to OPM for vacancies for which an...

5 CFR 335.105 - Notice of job announcements to OPM.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... 5 Administrative Personnel 1 2011-01-01 2011-01-01 false Notice of job announcements to OPM. 335... PROMOTION AND INTERNAL PLACEMENT General Provisions § 335.105 Notice of job announcements to OPM. Under 5 U.S.C. 3330, agencies are required to report job announcements to OPM for vacancies for which an...

5 CFR 335.105 - Notice of job announcements to OPM.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... 5 Administrative Personnel 1 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Notice of job announcements to OPM. 335... PROMOTION AND INTERNAL PLACEMENT General Provisions § 335.105 Notice of job announcements to OPM. Under 5 U.S.C. 3330, agencies are required to report job announcements to OPM for vacancies for which an...

5 CFR 591.206 - How does OPM establish COLA areas?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... 5 Administrative Personnel 1 2012-01-01 2012-01-01 false How does OPM establish COLA areas? 591... Allowances § 591.206 How does OPM establish COLA areas? (a) OPM designates, within nonforeign areas, areas where agencies pay employees a COLA by virtue of living costs that are substantially higher than those...

5 CFR 591.206 - How does OPM establish COLA areas?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... 5 Administrative Personnel 1 2011-01-01 2011-01-01 false How does OPM establish COLA areas? 591... Allowances § 591.206 How does OPM establish COLA areas? (a) OPM designates, within nonforeign areas, areas where agencies pay employees a COLA by virtue of living costs that are substantially higher than those...

5 CFR 591.206 - How does OPM establish COLA areas?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... 5 Administrative Personnel 1 2014-01-01 2014-01-01 false How does OPM establish COLA areas? 591... Allowances § 591.206 How does OPM establish COLA areas? (a) OPM designates, within nonforeign areas, areas where agencies pay employees a COLA by virtue of living costs that are substantially higher than those...

5 CFR 591.206 - How does OPM establish COLA areas?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... 5 Administrative Personnel 1 2013-01-01 2013-01-01 false How does OPM establish COLA areas? 591... Allowances § 591.206 How does OPM establish COLA areas? (a) OPM designates, within nonforeign areas, areas where agencies pay employees a COLA by virtue of living costs that are substantially higher than those...

5 CFR 591.206 - How does OPM establish COLA areas?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... 5 Administrative Personnel 1 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false How does OPM establish COLA areas? 591... Allowances § 591.206 How does OPM establish COLA areas? (a) OPM designates, within nonforeign areas, areas where agencies pay employees a COLA by virtue of living costs that are substantially higher than those...

5 CFR 294.106 - Handbook of Publications, Periodicals, and OPM Issuances.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... adjudication of cases; (ii) OPM policy statements and interpretations adopted by OPM but not published in the... delete identifying details when it makes available or publishes an opinion, statement of policy... found in OPM's Library in room 5H27 at the address listed in paragraph (b) of this section. (d) As...

System Report for the Optical Properties Monitor (OPM) Experiment

NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

Hummer, L.

2001-01-01

This systems report describes how the Optical Properties Monitor (OPM) experiment was developed. Pertinent design parameters are discussed, along with mission information and system requirements to successfully complete the mission. Environmental testing was performed on the OPM to certify it for spaceflight. This testing included vibration, thermal vacuum, electromagnetic interference and conductance, and toxicity tests. Instrument and monitor subsystem performances, including the reflectometer, vacuum ultraviolet, total integrated scatter, atomic oxygen monitor, irradiance monitor, and molecular contamination monitor during the mission are discussed. The OPM experiment was launched aboard the Space Shuttle on mission STS-81 in January 1997 and transferred to the Mir space station. An extravehicular activity (EVA) was performed in April 1997 to attach the OPM experiment to the outside of the Mir/Shuttle Docking Module for space environment exposure. The OPM conducted in situ measurements of a number of material samples. These data may be found in the OPM Science Report. OPM was retrieved during an EVA in January 1998 and was returned to Earth on board the Space Shuttle on mission STS-89.

One-pot multienzyme (OPME) systems for chemoenzymatic synthesis of carbohydrates.

PubMed

Yu, Hai; Chen, Xi

2016-03-14

Glycosyltransferase-catalyzed enzymatic and chemoenzymatic syntheses are powerful approaches for the production of oligosaccharides, polysaccharides, glycoconjugates, and their derivatives. Enzymes involved in the biosynthesis of sugar nucleotide donors can be combined with glycosyltransferases in one pot for efficient production of the target glycans from simple monosaccharides and acceptors. The identification of enzymes involved in the salvage pathway of sugar nucleotide generation has greatly facilitated the development of simplified and efficient one-pot multienzyme (OPME) systems for synthesizing major glycan epitopes in mammalian glycomes. The applications of OPME methods are steadily gaining popularity mainly due to the increasing availability of wild-type and engineered enzymes. Substrate promiscuity of these enzymes and their mutants allows OPME synthesis of carbohydrates with naturally occurring post-glycosylational modifications (PGMs) and their non-natural derivatives using modified monosaccharides as precursors. The OPME systems can be applied in sequence for synthesizing complex carbohydrates. The sequence of the sequential OPME processes, the glycosyltransferase used, and the substrate specificities of the glycosyltransferases define the structures of the products. The OPME and sequential OPME strategies can be extended to diverse glycans in other glycomes when suitable enzymes with substrate promiscuity become available. This Perspective summarizes the work of the authors and collaborators on the development of glycosyltransferase-based OPME systems for carbohydrate synthesis. Future directions are also discussed.

One-pot multienzyme (OPME) systems for chemoenzymatic synthesis of carbohydrates

PubMed Central

Yu, Hai; Chen, Xi

2016-01-01

Glycosyltransferase-catalyzed enzymatic and chemoenzymatic syntheses are powerful approaches for the production of oligosaccharides, polysaccharides, glycoconjugates, and their derivatives. Enzymes involved in the biosynthesis of sugar nucleotide donors can be combined with the glycosyltransferases in one pot for efficient production of target glycans from simple monosaccharides and accpetors. The identification of enzymes involved in the salvage pathway of sugar nucleotide generation has greatly facilitate the development of simplified and efficient one-pot multienzyme (OPME) systems for synthesizing major glycan epitopes in mammalian glycomes. The applications of OPME methods are steadily gaining popularity mainly due to the increasing availability of wild-type and engineered enzymes. Substrate promiscuity of these enzymes and their mutants allows OPME synthesis of carbohydrates with naturally occurring post-glycosylational modificiation (PGMs) and their non-natural derivatives using modified monosaccharides as precursors. The OPME systems can be applied in sequential for synthesizing complex carbohydrates. The sequence of the sequential OPME processes, the glycosyltransferase used, and the substrate specificities of glycosyltransferasese define the structures of the products. The OPME and sequential OPME strategies can be extended to diverse glycans in other glycomes when suitable enzymes with substrate promiscuity become available. The Perspective summariezes the work of the authors and collaborators on the development of glycosyltransferase-based OPME systems for carbohydrate synthesis. Future directions are also discussed. PMID:26881499

PANEL LIBRARY AND EDITOR

NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

Raible, E.

1994-01-01

The Panel Library and Editor is a graphical user interface (GUI) builder for the Silicon Graphics IRIS workstation family. The toolkit creates "widgets" which can be manipulated by the user. Its appearance is similar to that of the X-Windows System. The Panel Library is written in C and is used by programmers writing user-friendly mouse-driven applications for the IRIS. GUIs built using the Panel Library consist of "actuators" and "panels." Actuators are buttons, dials, sliders, or other mouse-driven symbols. Panels are groups of actuators that occupy separate windows on the IRIS workstation. The application user can alter variables in the graphics program, or fire off functions with a click on a button. The evolution of data values can be tracked with meters and strip charts, and dialog boxes with text processing can be built. Panels can be stored as icons when not in use. The Panel Editor is a program used to interactively create and test panel library interfaces in a simple and efficient way. The Panel Editor itself uses a panel library interface, so all actions are mouse driven. Extensive context-sensitive on-line help is provided. Programmers can graphically create and test the user interface without writing a single line of code. Once an interface is judged satisfactory, the Panel Editor will dump it out as a file of C code that can be used in an application. The Panel Library (v9.8) and Editor (v1.1) are written in C-Language (63%) and Scheme, a dialect of LISP, (37%) for Silicon Graphics 4D series workstations running IRIX 3.2 or higher. Approximately 10Mb of disk space is required once compiled. 1.5Mb of main memory is required to execute the panel editor. This program is available on a .25 inch streaming magnetic tape cartridge in UNIX tar format for an IRIS, and includes a copy of XScheme, the public-domain Scheme interpreter used by the Panel Editor. The Panel Library Programmer's Manual is included on the distribution media. The Panel Library and Editor were released to COSMIC in 1991. Silicon Graphics, IRIS, and IRIX are trademarks of Silicon Graphics, Inc. X-Window System is a trademark of Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

5 CFR 591.223 - When does OPM conduct COLA surveys?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... 5 Administrative Personnel 1 2014-01-01 2014-01-01 false When does OPM conduct COLA surveys? 591... Allowances § 591.223 When does OPM conduct COLA surveys? (a) OPM conducts a survey in each COLA area once every 3 years on a rotational basis and surveys the Washington, DC, area concurrently with each COLA...

5 CFR 591.223 - When does OPM conduct COLA surveys?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... 5 Administrative Personnel 1 2013-01-01 2013-01-01 false When does OPM conduct COLA surveys? 591... Allowances § 591.223 When does OPM conduct COLA surveys? (a) OPM conducts a survey in each COLA area once every 3 years on a rotational basis and surveys the Washington, DC, area concurrently with each COLA...

5 CFR 591.226 - How does OPM apply the CPIs?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... survey. (1) Step 1. OPM computes the annual or biennial CPI change for the COLA area. (2) Step 2. OPM computes the annual or biennial CPI change for the DC area. (3) Step 3. OPM multiplies the COLA area price index from the last survey by the COLA area CPI change computed in step 1 divided by the DC area CPI...

5 CFR 591.226 - How does OPM apply the CPIs?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... survey. (1) Step 1. OPM computes the annual or biennial CPI change for the COLA area. (2) Step 2. OPM computes the annual or biennial CPI change for the DC area. (3) Step 3. OPM multiplies the COLA area price index from the last survey by the COLA area CPI change computed in step 1 divided by the DC area CPI...

5 CFR 591.226 - How does OPM apply the CPIs?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... survey. (1) Step 1. OPM computes the annual or biennial CPI change for the COLA area. (2) Step 2. OPM computes the annual or biennial CPI change for the DC area. (3) Step 3. OPM multiplies the COLA area price index from the last survey by the COLA area CPI change computed in step 1 divided by the DC area CPI...

5 CFR 591.226 - How does OPM apply the CPIs?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... survey. (1) Step 1. OPM computes the annual or biennial CPI change for the COLA area. (2) Step 2. OPM computes the annual or biennial CPI change for the DC area. (3) Step 3. OPM multiplies the COLA area price index from the last survey by the COLA area CPI change computed in step 1 divided by the DC area CPI...

5 CFR 591.226 - How does OPM apply the CPIs?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... survey. (1) Step 1. OPM computes the annual or biennial CPI change for the COLA area. (2) Step 2. OPM computes the annual or biennial CPI change for the DC area. (3) Step 3. OPM multiplies the COLA area price index from the last survey by the COLA area CPI change computed in step 1 divided by the DC area CPI...

5 CFR 110.101 - What are OPM's Notice and Posting System responsibilities?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... 5 Administrative Personnel 1 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false What are OPM's Notice and Posting System... REGULATIONS POSTING NOTICES OF NEW OPM REGULATIONS § 110.101 What are OPM's Notice and Posting System... review. (b) A copy of the notice of rulemaking that appears in the Federal Register or a link to a Web...

Comparison of Commercial EMI Test Techniques to NASA EMI Test Techniques

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Smith, Valerie

2000-11-01

This systems report describes how the Optical Properties Monitor (OPM) experiment was developed. Pertinent design parameters are discussed, along with mission information and system requirements to successfully complete the mission. Environmental testing was performed on the OPM to certify it for spaceflight. This testing included vibration, thermal vacuum, electromagnetic interference and conductance, and toxicity tests. Instrument and monitor subsystem performances, including the reflectometer, vacuum ultraviolet, total integrated scatter, atomic oxygen monitor, irradiance monitor, and molecular contamination monitor during the mission are discussed. The OPM experiment was launched aboard the Space Shuttle on mission STS-81 in January 1997 and transferred to the Mir space station. An extravehicular activity (EVA) was performed in April 1997 to attach the OPM experiment to the outside of the Mir/Shuttle Docking Module for space environment exposure. The OPM conducted in situ measurements of a number of material samples. These data may be found in the OPM Science Report. OPM was retrieved during an EVA in January 1998 and was returned to Earth on board the Space Shuttle on mission STS-89.

5 CFR 175.102 - Requests for the declassification of documents.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

.... OPM Administrative Manual chapter 22, covering OPM policies and procedures relating to classified information or material is available for inspection by the public in the OPM Library, room 5H27, 1900 E. St...

A 20-channel magnetoencephalography system based on optically pumped magnetometers

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Borna, Amir; Carter, Tony R.; Goldberg, Josh D.; Colombo, Anthony P.; Jau, Yuan-Yu; Berry, Christopher; McKay, Jim; Stephen, Julia; Weisend, Michael; Schwindt, Peter D. D.

2017-12-01

We describe a multichannel magnetoencephalography (MEG) system that uses optically pumped magnetometers (OPMs) to sense the magnetic fields of the human brain. The system consists of an array of 20 OPM channels conforming to the human subject’s head, a person-sized magnetic shield containing the array and the human subject, a laser system to drive the OPM array, and various control and data acquisition systems. We conducted two MEG experiments: auditory evoked magnetic field and somatosensory evoked magnetic field, on three healthy male subjects, using both our OPM array and a 306-channel Elekta-Neuromag superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) MEG system. The described OPM array measures the tangential components of the magnetic field as opposed to the radial component measured by most SQUID-based MEG systems. Herein, we compare the results of the OPM- and SQUID-based MEG systems on the auditory and somatosensory data recorded in the same individuals on both systems.

Software error data collection and categorization

NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

Ostrand, T. J.; Weyuker, E. J.

1982-01-01

Software errors detected during development of an interactive special purpose editor system were studied. This product was followed during nine months of coding, unit testing, function testing, and system testing. A new error categorization scheme was developed.

5 CFR 847.104 - OPM responsibilities.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... (CONTINUED) ELECTIONS OF RETIREMENT COVERAGE BY CURRENT AND FORMER EMPLOYEES OF NONAPPROPRIATED FUND... and for counseling employees in connection with the election. (b) OPM will issue instructions to agencies concerning the transfer of funds and recordkeeping in connection with these elections. (c) OPM...

5 CFR 847.104 - OPM responsibilities.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... (CONTINUED) ELECTIONS OF RETIREMENT COVERAGE BY CURRENT AND FORMER EMPLOYEES OF NONAPPROPRIATED FUND... and for counseling employees in connection with the election. (b) OPM will issue instructions to agencies concerning the transfer of funds and recordkeeping in connection with these elections. (c) OPM...

Science Data Report for the Optical Properties Monitor (OPM) Experiment

NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

Wilkes, D. R.; Zwiener, J. M.; Carruth, Ralph (Technical Monitor)

2001-01-01

This science data report describes the Optical Properties Monitor (OPM) experiment and the data gathered during its 9-mo exposure on the Mir space station. Three independent optical instruments made up OPM: an integrating sphere spectral reflectometer, vacuum ultraviolet spectrometer, and a total integrated scatter instrument. Selected materials were exposed to the low-Earth orbit, and their performance monitored in situ by the OPM instruments. Coinvestigators from four NASA Centers, five International Space Station contractors, one university, two Department of Defense organizations, and the Russian space company, Energia, contributed samples to this experiment. These materials included a number of thermal control coatings, optical materials, polymeric films, nanocomposites, and other state-of-the-art materials. Degradation of some materials, including aluminum conversion coatings and Beta cloth, was greater than expected. The OPM experiment was launched aboard the Space Shuttle on mission STS-81 in January 1997 and transferred to the Mir space station. An extravehicular activity (EVA) was performed in April 1997 to attach the OPM experiment to the outside of the Mir/Shuttle Docking Module for space environment exposure. OPM was retrieved during an EVA in January 1998 and was returned to Earth on board the Space Shuttle on mission STS-89.

5 CFR 900.405 - Assurances required.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... OPM official if the applicant establishes, to the satisfaction of the responsible OPM official, that... other treatment of individuals as students, patients, wards, inmates, persons subject to control, or... unless the applicant establishes, to the satisfaction of the responsible OPM official, that the practices...

5 CFR 831.1212 - Administrative review of OPM decisions.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... 5 Administrative Personnel 2 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Administrative review of OPM decisions. 831.1212 Section 831.1212 Administrative Personnel OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT (CONTINUED) CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS (CONTINUED) RETIREMENT Disability Retirement § 831.1212 Administrative review of OPM...

5 CFR 831.1212 - Administrative review of OPM decisions.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... 5 Administrative Personnel 2 2011-01-01 2011-01-01 false Administrative review of OPM decisions. 831.1212 Section 831.1212 Administrative Personnel OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT (CONTINUED) CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS (CONTINUED) RETIREMENT Disability Retirement § 831.1212 Administrative review of OPM...

Cost reduction for communication satellites in the 1800 to 2600 kg (GEO) class by a standardized propulsion module (OPM)

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Koelle, D. E.; Mueller, W.; Schweig, H.

1985-10-01

The standardized propulsion module for future spacecraft in the 1800-2700 kg class is described. The definition of the propulsion system and its thrust level are addressed, and the design of the orbital propulsion module (OPM) is shown and described. The masses of various components are given. The OPM application and size optimization for the Ariane 4 launchers are examined, and the cost-saving aspects of OPM and its space applications are discussed.

A 20-channel magnetoencephalography system based on optically pumped magnetometers

DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

Borna, Amir; Carter, Tony R.; Goldberg, Josh D.

In this paper, we describe a multichannel magnetoencephalography (MEG) system that uses optically pumped magnetometers (OPMs) to sense the magnetic fields of the human brain. The system consists of an array of 20 OPM channels conforming to the human subject's head, a person-sized magnetic shield containing the array and the human subject, a laser system to drive the OPM array, and various control and data acquisition systems. We conducted two MEG experiments: auditory evoked magnetic field and somatosensory evoked magnetic field, on three healthy male subjects, using both our OPM array and a 306-channel Elekta-Neuromag superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID)more » MEG system. The described OPM array measures the tangential components of the magnetic field as opposed to the radial component measured by most SQUID-based MEG systems. Finally, herein, we compare the results of the OPM- and SQUID-based MEG systems on the auditory and somatosensory data recorded in the same individuals on both systems.« less

A 20-channel magnetoencephalography system based on optically pumped magnetometers

DOE PAGES

Borna, Amir; Carter, Tony R.; Goldberg, Josh D.; ...

2017-10-16

In this paper, we describe a multichannel magnetoencephalography (MEG) system that uses optically pumped magnetometers (OPMs) to sense the magnetic fields of the human brain. The system consists of an array of 20 OPM channels conforming to the human subject's head, a person-sized magnetic shield containing the array and the human subject, a laser system to drive the OPM array, and various control and data acquisition systems. We conducted two MEG experiments: auditory evoked magnetic field and somatosensory evoked magnetic field, on three healthy male subjects, using both our OPM array and a 306-channel Elekta-Neuromag superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID)more » MEG system. The described OPM array measures the tangential components of the magnetic field as opposed to the radial component measured by most SQUID-based MEG systems. Finally, herein, we compare the results of the OPM- and SQUID-based MEG systems on the auditory and somatosensory data recorded in the same individuals on both systems.« less

5 CFR 960.106 - OPM leadership.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... 5 Administrative Personnel 2 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false OPM leadership. 960.106 Section 960.106 Administrative Personnel OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT (CONTINUED) CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS (CONTINUED) FEDERAL EXECUTIVE BOARDS § 960.106 OPM leadership. (a) Role of the Director. The Director is responsible to the...

5 CFR 295.101 - Scope and purpose.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

....101 Administrative Personnel OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS TESTIMONY BY OPM... you submit a demand or request to an employee of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to... efficiency in its programs and operations; (2) Minimize the possibility of involving OPM in controversial...

5 CFR 732.302 - Reporting to OPM.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... 5 Administrative Personnel 2 2013-01-01 2013-01-01 false Reporting to OPM. 732.302 Section 732.302 Administrative Personnel OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT (CONTINUED) CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS (CONTINUED) NATIONAL SECURITY POSITIONS Due Process and Reporting § 732.302 Reporting to OPM. (a) In accordance with...

5 CFR 732.302 - Reporting to OPM.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... 5 Administrative Personnel 2 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Reporting to OPM. 732.302 Section 732.302 Administrative Personnel OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT (CONTINUED) CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS (CONTINUED) NATIONAL SECURITY POSITIONS Due Process and Reporting § 732.302 Reporting to OPM. (a) In accordance with...

5 CFR 732.302 - Reporting to OPM.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... 5 Administrative Personnel 2 2012-01-01 2012-01-01 false Reporting to OPM. 732.302 Section 732.302 Administrative Personnel OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT (CONTINUED) CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS (CONTINUED) NATIONAL SECURITY POSITIONS Due Process and Reporting § 732.302 Reporting to OPM. (a) In accordance with...

5 CFR 732.302 - Reporting to OPM.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... 5 Administrative Personnel 2 2014-01-01 2014-01-01 false Reporting to OPM. 732.302 Section 732.302 Administrative Personnel OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT (CONTINUED) CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS (CONTINUED) NATIONAL SECURITY POSITIONS Due Process and Reporting § 732.302 Reporting to OPM. (a) In accordance with...

5 CFR 732.302 - Reporting to OPM.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... 5 Administrative Personnel 2 2011-01-01 2011-01-01 false Reporting to OPM. 732.302 Section 732.302 Administrative Personnel OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT (CONTINUED) CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS (CONTINUED) NATIONAL SECURITY POSITIONS Due Process and Reporting § 732.302 Reporting to OPM. (a) In accordance with...

5 CFR 960.106 - OPM leadership.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... 5 Administrative Personnel 2 2013-01-01 2013-01-01 false OPM leadership. 960.106 Section 960.106 Administrative Personnel OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT (CONTINUED) CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS (CONTINUED) FEDERAL EXECUTIVE BOARDS § 960.106 OPM leadership. (a) Role of the Director. The Director is responsible to the...

5 CFR 960.106 - OPM leadership.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... 5 Administrative Personnel 2 2014-01-01 2014-01-01 false OPM leadership. 960.106 Section 960.106 Administrative Personnel OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT (CONTINUED) CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS (CONTINUED) FEDERAL EXECUTIVE BOARDS § 960.106 OPM leadership. (a) Role of the Director. The Director is responsible to the...

5 CFR 960.106 - OPM leadership.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... 5 Administrative Personnel 2 2012-01-01 2012-01-01 false OPM leadership. 960.106 Section 960.106 Administrative Personnel OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT (CONTINUED) CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS (CONTINUED) FEDERAL EXECUTIVE BOARDS § 960.106 OPM leadership. (a) Role of the Director. The Director is responsible to the...

5 CFR 960.106 - OPM leadership.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... 5 Administrative Personnel 2 2011-01-01 2011-01-01 false OPM leadership. 960.106 Section 960.106 Administrative Personnel OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT (CONTINUED) CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS (CONTINUED) FEDERAL EXECUTIVE BOARDS § 960.106 OPM leadership. (a) Role of the Director. The Director is responsible to the...

78 FR 1275 - Privacy Act of 1974; Computer Matching Program

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2013-01-08

... Social Security Administration (Computer Matching Agreement 1071). SUMMARY: In accordance with the... of its new computer matching program with the Social Security Administration (SSA). DATES: OPM will... conditions under which SSA will disclose Social Security benefit data to OPM via direct computer link. OPM...

5 CFR 890.1044 - Entities notified of OPM-issued debarments and suspensions.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... Sanctions Imposed Against Health Care Providers Notifying Outside Parties About Debarment and Suspension Actions § 890.1044 Entities notified of OPM-issued debarments and suspensions. When OPM debars or suspends... debarments and suspensions. 890.1044 Section 890.1044 Administrative Personnel OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT...

12 CFR 313.141 - Notification to OPM.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... 12 Banks and Banking 4 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Notification to OPM. 313.141 Section 313.141 Banks and Banking FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION PROCEDURE AND RULES OF PRACTICE PROCEDURES FOR CORPORATE DEBT COLLECTION Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund Offset § 313.141 Notification to OPM...

5 CFR 10.3 - OPM authority to review personnel management programs and practices.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... management programs and practices. 10.3 Section 10.3 Administrative Personnel OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT CIVIL SERVICE RULES AGENCY ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEMS; OPM AUTHORITY TO REVIEW PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS (RULE X) § 10.3 OPM authority to review personnel management programs and practices. The Office of...

5 CFR 591.217 - In which outlets does OPM collect prices?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... popular outlets in each survey area. OPM selects these outlets based on their proximity to the housing... that reflect sales volume. To the extent practical, OPM prices like items in the same types of outlets... surveys and select outlets based on the results of those surveys. ...

5 CFR 841.1006 - Additional provisions.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... request or revocation is effective when processed by OPM. OPM will process each request by the first day...) OPM will provide the State with the information necessary to properly process a request for State... will issue an accounting. If the State finds this accounting unacceptable, it may then and only then...

Ultra-sensitive magnetic microscopy with an optically pumped magnetometer

DOE PAGES

Kim, Young Jin; Savukov, Igor Mykhaylovich

2016-04-22

Optically pumped magnetometers (OPMs) based on lasers and alkali-metal vapor cells are currently the most sensitive non-cryogenic magnetic field sensors. Many applications in neuroscience and other fields require high-resolution, high-sensitivity magnetic microscopic measurements. In order to meet this demand we combined a cm-size spin-exchange relaxation-free (SERF) OPM and flux guides (FGs) to realize an ultra-sensitive FG-OPM magnetic microscope. The FGs serve to transmit the target magnetic flux to the OPM thus improving both the resolution and sensitivity to small magnetic objects. We investigated the performance of the FG-OPM device using experimental and numerical methods, and demonstrated that an optimized devicemore » can achieve a unique combination of high resolution (80 μm) and high sensitivity (8.1 pT/). Additionally, we also performed numerical calculations of the magnetic field distribution in the FGs to estimate the magnetic noise originating from the domain fluctuations in the material of the FGs. We anticipate many applications of the FG-OPM device such as the detection of micro-biological magnetic fields; the detection of magnetic nano-particles; and non-destructive testing. From our theoretical estimate, an FG-OPM could detect the magnetic field of a single neuron, which would be an important milestone in neuroscience.« less

Ultra-sensitive Magnetic Microscopy with an Optically Pumped Magnetometer

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Kim, Young Jin; Savukov, Igor

2016-04-01

Optically pumped magnetometers (OPMs) based on lasers and alkali-metal vapor cells are currently the most sensitive non-cryogenic magnetic field sensors. Many applications in neuroscience and other fields require high-resolution, high-sensitivity magnetic microscopic measurements. In order to meet this demand we combined a cm-size spin-exchange relaxation-free (SERF) OPM and flux guides (FGs) to realize an ultra-sensitive FG-OPM magnetic microscope. The FGs serve to transmit the target magnetic flux to the OPM thus improving both the resolution and sensitivity to small magnetic objects. We investigated the performance of the FG-OPM device using experimental and numerical methods, and demonstrated that an optimized device can achieve a unique combination of high resolution (80 μm) and high sensitivity (8.1 pT/). In addition, we also performed numerical calculations of the magnetic field distribution in the FGs to estimate the magnetic noise originating from the domain fluctuations in the material of the FGs. We anticipate many applications of the FG-OPM device such as the detection of micro-biological magnetic fields; the detection of magnetic nano-particles; and non-destructive testing. From our theoretical estimate, an FG-OPM could detect the magnetic field of a single neuron, which would be an important milestone in neuroscience.

Ultra-sensitive magnetic microscopy with an optically pumped magnetometer

DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

Kim, Young Jin; Savukov, Igor Mykhaylovich

Optically pumped magnetometers (OPMs) based on lasers and alkali-metal vapor cells are currently the most sensitive non-cryogenic magnetic field sensors. Many applications in neuroscience and other fields require high-resolution, high-sensitivity magnetic microscopic measurements. In order to meet this demand we combined a cm-size spin-exchange relaxation-free (SERF) OPM and flux guides (FGs) to realize an ultra-sensitive FG-OPM magnetic microscope. The FGs serve to transmit the target magnetic flux to the OPM thus improving both the resolution and sensitivity to small magnetic objects. We investigated the performance of the FG-OPM device using experimental and numerical methods, and demonstrated that an optimized devicemore » can achieve a unique combination of high resolution (80 μm) and high sensitivity (8.1 pT/). Additionally, we also performed numerical calculations of the magnetic field distribution in the FGs to estimate the magnetic noise originating from the domain fluctuations in the material of the FGs. We anticipate many applications of the FG-OPM device such as the detection of micro-biological magnetic fields; the detection of magnetic nano-particles; and non-destructive testing. From our theoretical estimate, an FG-OPM could detect the magnetic field of a single neuron, which would be an important milestone in neuroscience.« less

Opioid pain medication prescriptions obtained through emergency medical visits in the Veterans Health Administration.

PubMed

Grasso, Michael A; Dezman, Zachary D W; Grasso, Clare T; Jerrard, David A

This study sought to characterize national patterns for opioid pain medication (OPM) prescriptions received during emergency medical encounters in the Veterans Health Administration (VA). The authors conducted a retrospective study of all emergency department (ED) visits by adults in the VA between January 2009 and June 2015. We examined demographics, comorbidities, utilization measures, diagnoses, and prescriptions. The percentage of ED visits that culminated in the receipt of a prescription for an OPM. There were 6,721,134 emergency medical visits by 1,708,545 individuals during the study period. An OPM was prescribed during 913,872 visits (13.6 percent), and 407,408 individuals (27.5 percent) received at least one OPM prescription. Prescriptions for OPMs peaked in 2011 at 14.5 percent, declining to 12.3 percent in 2015. The percentage of prescriptions limited to 12 pills increased from 25.0 to 32.4 percent. The heaviest users (top 1.5 percent, n = 7,247) received an average 602.5 total doses, and had at least 10 ED visits during the study period. The most frequently prescribed OPMs were acetaminophen/hydrocodone, followed by tramadol and acetaminophen/oxycodone. Receiving a prescription was associated with younger patients, musculoskeletal diagnoses, higher pain scores, a history of chronic pain, a history of mental illness, a history of substance abuse, prior heavy prescription OPM use, and lower participation in outpatient services. The writing of OPM prescriptions after an ED visit is on the decline in the VA. Compliance with prescribing guidelines is increasing, but is not yet at goal.

78 FR 23313 - Privacy Act of 1974: New System of Records

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2013-04-18

... OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT Privacy Act of 1974: New System of Records AGENCY: U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM). ACTION: Notice of amendment to system of records. SUMMARY: OPM has amended an... carriers that are outside of the scope of existing OPM systems. DATES: This action will be effective...

76 FR 35050 - Privacy Act of 1974: New System of Records

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2011-06-15

... OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT Privacy Act of 1974: New System of Records AGENCY: U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM). ACTION: Notice of a new system of records. SUMMARY: OPM proposes to add OPM... that, among other things: limits the scope of the system to information pertaining to the Federal...

78 FR 35648 - Public Availability of FY 2012 Service Contract Inventories

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2013-06-13

... inventory on the OPM homepage at the following link: http://www.opm.gov/about-us/doing-business-with-opm/contracting-opportunities/#url=Business-Opportunities . FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Curto at (202) 606-1584 or by mail at U.S. Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street NW., Washington, DC 20415...

Managing Human Resources. Greater OPM Leadership Needed To Address Critical Challenges. Report to the Congress.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. General Government Div.

The General Accounting Office examined the Office of Personnel Management's (OPM's) leadership role in addressing critical human resource problems and preparing the government to meet future challenges. Federal managers, OPM employees, and federal personnel officials were surveyed to study federal government problems in hiring, managing, and…

5 CFR 551.708 - Finality and effect of OPM FLSA claim decision.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... 5 Administrative Personnel 1 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Finality and effect of OPM FLSA claim decision. 551.708 Section 551.708 Administrative Personnel OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT CIVIL SERVICE.... (b) A decision by OPM under the Act is binding on all administrative, certifying, payroll, disbursing...

75 FR 30868 - Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Review of a Revised Information Collection: (OMB Control...

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2010-06-02

... Information Collection: (OMB Control No. 3206-0162; OPM Form 1530) AGENCY: Office of Personnel Management... Service Retirement System'' (OMB Control No. 3206-0162; OPM Form 1530), is used to collect information... collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Approximately 500 OPM Form 1530 will be...

5 CFR 530.307 - OPM review and adjustment of special rate schedules.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

.... 5305(d), special rate schedule adjustments made by OPM have the force and effect of statute. (d)(1) For... 5 Administrative Personnel 1 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false OPM review and adjustment of special rate... REGULATIONS PAY RATES AND SYSTEMS (GENERAL) Special Rate Schedules for Recruitment and Retention General...

Science Data Report for the Optical Properties Monitor (OPM) Experiment

NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

Wilkes, Donald R.; Zwiener, James M.

1999-01-01

Long term stability of spacecraft materials when exposed to the space environment continues to be a major area of investigation. The natural and induced environment surrounding a spacecraft can decrease material performance and limit useful lifetimes. The Optical Properties Monitor (OPM) experiment provided the capability to perform the important flight testing of materials and was flown on the Russian Mir Station to study the long term effects of the natural and induced space environment on materials. The core of the OPM in-flight analysis was three independent optical instruments. These instruments included an integrating sphere spectral reflectometer, a vacuum ultraviolet spectrometer, and a Total Integrated Scatter instrument. The OPM also monitored selected components of the environment including molecular contamination. The OPM was exposed on the exterior of the Mir Docking Module for approximately 8-1/2 months. This report describes the OPM experiment, a brief background of its development, program organization, experiment description, mission overview including space environment definition, performance overview, materials data including flight and ground data, in-depth post flight analysis including ground analysis measurements and a summary discussion of the findings and results.

Space Science Payloads Optical Properties Monitor (OPM) Mission Flight Anomalies Thermal Analyses

NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

Schmitz, Craig P.

2001-01-01

The OPM was the first space payload that measured in-situ the optical properties of materials and had data telemetered to ground. The OPM was EVA mounted to the Mir Docking Module for an eight-month stay where flight samples were exposed to the Mir induced and natural environments. The OPM was comprised of three optical instruments; a total hemispherical spectral reflectometer, a vacuum ultraviolet spectrometer, and a total integrated scatterometer. There were also three environmental monitors; an atomic oxygen monitor, solar and infrared radiometers, and two temperature-controlled quartz crystal microbalances (to monitor contamination). Measurements were performed weekly and data telemetered to ground through the Mir data system. This paper will describe the OPM thermal control design and how the thermal math models were used to analyze anomalies which occurred during the space flight mission.

A Micro-Ark for Cells: Highly Open Porous Polyhydroxyalkanoate Microspheres as Injectable Scaffolds for Tissue Regeneration.

PubMed

Wei, Dai-Xu; Dao, Jin-Wei; Chen, Guo-Qiang

2018-06-19

To avoid large open surgery using scaffold transplants, small-sized cell carriers are employed to repair complexly shaped tissue defects. However, most cell carriers show poor cell adherences and viability. Therefore, polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA), a natural biopolymer, is used to prepare highly open porous microspheres (OPMs) of 300-360 µm in diameter, combining the advantages of microspheres and scaffolds to serve as injectable carriers harboring proliferating stem cells. In addition to the convenient injection to a defected tissue, and in contrast to poor performances of OPMs made of polylactides (PLA OPMs) and traditional less porous hollow microspheres (PHA HMs), PHA OPMs present suitable surface pores of 10-60 µm and interconnected passages with an average size of 8.8 µm, leading to a high in vitro cell adhesion of 93.4%, continuous proliferation for 10 d and improved differentiation of human bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs). PHA OPMs also support stronger osteoblast-regeneration compared with traditional PHA HMs, PLA OPMs, commercial hyaluronic acid hydrogels, and carrier-free hMSCs in an ectopic bone-formation mouse model. PHA OPMs protect cells against stresses during injection, allowing more living cells to proliferate and migrate to damaged tissues. They function like a micro-Noah's Ark to safely transport cells to a defect tissue. © 2018 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.

5 CFR 839.1114 - Will OPM actuarially reduce my benefit if I elect to change my retirement coverage under these...

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... 5 Administrative Personnel 2 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Will OPM actuarially reduce my benefit if... General Provisions § 839.1114 Will OPM actuarially reduce my benefit if I elect to change my retirement... Basic Employee Death Benefit (see § 839.1121). ...

5 CFR 846.726 - Delegation of authority to act as OPM's agent for receipt of employee communications relating to...

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

....726 Delegation of authority to act as OPM's agent for receipt of employee communications relating to... 5 Administrative Personnel 2 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Delegation of authority to act as OPM's agent for receipt of employee communications relating to elections. 846.726 Section 846.726...

5 CFR 591.229 - How does OPM inform agencies and employees of COLA rate changes?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... 5 Administrative Personnel 1 2011-01-01 2011-01-01 false How does OPM inform agencies and employees of COLA rate changes? 591.229 Section 591.229 Administrative Personnel OFFICE OF PERSONNEL... COLA rate changes? OPM publishes COLA area survey summary reports, MEG and PEG indexes, and COLA rates...

5 CFR 591.220 - How does OPM calculate energy utility cost indexes?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... may vary from one COLA survey area to another, OPM compares the utility cost for the same size dwelling in the COLA survey area and the Washington, DC, area. (b) OPM applies the following six-step... and cooling plus all other household energy uses for the COLA survey area and the Washington, DC, area...

5 CFR 591.229 - How does OPM inform agencies and employees of COLA rate changes?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... 5 Administrative Personnel 1 2012-01-01 2012-01-01 false How does OPM inform agencies and employees of COLA rate changes? 591.229 Section 591.229 Administrative Personnel OFFICE OF PERSONNEL... COLA rate changes? OPM publishes COLA area survey summary reports, MEG and PEG indexes, and COLA rates...

5 CFR 591.212 - How does OPM select survey items?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... large weight) within the PEG; (2) Relatively easy to find in both COLA and DC areas; (3) Relatively... COLA area must be identical to the items that OPM surveys in the DC area or be of closely similar... compares prices for such items between the COLA area and the DC area, OPM compares prices of like products. ...

5 CFR 591.212 - How does OPM select survey items?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... large weight) within the PEG; (2) Relatively easy to find in both COLA and DC areas; (3) Relatively... COLA area must be identical to the items that OPM surveys in the DC area or be of closely similar... compares prices for such items between the COLA area and the DC area, OPM compares prices of like products. ...

5 CFR 591.229 - How does OPM inform agencies and employees of COLA rate changes?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... 5 Administrative Personnel 1 2013-01-01 2013-01-01 false How does OPM inform agencies and employees of COLA rate changes? 591.229 Section 591.229 Administrative Personnel OFFICE OF PERSONNEL... COLA rate changes? OPM publishes COLA area survey summary reports, MEG and PEG indexes, and COLA rates...

5 CFR 591.220 - How does OPM calculate energy utility cost indexes?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... may vary from one COLA survey area to another, OPM compares the utility cost for the same size dwelling in the COLA survey area and the Washington, DC, area. (b) OPM applies the following six-step... and cooling plus all other household energy uses for the COLA survey area and the Washington, DC, area...

5 CFR 591.212 - How does OPM select survey items?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... large weight) within the PEG; (2) Relatively easy to find in both COLA and DC areas; (3) Relatively... COLA area must be identical to the items that OPM surveys in the DC area or be of closely similar... compares prices for such items between the COLA area and the DC area, OPM compares prices of like products. ...

5 CFR 591.220 - How does OPM calculate energy utility cost indexes?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... may vary from one COLA survey area to another, OPM compares the utility cost for the same size dwelling in the COLA survey area and the Washington, DC, area. (b) OPM applies the following six-step... and cooling plus all other household energy uses for the COLA survey area and the Washington, DC, area...

5 CFR 591.212 - How does OPM select survey items?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... large weight) within the PEG; (2) Relatively easy to find in both COLA and DC areas; (3) Relatively... COLA area must be identical to the items that OPM surveys in the DC area or be of closely similar... compares prices for such items between the COLA area and the DC area, OPM compares prices of like products. ...

5 CFR 591.212 - How does OPM select survey items?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... large weight) within the PEG; (2) Relatively easy to find in both COLA and DC areas; (3) Relatively... COLA area must be identical to the items that OPM surveys in the DC area or be of closely similar... compares prices for such items between the COLA area and the DC area, OPM compares prices of like products. ...

5 CFR 591.229 - How does OPM inform agencies and employees of COLA rate changes?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... 5 Administrative Personnel 1 2014-01-01 2014-01-01 false How does OPM inform agencies and employees of COLA rate changes? 591.229 Section 591.229 Administrative Personnel OFFICE OF PERSONNEL... COLA rate changes? OPM publishes COLA area survey summary reports, MEG and PEG indexes, and COLA rates...

5 CFR 838.805 - OPM computation of formulas in computing the designated base.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... 5 Administrative Personnel 2 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false OPM computation of formulas in computing... computing the designated base. (a) A court order awarding a former spouse survivor annuity is not a court...) To provide sufficient instructions and information for OPM to compute the amount of a former spouse...

5 CFR 839.1003 - How will OPM compute the amount of lost earnings?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... 5 Administrative Personnel 2 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false How will OPM compute the amount of lost... § 839.1003 How will OPM compute the amount of lost earnings? (a) Lost earnings will generally be computed in accordance with the Board's lost earnings regulations (5 CFR 1606 of chapter VI). However, the...

75 FR 39588 - Proposed Collection; Request for Comments on a Revised Information Collection: (OMB Control No...

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2010-07-09

... Collection: (OMB Control No. 3206-0121; OPM FORM 1496A) AGENCY: Office of Personnel Management. ACTION... Control No. 3206-0121; OPM Form 1496A), is used by eligible former Federal employees to apply for a... technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Approximately 2,800 OPM Form 1496A...

5 CFR 591.224 - How does OPM adjust price indexes between surveys?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... price indexes between the triennial surveys in each COLA area that is not surveyed in that year. To do this, OPM uses the annual or biennial change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the COLA area... Islands, OPM will adjust as warranted the price indexes and COLA rates for Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin...

5 CFR 591.224 - How does OPM adjust price indexes between surveys?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... price indexes between the triennial surveys in each COLA area that is not surveyed in that year. To do this, OPM uses the annual or biennial change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the COLA area... Islands, OPM will adjust as warranted the price indexes and COLA rates for Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin...

5 CFR 591.224 - How does OPM adjust price indexes between surveys?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... price indexes between the triennial surveys in each COLA area that is not surveyed in that year. To do this, OPM uses the annual or biennial change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the COLA area... Islands, OPM will adjust as warranted the price indexes and COLA rates for Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin...

5 CFR 591.224 - How does OPM adjust price indexes between surveys?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... price indexes between the triennial surveys in each COLA area that is not surveyed in that year. To do this, OPM uses the annual or biennial change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the COLA area... Islands, OPM will adjust as warranted the price indexes and COLA rates for Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin...

5 CFR 591.224 - How does OPM adjust price indexes between surveys?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... price indexes between the triennial surveys in each COLA area that is not surveyed in that year. To do this, OPM uses the annual or biennial change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the COLA area... Islands, OPM will adjust as warranted the price indexes and COLA rates for Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin...

5 CFR 839.1002 - Will OPM compute the lost earnings if my qualifying retirement coverage error was previously...

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... 5 Administrative Personnel 2 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Will OPM compute the lost earnings if my... compute the lost earnings if my qualifying retirement coverage error was previously corrected and I made... coverage error was previously corrected, OPM will compute the lost earnings on your make-up contributions...

Time-lapse 3-D measurements of a glucose biosensor in multicellular spheroids by light sheet fluorescence microscopy in commercial 96-well plates

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Maioli, Vincent; Chennell, George; Sparks, Hugh; Lana, Tobia; Kumar, Sunil; Carling, David; Sardini, Alessandro; Dunsby, Chris

2016-11-01

Light sheet fluorescence microscopy has previously been demonstrated on a commercially available inverted fluorescence microscope frame using the method of oblique plane microscopy (OPM). In this paper, OPM is adapted to allow time-lapse 3-D imaging of 3-D biological cultures in commercially available glass-bottomed 96-well plates using a stage-scanning OPM approach (ssOPM). Time-lapse 3-D imaging of multicellular spheroids expressing a glucose Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) biosensor is demonstrated in 16 fields of view with image acquisition at 10 minute intervals. As a proof-of-principle, the ssOPM system is also used to acquire a dose response curve with the concentration of glucose in the culture medium being varied across 42 wells of a 96-well plate with the whole acquisition taking 9 min. The 3-D image data enable the FRET ratio to be measured as a function of distance from the surface of the spheroid. Overall, the results demonstrate the capability of the OPM system to measure spatio-temporal changes in FRET ratio in 3-D in multicellular spheroids over time in a multi-well plate format.

Time-lapse 3-D measurements of a glucose biosensor in multicellular spheroids by light sheet fluorescence microscopy in commercial 96-well plates.

PubMed

Maioli, Vincent; Chennell, George; Sparks, Hugh; Lana, Tobia; Kumar, Sunil; Carling, David; Sardini, Alessandro; Dunsby, Chris

2016-11-25

Light sheet fluorescence microscopy has previously been demonstrated on a commercially available inverted fluorescence microscope frame using the method of oblique plane microscopy (OPM). In this paper, OPM is adapted to allow time-lapse 3-D imaging of 3-D biological cultures in commercially available glass-bottomed 96-well plates using a stage-scanning OPM approach (ssOPM). Time-lapse 3-D imaging of multicellular spheroids expressing a glucose Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) biosensor is demonstrated in 16 fields of view with image acquisition at 10 minute intervals. As a proof-of-principle, the ssOPM system is also used to acquire a dose response curve with the concentration of glucose in the culture medium being varied across 42 wells of a 96-well plate with the whole acquisition taking 9 min. The 3-D image data enable the FRET ratio to be measured as a function of distance from the surface of the spheroid. Overall, the results demonstrate the capability of the OPM system to measure spatio-temporal changes in FRET ratio in 3-D in multicellular spheroids over time in a multi-well plate format.

Time-lapse 3-D measurements of a glucose biosensor in multicellular spheroids by light sheet fluorescence microscopy in commercial 96-well plates

PubMed Central

Maioli, Vincent; Chennell, George; Sparks, Hugh; Lana, Tobia; Kumar, Sunil; Carling, David; Sardini, Alessandro; Dunsby, Chris

2016-01-01

Light sheet fluorescence microscopy has previously been demonstrated on a commercially available inverted fluorescence microscope frame using the method of oblique plane microscopy (OPM). In this paper, OPM is adapted to allow time-lapse 3-D imaging of 3-D biological cultures in commercially available glass-bottomed 96-well plates using a stage-scanning OPM approach (ssOPM). Time-lapse 3-D imaging of multicellular spheroids expressing a glucose Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) biosensor is demonstrated in 16 fields of view with image acquisition at 10 minute intervals. As a proof-of-principle, the ssOPM system is also used to acquire a dose response curve with the concentration of glucose in the culture medium being varied across 42 wells of a 96-well plate with the whole acquisition taking 9 min. The 3-D image data enable the FRET ratio to be measured as a function of distance from the surface of the spheroid. Overall, the results demonstrate the capability of the OPM system to measure spatio-temporal changes in FRET ratio in 3-D in multicellular spheroids over time in a multi-well plate format. PMID:27886235

78 FR 37245 - Submission for Review: OPM Form 1203-FX, Occupational Questionnaire

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2013-06-20

...The Automated Systems Management Branch, Office of Personnel Management (OPM) offers the general public and other Federal agencies the opportunity to comment on an existing information collection request (ICR) 3206-0040, Occupational Questionnaire, OPM Form 1203-FX. As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35) as amended by the Clinger-Cohen Act (Pub. L. 104- 106), OPM is soliciting comments for this collection. The Office of Management and Budget is particularly interested in comments that: 1. Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of OPM, including whether the information will have practical utility; 2. Evaluate the accuracy of OPM's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; 3. Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and 4. Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submissions of responses.

5 CFR 591.215 - Where does OPM collect prices in the COLA and DC areas?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... 5 Administrative Personnel 1 2012-01-01 2012-01-01 false Where does OPM collect prices in the COLA... Areas Cost-Of-Living Allowances § 591.215 Where does OPM collect prices in the COLA and DC areas? (a) Survey areas. Each COLA area has one survey area, except Hawaii County, HI, and the U.S. Virgin Islands...

5 CFR 591.215 - Where does OPM collect prices in the COLA and DC areas?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... 5 Administrative Personnel 1 2014-01-01 2014-01-01 false Where does OPM collect prices in the COLA... Areas Cost-Of-Living Allowances § 591.215 Where does OPM collect prices in the COLA and DC areas? (a) Survey areas. Each COLA area has one survey area, except Hawaii County, HI, and the U.S. Virgin Islands...

5 CFR 591.215 - Where does OPM collect prices in the COLA and DC areas?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... 5 Administrative Personnel 1 2013-01-01 2013-01-01 false Where does OPM collect prices in the COLA... Areas Cost-Of-Living Allowances § 591.215 Where does OPM collect prices in the COLA and DC areas? (a) Survey areas. Each COLA area has one survey area, except Hawaii County, HI, and the U.S. Virgin Islands...

5 CFR 591.228 - How does OPM convert the price index plus adjustment factor to a COLA rate?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... than 124.50 Price index plus the adjustment factor, minus 100, expressed to the nearest whole percent... 5 Administrative Personnel 1 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false How does OPM convert the price index plus... Differential-Nonforeign Areas Cost-Of-Living Allowances § 591.228 How does OPM convert the price index plus...

Editorial research and the publication process in biomedicine and health: Report from the Esteve Foundation Discussion Group, December 2012

PubMed Central

Marušić, Ana; Malički, Mario; von Elm, Erik

2014-01-01

Despite the fact that there are more than twenty thousand biomedical journals in the world, research into the work of editors and publication process in biomedical and health care journals is rare. In December 2012, the Esteve Foundation, a non-profit scientific institution that fosters progress in pharmacotherapy by means of scientific communication and discussion organized a discussion group of 7 editors and/or experts in peer review biomedical publishing. They presented findings of past editorial research, discussed the lack of competitive funding schemes and specialized journals for dissemination of editorial research, and reported on the great diversity of misconduct and conflict of interest policies, as well as adherence to reporting guidelines. Furthermore, they reported on the reluctance of editors to investigate allegations of misconduct or increase the level of data sharing in health research. In the end, they concluded that if editors are to remain gatekeepers of scientific knowledge they should reaffirm their focus on the integrity of the scientific record and completeness of the data they publish. Additionally, more research should be undertaken to understand why many journals are not adhering to editorial standards, and what obstacles editors face when engaging in editorial research. PMID:24969914

5 CFR 835.605 - OPM action as a result of consideration of evidence submitted as a result of the notice of intent.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... Collection of Debts by Federal Tax Refund Offset § 835.605 OPM action as a result of consideration of... income tax refund, if it sustains its decision that the debt is past-due and legally enforceable. OPM... will not refer the debt to the IRS for offset against the debtor's Federal income tax refund, if it...

Optical surface pressure measurements: Accuracy and application field evaluation

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Bukov, A.; Mosharov, V.; Orlov, A.; Pesetsky, V.; Radchenko, V.; Phonov, S.; Matyash, S.; Kuzmin, M.; Sadovskii, N.

1994-07-01

Optical pressure measurement (OPM) is a new pressure measurement method rapidly developed in several aerodynamic research centers: TsAGI (Russia), Boeing, NASA, McDonnell Douglas (all USA), and DLR (Germany). Present level of OPM-method provides its practice as standard experimental method of aerodynamic investigations in definite application fields. Applications of OPM-method are determined mainly by its accuracy. The accuracy of OPM-method is determined by the errors of three following groups: (1) errors of the luminescent pressure sensor (LPS) itself, such as uncompensated temperature influence, photo degradation, temperature and pressure hysteresis, variation of the LPS parameters from point to point on the model surface, etc.; (2) errors of the measurement system, such as noise of the photodetector, nonlinearity and nonuniformity of the photodetector, time and temperature offsets, etc.; and (3) methodological errors, owing to displacement and deformation of the model in an airflow, a contamination of the model surface, scattering of the excitation and luminescent light from the model surface and test section walls, etc. OPM-method allows getting total error of measured pressure not less than 1 percent. This accuracy is enough to visualize the pressure field and allows determining total and distributed aerodynamic loads and solving some problems of local aerodynamic investigations at transonic and supersonic velocities. OPM is less effective at low subsonic velocities (M less than 0.4), and for precise measurements, for example, an airfoil optimization. Current limitations of the OPM-method are discussed on an example of the surface pressure measurements and calculations of the integral loads on the wings of canard-aircraft model. The pressure measurement system and data reduction methods used on these tests are also described.

5 CFR 831.1904 - State responsibilities.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... performance of this agreement: (a) Accept requests and revocations from annuitants who have designated that... machine-readable magnetic tape using specifications received from OPM, and forward that tape to OPM for...

5 CFR 831.1904 - State responsibilities.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... performance of this agreement: (a) Accept requests and revocations from annuitants who have designated that... machine-readable magnetic tape using specifications received from OPM, and forward that tape to OPM for...

5 CFR 890.1005 - Time limits for OPM to initiate mandatory debarments.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

...) CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS (CONTINUED) FEDERAL EMPLOYEES HEALTH BENEFITS PROGRAM Administrative Sanctions Imposed Against Health Care Providers Mandatory Debarments § 890.1005 Time limits for OPM to initiate...

5 CFR 890.1012 - Time limits for OPM to initiate permissive debarments.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... (CONTINUED) CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS (CONTINUED) FEDERAL EMPLOYEES HEALTH BENEFITS PROGRAM Administrative Sanctions Imposed Against Health Care Providers Permissive Debarments § 890.1012 Time limits for OPM to...

5 CFR 890.307 - Waiver or suspension of annuity or compensation.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... SERVICE REGULATIONS (CONTINUED) FEDERAL EMPLOYEES HEALTH BENEFITS PROGRAM Enrollment § 890.307 Waiver or... along with its regular health benefits premiums to OPM in accordance with procedures established by OPM...

5 CFR 890.307 - Waiver or suspension of annuity or compensation.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... SERVICE REGULATIONS (CONTINUED) FEDERAL EMPLOYEES HEALTH BENEFITS PROGRAM Enrollment § 890.307 Waiver or... along with its regular health benefits premiums to OPM in accordance with procedures established by OPM...

78 FR 33911 - Phased Retirement

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2013-06-05

... purpose and scope of the regulations, define terms used in subpart Q, and provide that the Director of OPM... used in part 848, and provide that the Director of OPM may issue implementing directives regarding the...

78 FR 59983 - Submission for Review: OPM Form 1203-FX, Occupational Questionnaire, 3206-0040

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2013-09-30

...The Automated Services Management Group, Office of Personnel Management (OPM) offers the general public and other Federal agencies the opportunity to comment on an existing information collection request (ICR) 3206-0040, Occupational Questionnaire, OPM Form 1203-FX. As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35) as amended by the Clinger-Cohen Act (Pub. L. 104- 106), OPM is soliciting comments for this collection. The information collection was previously published in the Federal Register on June 20, 2013 at Volume 78 FR 37245 allowing for a 60-day public comment period. We did not receive any comments. The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comments. The Office of Management and Budget is particularly interested in comments that: 1. Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of OPM, including whether the information will have practical utility; 2. Evaluate the accuracy of the OPM's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; 3. Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and 4. Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submissions of responses.

EDITORIAL: Editor's Farewell

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Hudson, R. P.

1989-01-01

The completion of Volume 26, 1989, marked the end of my tenure as Editor of Metrologia. My association with the journal, its parent body the Comité International des Poids et Mesures, its host organization the Bureau International des Poids et Mesures, the publishers Springer-Verlag and last (but by no means least) the Editorial Board, has been a pleasant one and I trust that the subscribers will have found the product to be generally satisfactory. There have been, it is true, some disappointments along the way and I shall mention two of these while expressing the hope that the new Editor will enjoy a greater success in their regard. First is the question of circulation, which has stayed dangerously low, although the shrinkage has tapered off in the most recent years. Because of the narrow public support, the costs of production are relatively high and this, through a consequently high subscription rate, tends to enshrine the unsatisfactory state of affairs. Modest schemes to broaden the journal's appeal and bring in a wider readership have foundered upon the first step, namely, that of procuring from staff members of the national standards laboratories the hoped-for articles which would discuss the state of the art in delivering the highest-quality measurement services to the public. However, some very interesting and bolder schemes are presently under discussion. I had also hoped to leaven the journal's content a little by regularly appearing articles on the latest developments within the great national laboratories. But, as with technical review articles, it has proven very difficult to find the right authors who can also spare the time, and only a few laboratories have found it possible to collaborate. In taking my leave, it remains for me to thank all the contributors, referees and readers for their support, to express the hope of an ever brighter future for Metrologia and to wish to the new Editor, Dr D A Blackburn, a happy and successful tenure.

5 CFR 451.106 - Agency responsibilities.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... communicating with employees and supervisors (e.g., through formal training) about the relevant parts of their... maintain and submit to OPM such records as OPM may require. (i) Agencies shall give due weight to an award...

5 CFR 591.223 - When does OPM conduct COLA surveys?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... conducting interim surveys or implementing some other change in response to conditions caused by a natural disaster or similar emergency, provided OPM publishes a notice or rule in the Federal Register explaining...

5 CFR 591.223 - When does OPM conduct COLA surveys?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... conducting interim surveys or implementing some other change in response to conditions caused by a natural disaster or similar emergency, provided OPM publishes a notice or rule in the Federal Register explaining...

5 CFR 591.223 - When does OPM conduct COLA surveys?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... conducting interim surveys or implementing some other change in response to conditions caused by a natural disaster or similar emergency, provided OPM publishes a notice or rule in the Federal Register explaining...

Optimal Propellant Maneuver Flight Demonstrations on ISS

NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

Bhatt, Sagar; Bedrossian, Nazareth; Longacre, Kenneth; Nguyen, Louis

2013-01-01

In this paper, first ever flight demonstrations of Optimal Propellant Maneuver (OPM), a method of propulsive rotational state transition for spacecraft controlled using thrusters, is presented for the International Space Station (ISS). On August 1, 2012, two ISS reorientations of about 180deg each were performed using OPMs. These maneuvers were in preparation for the same-day launch and rendezvous of a Progress vehicle, also a first for ISS visiting vehicles. The first maneuver used 9.7 kg of propellant, whereas the second used 10.2 kg. Identical maneuvers performed without using OPMs would have used approximately 151.1kg and 150.9kg respectively. The OPM method is to use a pre-planned attitude command trajectory to accomplish a rotational state transition. The trajectory is designed to take advantage of the complete nonlinear system dynamics. The trajectory choice directly influences the cost of the maneuver, in this case, propellant. For example, while an eigenaxis maneuver is kinematically the shortest path between two orientations, following that path requires overcoming the nonlinear system dynamics, thereby increasing the cost of the maneuver. The eigenaxis path is used for ISS maneuvers using thrusters. By considering a longer angular path, the path dependence of the system dynamics can be exploited to reduce the cost. The benefits of OPM for the ISS include not only reduced lifetime propellant use, but also reduced loads, erosion, and contamination from thrusters due to fewer firings. Another advantage of the OPM is that it does not require ISS flight software modifications since it is a set of commands tailored to the specific attitude control architecture. The OPM takes advantage of the existing ISS control system architecture for propulsive rotation called USTO control mode1. USTO was originally developed to provide ISS Orbiter stack attitude control capability for a contingency tile-repair scenario, where the Orbiter is maneuvered using its robotic manipulator relative to the ISS. Since 2005 USTO has been used for nominal ISS operations.

5 CFR 591.229 - How does OPM inform agencies and employees of COLA rate changes?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... MANAGEMENT CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS ALLOWANCES AND DIFFERENTIALS Cost-of-Living Allowance and Post... COLA rate changes? OPM publishes COLA area survey summary reports, MEG and PEG indexes, and COLA rates...

75 FR 78271 - Privacy Act of 1974: New System of Records

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2010-12-15

..., 2010 notices for this new system of records, OPM/Central-15, Health Claims Data Warehouse, OPM has... January 31, 2011. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary A. Lukowski, PhD, Manager, Data Analysis, at 202...

Independent-particle models for light negative atomic ions

NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

Ganas, P. S.; Talman, J. D.; Green, A. E. S.

1980-01-01

For the purposes of astrophysical, aeronomical, and laboratory application, a precise independent-particle model for electrons in negative atomic ions of the second and third period is discussed. The optimum-potential model (OPM) of Talman et al. (1979) is first used to generate numerical potentials for eight of these ions. Results for total energies and electron affinities are found to be very close to Hartree-Fock solutions. However, the OPM and HF electron affinities both depart significantly from experimental affinities. For this reason, two analytic potentials are developed whose inner energy levels are very close to the OPM and HF levels but whose last electron eigenvalues are adjusted precisely with the magnitudes of experimental affinities. These models are: (1) a four-parameter analytic characterization of the OPM potential and (2) a two-parameter potential model of the Green, Sellin, Zachor type. The system O(-) or e-O, which is important in upper atmospheric physics is examined in some detail.

Optical properties monitor: Experiment definition phase

NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

Wilkes, Donald R.; Bennett, Jean M.; Hummer, Leigh L.; Chipman, Russell A.; Hadaway, James B.; Pezzaniti, Larry

1990-01-01

The stability of materials used in the space environment will continue to be a limiting technology for space missions. The Optical Properties Monitor (OPM) Experiment provides a comprehensive space research program to study the effects of the space environment (both natural and induced) on optical, thermal and space power materials. The OPM Experiment was selected for definition under the NASA/OAST In-Space Technology Experiment Program. The results of the OPM Definition Phase are presented. The OPM experiment will expose selected materials to the space environment and measure the effects with in-space optical measurements. In-space measurements include total hemispherical reflectance total integrated scatter and VUV reflectance/transmittance. The in-space measurements will be augmented with extensive pre- and post-flight sample measurements to determine other optical, mechanical, electrical, chemical or surface effects of space exposure. Environmental monitors will provide the amount and time history of the sample exposure to solar irradiation, atomic oxygen and molecular contamination.

Optical properties monitor: Experiment definition phase

NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

Wilkes, Donald R.; Bennett, Jean M.; Hummer, Leigh L.; Chipman, Russell A.; Hadaway, James B.; Pezzaniti, Larry

1989-01-01

The stability of materials used in the space environment will continue to be a limiting technology for space missions. The Optical Properties Monitor (OPM) Experiment provides a comprehensive space research program to study the effects of the space environment-both natural and induced-on optical, thermal and space power materials. The OPM Experiment was selected for definition under the NASA/OAST In-Space Technology Experiment Program. The results of the OPM Definition Phase are presented. The OPM Experiment will expose selected materials to the space environment and measure the effects with in-space optical measurements. In-space measurements include total hemispherical reflectance total integrated scatter and VUV reflectance/transmittance. The in-space measurements will be augmented with extensive pre- and post-flight sample measurements to determine other optical, mechanical, electrical, chemical or surface effects of space exposure. Environmental monitors will provide the amount and time history of the sample exposure to solar irradiation, atomic oxygen and molecular contamination.

5 CFR 591.220 - How does OPM calculate energy utility cost indexes?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... water, cooking, cleaning, recreation). (2) Step 2. OPM obtains from the shelter survey, a survey of... of heating and cooling equipment and energy types (e.g., electricity, gas, and oil) in each area. (3...

5 CFR 591.220 - How does OPM calculate energy utility cost indexes?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... water, cooking, cleaning, recreation). (2) Step 2. OPM obtains from the shelter survey, a survey of... of heating and cooling equipment and energy types (e.g., electricity, gas, and oil) in each area. (3...

Assessing prior experience in the selection of air traffic control specialists.

DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

2013-04-01

Qualification standards published by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) describe the minimum experience or education that individuals must have to qualify for specific positions within the federal government (OPM, 2009). These standards ar...

5 CFR 250.201 - Coverage and purpose.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... responsible for designing a set of systems, including standards and metrics, for assessing the management of human capital by Federal agencies. In this subpart, OPM establishes a framework of those systems, including system components, OPM's role, and agency responsibilities. ...

5 CFR 250.201 - Coverage and purpose.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... responsible for designing a set of systems, including standards and metrics, for assessing the management of human capital by Federal agencies. In this subpart, OPM establishes a framework of those systems, including system components, OPM's role, and agency responsibilities. ...

5 CFR 250.201 - Coverage and purpose.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... responsible for designing a set of systems, including standards and metrics, for assessing the management of human capital by Federal agencies. In this subpart, OPM establishes a framework of those systems, including system components, OPM's role, and agency responsibilities. ...

5 CFR 430.201 - General.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... Administrative Personnel OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT... performance appraisal systems and requires the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to prescribe regulations... Management Plan approved by OPM as of September 22, 1995 shall constitute an approved performance appraisal...

5 CFR 850.101 - Purpose and scope.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

....101 Administrative Personnel OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT (CONTINUED) CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS... processing system created by the Office of Personnel Management's (OPM's) Retirement Systems Modernization (RSM) initiative. RSM is OPM's strategic initiative to improve the quality and timeliness of services...

5 CFR 890.1305 - Termination and cancellation.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... REGULATIONS (CONTINUED) FEDERAL EMPLOYEES HEALTH BENEFITS PROGRAM Department of Defense Federal Employees Health Benefits Program Demonstration Project § 890.1305 Termination and cancellation. (a) If an enrolled... beneficiaries and forward them to OPM's Employees Health Benefits Fund. OPM will establish procedures for...

5 CFR 890.1305 - Termination and cancellation.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... REGULATIONS (CONTINUED) FEDERAL EMPLOYEES HEALTH BENEFITS PROGRAM Department of Defense Federal Employees Health Benefits Program Demonstration Project § 890.1305 Termination and cancellation. (a) If an enrolled... beneficiaries and forward them to OPM's Employees Health Benefits Fund. OPM will establish procedures for...

5 CFR 890.1305 - Termination and cancellation.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... REGULATIONS (CONTINUED) FEDERAL EMPLOYEES HEALTH BENEFITS PROGRAM Department of Defense Federal Employees Health Benefits Program Demonstration Project § 890.1305 Termination and cancellation. (a) If an enrolled... beneficiaries and forward them to OPM's Employees Health Benefits Fund. OPM will establish procedures for...

5 CFR 591.214 - How does OPM collect prices?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... by catalog, Internet, or a similar source. Other items, not normally sold within an area, may be... time of survey, OPM may, on a case-by-case basis, use the price of the item in a neighboring survey or...

48 CFR 2124.102-70 - Policy.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... GROUP LIFE INSURANCE FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION SOCIOECONOMIC PROGRAMS PROTECTION OF PRIVACY AND FREEDOM OF INFORMATION Protection of Individual Privacy 2124.102-70 Policy. Records retained by FEGLI... OPM. Consequently, the records do not fall within the provisions of the Privacy Act. Nevertheless, OPM...

Allotments from federal employees. Interim rule with request for comments.

PubMed

2006-11-17

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing interim regulations dealing with the use of OPM's allotment authority to allow for pretax salary reductions as part of OPM's flexible benefits plan. Using an allotment from an employee's pay to the employing agency allows certain payments (e.g., employee health insurance premiums, contributions to a flexible spending arrangement, and contributions to a health savings account) to be paid with pretax dollars, as provided under section 125 of the Internal Revenue Code. In addition, these regulations include certain policy clarifications and changes to make the regulations more readable.

Group learning capacity: the roles of open-mindedness and shared vision

PubMed Central

Lord, Mimi

2015-01-01

Open-mindedness (OPM) is a construct that is considered a key foundational aspect of learning in individuals, groups and organizations. Also known as critical inquiry or reflection, OPM is believed to increase learning through examination of prior beliefs, decisions and mistakes, and also through openness to new ideas. Renowned theorists including Dewey and Argyris have emphasized the relationship between OPM and learning, yet little quantitative research has tested it or examined moderators of the linkage. The setting for the current study is that of endowment investment committees at U.S. universities and colleges who need to make knowledgeable and well-reasoned decisions about the composition of investment portfolios. Findings indicate that OPM has a positive, significant effect on group learning capacity (LCAP) and also that shared vision, which represents the group's collective purpose and direction, moderates that relationship. The literature review and discussion offer insights about how OPM is related to the research on group conflict, and how shared vision (SHV) differs from concepts such as interpersonal cohesiveness and conformity that have been associated with groupthink. A review of relevant research from the fields of organizational learning, group dynamics, and absorptive capacity provides context for the development of the hypotheses and the discussion of findings. PMID:25774141

48 CFR 1602.170-12 - OPM.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 6 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false OPM. 1602.170-12 Section 1602.170-12 Federal Acquisition Regulations System OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT FEDERAL EMPLOYEES HEALTH BENEFITS ACQUISITION REGULATION GENERAL DEFINITIONS OF WORDS AND TERMS Definitions of FEHBP Terms...

48 CFR 1602.170-12 - OPM.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 6 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 true OPM. 1602.170-12 Section 1602.170-12 Federal Acquisition Regulations System OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT FEDERAL EMPLOYEES HEALTH BENEFITS ACQUISITION REGULATION GENERAL DEFINITIONS OF WORDS AND TERMS Definitions of FEHBP Terms...

48 CFR 1602.170-12 - OPM.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 6 2013-10-01 2013-10-01 false OPM. 1602.170-12 Section 1602.170-12 Federal Acquisition Regulations System OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT FEDERAL EMPLOYEES HEALTH BENEFITS ACQUISITION REGULATION GENERAL DEFINITIONS OF WORDS AND TERMS Definitions of FEHBP Terms...

48 CFR 1602.170-12 - OPM.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 6 2014-10-01 2014-10-01 false OPM. 1602.170-12 Section 1602.170-12 Federal Acquisition Regulations System OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT FEDERAL EMPLOYEES HEALTH BENEFITS ACQUISITION REGULATION GENERAL DEFINITIONS OF WORDS AND TERMS Definitions of FEHBP Terms...

48 CFR 1602.170-12 - OPM.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-10-01

... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 6 2012-10-01 2012-10-01 false OPM. 1602.170-12 Section 1602.170-12 Federal Acquisition Regulations System OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT FEDERAL EMPLOYEES HEALTH BENEFITS ACQUISITION REGULATION GENERAL DEFINITIONS OF WORDS AND TERMS Definitions of FEHBP Terms...

5 CFR 330.611 - Oversight.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... PLACEMENT (GENERAL) Agency Career Transition Assistance Plans (CTAP) for Local Surplus and Displaced Employees § 330.611 Oversight. OPM provides advice and assistance to agencies in implementing their Career Transition Assistance Programs. OPM is also responsible for oversight of agency CTAPs and may conduct reviews...

5 CFR 838.721 - Application requirements.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... (CONTINUED) COURT ORDERS AFFECTING RETIREMENT BENEFITS Procedures for Processing Court Orders Awarding Former... former spouse survivor annuity based on a court order acceptable for processing. No special form is required to give OPM notice of the court order. (2) OPM may require an additional application after the...

5 CFR 591.222 - How does OPM use the expenditure weights to combine price indexes?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... collect representative prices in both the COLA and DC areas), OPM computes the unweighted geometric... overall price index for the COLA area. [67 FR 22340, May 3, 2002, as amended at 69 FR 59763, Oct. 6, 2004] ...

5 CFR 591.222 - How does OPM use the expenditure weights to combine price indexes?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... collect representative prices in both the COLA and DC areas), OPM computes the unweighted geometric... overall price index for the COLA area. [67 FR 22340, May 3, 2002, as amended at 69 FR 59763, Oct. 6, 2004] ...

5 CFR 591.222 - How does OPM use the expenditure weights to combine price indexes?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... collect representative prices in both the COLA and DC areas), OPM computes the unweighted geometric... overall price index for the COLA area. [67 FR 22340, May 3, 2002, as amended at 69 FR 59763, Oct. 6, 2004] ...

5 CFR 591.222 - How does OPM use the expenditure weights to combine price indexes?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... collect representative prices in both the COLA and DC areas), OPM computes the unweighted geometric... overall price index for the COLA area. [67 FR 22340, May 3, 2002, as amended at 69 FR 59763, Oct. 6, 2004] ...

5 CFR 591.222 - How does OPM use the expenditure weights to combine price indexes?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... collect representative prices in both the COLA and DC areas), OPM computes the unweighted geometric... overall price index for the COLA area. [67 FR 22340, May 3, 2002, as amended at 69 FR 59763, Oct. 6, 2004] ...

5 CFR 831.1106 - Hearing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... 5 Administrative Personnel 2 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Hearing. 831.1106 Section 831.1106...) RETIREMENT Prohibition on Payments of Annuities § 831.1106 Hearing. (a) OPM's hearing examiner shall preside at any hearing held pursuant to this subpart, unless OPM designates another presiding officer. The...

5 CFR 351.702 - Qualifications for assignment.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

...) Meets the OPM standards and requirements for the position, including any minimum educational requirement... reasonable accommodation where appropriate, to perform the duties of the position; (3) Meets any special qualifying condition which the OPM has approved for the position; and (4) Has the capacity, adaptability, and...

5 CFR 890.1012 - Time limits for OPM to initiate permissive debarments.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... permissive debarments. 890.1012 Section 890.1012 Administrative Personnel OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT (CONTINUED) CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS (CONTINUED) FEDERAL EMPLOYEES HEALTH BENEFITS PROGRAM Administrative Sanctions Imposed Against Health Care Providers Permissive Debarments § 890.1012 Time limits for OPM to...

5 CFR 890.1005 - Time limits for OPM to initiate mandatory debarments.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... debarments. 890.1005 Section 890.1005 Administrative Personnel OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT (CONTINUED) CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS (CONTINUED) FEDERAL EMPLOYEES HEALTH BENEFITS PROGRAM Administrative Sanctions Imposed Against Health Care Providers Mandatory Debarments § 890.1005 Time limits for OPM to initiate...

5 CFR 890.1005 - Time limits for OPM to initiate mandatory debarments.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... debarments. 890.1005 Section 890.1005 Administrative Personnel OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT (CONTINUED) CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS (CONTINUED) FEDERAL EMPLOYEES HEALTH BENEFITS PROGRAM Administrative Sanctions Imposed Against Health Care Providers Mandatory Debarments § 890.1005 Time limits for OPM to initiate...

5 CFR 890.1005 - Time limits for OPM to initiate mandatory debarments.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... debarments. 890.1005 Section 890.1005 Administrative Personnel OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT (CONTINUED) CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS (CONTINUED) FEDERAL EMPLOYEES HEALTH BENEFITS PROGRAM Administrative Sanctions Imposed Against Health Care Providers Mandatory Debarments § 890.1005 Time limits for OPM to initiate...

5 CFR 890.1012 - Time limits for OPM to initiate permissive debarments.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... permissive debarments. 890.1012 Section 890.1012 Administrative Personnel OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT (CONTINUED) CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS (CONTINUED) FEDERAL EMPLOYEES HEALTH BENEFITS PROGRAM Administrative Sanctions Imposed Against Health Care Providers Permissive Debarments § 890.1012 Time limits for OPM to...

5 CFR 890.1012 - Time limits for OPM to initiate permissive debarments.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... permissive debarments. 890.1012 Section 890.1012 Administrative Personnel OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT (CONTINUED) CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS (CONTINUED) FEDERAL EMPLOYEES HEALTH BENEFITS PROGRAM Administrative Sanctions Imposed Against Health Care Providers Permissive Debarments § 890.1012 Time limits for OPM to...

5 CFR 891.106 - Reconsideration.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... control from making the request within the time limit. (e) Final decision. After reconsideration, OPM... FEDERAL EMPLOYEES HEALTH BENEFITS Administration and General Provisions § 891.106 Reconsideration. (a) Who may file. A retired employee may request OPM to reconsider its initial decision that he/she is not...

High-sensitivity operation of single-beam optically pumped magnetometer in a kHz frequency range

DOE PAGES

Savukov, Igor Mykhaylovich; Kim, Y. J.; Shah, V.; ...

2017-02-02

Here, optically pumped magnetometers (OPM) can be used in various applications, from magnetoencephalography to magnetic resonance imaging and nuclear quadrupole resonance (NQR). OPMs provide high sensitivity and have the significant advantage of non-cryogenic operation. To date, many magnetometers have been demonstrated with sensitivity close to 1 fT, but most devices are not commercialized. Most recently, QuSpin developed a model of OPM that is low cost, high sensitivity, and convenient for users, which operates in a single-beam configuration. Here we developed a theory of single-beam (or parallel two-beam) magnetometers and showed that it is possible to achieve good sensitivity beyond theirmore » usual frequency range by tuning the magnetic field. Experimentally we have tested and optimized a QuSpin OPM for operation in the frequency range from DC to 1.7 kHz, and found that the performance was only slightly inferior despite the expected decrease due to deviation from the spin-exchange relaxation-free regime.« less

High-sensitivity operation of single-beam optically pumped magnetometer in a kHz frequency range

DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

Savukov, Igor Mykhaylovich; Kim, Y. J.; Shah, V.

Here, optically pumped magnetometers (OPM) can be used in various applications, from magnetoencephalography to magnetic resonance imaging and nuclear quadrupole resonance (NQR). OPMs provide high sensitivity and have the significant advantage of non-cryogenic operation. To date, many magnetometers have been demonstrated with sensitivity close to 1 fT, but most devices are not commercialized. Most recently, QuSpin developed a model of OPM that is low cost, high sensitivity, and convenient for users, which operates in a single-beam configuration. Here we developed a theory of single-beam (or parallel two-beam) magnetometers and showed that it is possible to achieve good sensitivity beyond theirmore » usual frequency range by tuning the magnetic field. Experimentally we have tested and optimized a QuSpin OPM for operation in the frequency range from DC to 1.7 kHz, and found that the performance was only slightly inferior despite the expected decrease due to deviation from the spin-exchange relaxation-free regime.« less

ProCure21+ should speed scheme starts.

PubMed

Baillie, Jonathan

2010-11-01

This October saw the launch of the new ProCure21+ National Framework under which, the Department of Health (DH) team behind the new scheme claims, the NHS can potentially save a further pound 200 million of public money on top of the substantial sums saved under predecessor, ProCure21, via faster, more streamlined procurement, design, planning, and construction, of publicly-funded healthcare schemes. HEJ editor Jonathan Baillie discussed, with the DH's senior responsible officer (SRO) and P21+ team leader Peter Sellars, the background to the new Framework's introduction, the success of its forerunner, and the additional benefits that ProCure21 + (which is backed by organisations incuding HM Treasury, the National Audit Office, and the Office of Government Commerce) should bring to the entire healthcare building supply chain.

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; establishment of the Multi-State Plan Program for the Affordable Insurance Exchanges. Final rule.

PubMed

2014-02-24

The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing a final rule implementing modifications to the Multi-State Plan (MSP) Program based on the experience of the Program to date. OPM established the MSP Program pursuant to the Affordable Care Act. This rule clarifies the approach used to enforce the applicable standards of the Affordable Care Act with respect to health insurance issuers that contract with OPM to offer MSP options; amends MSP standards related to coverage area, benefits, and certain contracting provisions under section 1334 of the Affordable Care Act; and makes non-substantive technical changes.

76 FR 32996 - Submission for Review: Health Benefits Election Form (OPM 2809)

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2011-06-07

... OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT Submission for Review: Health Benefits Election Form (OPM 2809... collection request (ICR) 3206-0141, Health Benefits Election Form. As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act..., Retirement Services, Office of Personnel Management. Title: Health Benefits Election Form. OMB Number: 3206...

45 CFR 800.112 - Reporting requirements.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

...) OPM specification of reporting requirements. OPM will specify the data and information that must be... specify the form, manner, processes, and frequency for the reporting of data and information. The Director... and administration of the MSPP in a manner similar to the FEHBP. (b) Quality and quality improvement...

45 CFR 800.112 - Reporting requirements.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

...) OPM specification of reporting requirements. OPM will specify the data and information that must be... specify the form, manner, processes, and frequency for the reporting of data and information. The Director... and administration of the MSPP in a manner similar to the FEHBP. (b) Quality and quality improvement...

5 CFR 900.406 - Compliance information.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... 5 Administrative Personnel 2 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Compliance information. 900.406 Section... Compliance information. (a) Cooperation and assistance. OPM, to the fullest extent practicable, shall seek... at the times, and in the form and containing the information OPM may determine necessary to enable it...

5 CFR 250.101 - Standards and requirements for agency personnel actions.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... personnel actions. 250.101 Section 250.101 Administrative Personnel OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT IN AGENCIES Authority for Personnel Actions in Agencies § 250.101... Personnel Management (OPM), the instructions OPM has published in the Guide to Processing Personnel Actions...

48 CFR 2103.570 - Misleading, Deceptive, or Unfair Advertising.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

... Unfair Advertising. 2103.570 Section 2103.570 Federal Acquisition Regulations System OFFICE OF PERSONNEL..., Deceptive, or Unfair Advertising. (a) OPM, or the Contractor with the approval of OPM, makes available to..., serves as certification of the employee's coverage under the FEGLI Program. Any marketing/advertising...

5 CFR 842.907 - Withholding and contributions.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... Section 842.907 Administrative Personnel OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT (CONTINUED) CIVIL SERVICE... required under 5 U.S.C. 8422(a)(3) and submit that amount to OPM in accordance with payroll office... payroll office instructions issued by OPM. (c) If the correct withholding and/or Government contributions...

5 CFR 890.307 - Waiver or suspension of annuity or compensation.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... compensation. 890.307 Section 890.307 Administrative Personnel OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT (CONTINUED) CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS (CONTINUED) FEDERAL EMPLOYEES HEALTH BENEFITS PROGRAM Enrollment § 890.307 Waiver or... along with its regular health benefits premiums to OPM in accordance with procedures established by OPM...

5 CFR 890.307 - Waiver or suspension of annuity or compensation.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... compensation. 890.307 Section 890.307 Administrative Personnel OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT (CONTINUED) CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS (CONTINUED) FEDERAL EMPLOYEES HEALTH BENEFITS PROGRAM Enrollment § 890.307 Waiver or... along with its regular health benefits premiums to OPM in accordance with procedures established by OPM...

5 CFR 551.709 - Availability of information.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... unwarranted invasion of personal privacy, OPM, upon a request which identifies the individual from whose file... contained in an FLSA claim file. When a claimant has requested confidentiality, OPM will delete any information identifying the claimant before disclosing the information in an FLSA claim file to the parties...

5 CFR 551.709 - Availability of information.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... unwarranted invasion of personal privacy, OPM, upon a request which identifies the individual from whose file... contained in an FLSA claim file. When a claimant has requested confidentiality, OPM will delete any information identifying the claimant before disclosing the information in an FLSA claim file to the parties...

5 CFR 250.101 - Standards and requirements for agency personnel actions.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... personnel actions. 250.101 Section 250.101 Administrative Personnel OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT IN AGENCIES Authority for Personnel Actions in Agencies § 250.101... Personnel Management (OPM), the instructions OPM has published in the Guide to Processing Personnel Actions...

5 CFR 890.1001 - Scope and purpose.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... (CONTINUED) FEDERAL EMPLOYEES HEALTH BENEFITS PROGRAM Administrative Sanctions Imposed Against Health Care... administrative sanctions that OPM may, or in some cases, must apply to health care providers who have committed... assessments. (b) Purpose. OPM uses the authorities in this subpart to protect the health and safety of the...

5 CFR 890.1001 - Scope and purpose.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... (CONTINUED) FEDERAL EMPLOYEES HEALTH BENEFITS PROGRAM Administrative Sanctions Imposed Against Health Care... administrative sanctions that OPM may, or in some cases, must apply to health care providers who have committed... assessments. (b) Purpose. OPM uses the authorities in this subpart to protect the health and safety of the...

5 CFR 330.102 - Federal employment information.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... must notify OPM promptly of: (A) Open competitive examinations; (B) Vacancies in the competitive... list of agency vacancy announcements for positions in the competitive service. Under § 330.707 of this chapter, agencies must notify OPM promptly of competitive service vacancies to be filled for more than 120...

5 CFR 838.1121 - Procedures and requirements.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... REGULATIONS (CONTINUED) COURT ORDERS AFFECTING RETIREMENT BENEFITS Court Orders Under the Child Abuse... requirements applicable to legal process under part 581 of this chapter apply to OPM's administration of child... 581 of this chapter that appears valid on its face. (2)(i) After OPM has determined that a child abuse...

77 FR 38681 - Submission for Review: Health Benefits Election Form, OPM 2809

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2012-06-28

... OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT Submission for Review: Health Benefits Election Form, OPM 2809..., Health Benefits Election Form. As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S... change health benefits enrollment during periods other than open season. Analysis Agency: Retirement...

5 CFR 295.202 - Factors OPM will consider.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... TESTIMONY BY OPM EMPLOYEES RELATING TO OFFICIAL INFORMATION AND PRODUCTION OF OFFICIAL RECORDS IN LEGAL... General Counsel, in his or her sole discretion, may grant an employee permission to testify on matters... appropriate demand or request. Among the relevant factors that the General Counsel may consider in making this...

5 CFR 846.205 - Reconsideration and appeal rights.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... circumstances beyond his or her control from making the request within the time limit. (d) OPM's decision. After... REGULATIONS (CONTINUED) FEDERAL EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM-ELECTIONS OF COVERAGE Elections § 846.205 Reconsideration and appeal rights. (a) Who may file. An individual may request OPM to reconsider a decision of an...

5 CFR 731.302 - Notice of proposed action.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

...) OPM will notify the applicant, appointee, or employee (hereinafter, the “respondent”) in writing of... and state that the respondent has the right to answer the notice in writing. The notice will further... respondent must designate the representative in writing. (c) OPM will serve the notice of proposed action...

5 CFR 337.101 - Rating applicants.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... factor in determining eligibility, OPM shall credit a preference eligible with: (1) Time spent in the military service (i) as an extension of time spent in the position in which he was employed immediately... military service, or (iii) as a combination of both methods. OPM shall credit time spent in the military...

5 CFR 337.101 - Rating applicants.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... factor in determining eligibility, OPM shall credit a preference eligible with: (1) Time spent in the military service (i) as an extension of time spent in the position in which he was employed immediately... military service, or (iii) as a combination of both methods. OPM shall credit time spent in the military...

5 CFR 337.101 - Rating applicants.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... factor in determining eligibility, OPM shall credit a preference eligible with: (1) Time spent in the military service (i) as an extension of time spent in the position in which he was employed immediately... military service, or (iii) as a combination of both methods. OPM shall credit time spent in the military...

5 CFR 337.101 - Rating applicants.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... factor in determining eligibility, OPM shall credit a preference eligible with: (1) Time spent in the military service (i) as an extension of time spent in the position in which he was employed immediately... military service, or (iii) as a combination of both methods. OPM shall credit time spent in the military...

5 CFR 930.204 - Appointments and conditions of employment.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... served under 5 U.S.C. 3105, passed an OPM administrative law judge competitive examination, and meets the...) Administrative Law Judge Program § 930.204 Appointments and conditions of employment. (a) Appointment. An agency may appoint an individual to an administrative law judge position only with prior approval of OPM...

5 CFR 736.201 - Responsibilities of OPM and other Federal agencies.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... Responsibilities of OPM and other Federal agencies. (a) Unless provided otherwise by law, the investigation of persons entering or employed in the competitive service, or by career appointment in the Senior Executive... employed in the competitive service or by career appointment in the Senior Executive Service. Such requests...

5 CFR 930.204 - Appointments and conditions of employment.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... served under 5 U.S.C. 3105, passed an OPM administrative law judge competitive examination, and meets the...) Administrative Law Judge Program § 930.204 Appointments and conditions of employment. (a) Appointment. An agency may appoint an individual to an administrative law judge position only with prior approval of OPM...

5 CFR 736.201 - Responsibilities of OPM and other Federal agencies.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... Responsibilities of OPM and other Federal agencies. (a) Unless provided otherwise by law, the investigation of persons entering or employed in the competitive service, or by career appointment in the Senior Executive... employed in the competitive service or by career appointment in the Senior Executive Service. Such requests...

5 CFR 351.702 - Qualifications for assignment.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

.... This determination includes recency of experience, when appropriate. (b) The sex of an employee may not... which OPM has determined certification of eligibles by sex is justified. (c) An employee who is released... part, the agency must notify the OPM of this determination. At the same time, the agency must notify...

5 CFR 351.702 - Qualifications for assignment.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

.... This determination includes recency of experience, when appropriate. (b) The sex of an employee may not... which OPM has determined certification of eligibles by sex is justified. (c) An employee who is released... part, the agency must notify the OPM of this determination. At the same time, the agency must notify...

5 CFR 351.702 - Qualifications for assignment.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

.... This determination includes recency of experience, when appropriate. (b) The sex of an employee may not... which OPM has determined certification of eligibles by sex is justified. (c) An employee who is released... part, the agency must notify the OPM of this determination. At the same time, the agency must notify...

5 CFR 351.702 - Qualifications for assignment.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

.... This determination includes recency of experience, when appropriate. (b) The sex of an employee may not... which OPM has determined certification of eligibles by sex is justified. (c) An employee who is released... part, the agency must notify the OPM of this determination. At the same time, the agency must notify...

5 CFR 337.101 - Rating applicants.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... factor in determining eligibility, OPM shall credit a preference eligible with: (1) Time spent in the military service (i) as an extension of time spent in the position in which he was employed immediately... military service, or (iii) as a combination of both methods. OPM shall credit time spent in the military...

76 FR 70512 - Privacy Act of 1974: New System of Records

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2011-11-14

... OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT Privacy Act of 1974: New System of Records AGENCY: U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM). ACTION: Notice of a revised system of records OPM Central-16, Health Claims...- grandfathered health insurance plans and issuers offering group and individual coverage have effective internal...

48 CFR 1609.7101-1 - Community-rated carrier incentive performance elements.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-10-01

... incentive performance elements. 1609.7101-1 Section 1609.7101-1 Federal Acquisition Regulations System... performance elements. (a) Customer Service. This element is intended to assist OPM in achieving the goal of... and other measures as required contractually between OPM and the carrier. (This element will be...

48 CFR 1609.7101-1 - Community-rated carrier incentive performance elements.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

... incentive performance elements. 1609.7101-1 Section 1609.7101-1 Federal Acquisition Regulations System... performance elements. (a) Customer Service. This element is intended to assist OPM in achieving the goal of... and other measures as required contractually between OPM and the carrier. (This element will be...

48 CFR 1609.7101-1 - Community-rated carrier incentive performance elements.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

... incentive performance elements. 1609.7101-1 Section 1609.7101-1 Federal Acquisition Regulations System... performance elements. (a) Customer Service. This element is intended to assist OPM in achieving the goal of... and other measures as required contractually between OPM and the carrier. (This element will be...

5 CFR 838.1121 - Procedures and requirements.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... REGULATIONS (CONTINUED) COURT ORDERS AFFECTING RETIREMENT BENEFITS Court Orders Under the Child Abuse... 581 of this chapter that appears valid on its face. (2)(i) After OPM has determined that a child abuse... validity of the legal process. (ii) OPM will not delay compliance with a child abuse judgment enforcement...

5 CFR 838.1121 - Procedures and requirements.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... REGULATIONS (CONTINUED) COURT ORDERS AFFECTING RETIREMENT BENEFITS Court Orders Under the Child Abuse... 581 of this chapter that appears valid on its face. (2)(i) After OPM has determined that a child abuse... validity of the legal process. (ii) OPM will not delay compliance with a child abuse judgment enforcement...

5 CFR 838.1121 - Procedures and requirements.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... REGULATIONS (CONTINUED) COURT ORDERS AFFECTING RETIREMENT BENEFITS Court Orders Under the Child Abuse... 581 of this chapter that appears valid on its face. (2)(i) After OPM has determined that a child abuse... validity of the legal process. (ii) OPM will not delay compliance with a child abuse judgment enforcement...

5 CFR 838.1121 - Procedures and requirements.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... REGULATIONS (CONTINUED) COURT ORDERS AFFECTING RETIREMENT BENEFITS Court Orders Under the Child Abuse... 581 of this chapter that appears valid on its face. (2)(i) After OPM has determined that a child abuse... validity of the legal process. (ii) OPM will not delay compliance with a child abuse judgment enforcement...

5 CFR 842.703 - Eligibility.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... to active military duty (other than for training) before December 1, 1990, in connection with Operation Desert Shield; or (B) Is an employee of the Department of Defense who is certified by the... Desert Shield, and the certification is submitted to OPM in a form prescribed by OPM; and (ii) Would have...

5 CFR 831.2203 - Eligibility.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

...— (i)(A) Was ordered to active military duty (other than for training) before December 1, 1990, in connection with Operation Desert Shield; or (B) Is an employee of the Department of Defense who is certified... Operation Desert Shield, and the certification is submitted to OPM in a form prescribed by OPM; and (ii...

5 CFR 842.703 - Eligibility.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... to active military duty (other than for training) before December 1, 1990, in connection with Operation Desert Shield; or (B) Is an employee of the Department of Defense who is certified by the... Desert Shield, and the certification is submitted to OPM in a form prescribed by OPM; and (ii) Would have...

5 CFR 831.2203 - Eligibility.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

...— (i)(A) Was ordered to active military duty (other than for training) before December 1, 1990, in connection with Operation Desert Shield; or (B) Is an employee of the Department of Defense who is certified... Operation Desert Shield, and the certification is submitted to OPM in a form prescribed by OPM; and (ii...

5 CFR 842.703 - Eligibility.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... to active military duty (other than for training) before December 1, 1990, in connection with Operation Desert Shield; or (B) Is an employee of the Department of Defense who is certified by the... Desert Shield, and the certification is submitted to OPM in a form prescribed by OPM; and (ii) Would have...

5 CFR 831.2203 - Eligibility.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

...— (i)(A) Was ordered to active military duty (other than for training) before December 1, 1990, in connection with Operation Desert Shield; or (B) Is an employee of the Department of Defense who is certified... Operation Desert Shield, and the certification is submitted to OPM in a form prescribed by OPM; and (ii...

5 CFR 831.2203 - Eligibility.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

...— (i)(A) Was ordered to active military duty (other than for training) before December 1, 1990, in connection with Operation Desert Shield; or (B) Is an employee of the Department of Defense who is certified... Operation Desert Shield, and the certification is submitted to OPM in a form prescribed by OPM; and (ii...

5 CFR 831.2203 - Eligibility.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

...— (i)(A) Was ordered to active military duty (other than for training) before December 1, 1990, in connection with Operation Desert Shield; or (B) Is an employee of the Department of Defense who is certified... Operation Desert Shield, and the certification is submitted to OPM in a form prescribed by OPM; and (ii...

5 CFR 842.703 - Eligibility.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... to active military duty (other than for training) before December 1, 1990, in connection with Operation Desert Shield; or (B) Is an employee of the Department of Defense who is certified by the... Desert Shield, and the certification is submitted to OPM in a form prescribed by OPM; and (ii) Would have...

5 CFR 831.205 - CSRS coverage determinations to be approved by OPM.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... 5 Administrative Personnel 2 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false CSRS coverage determinations to be approved by OPM. 831.205 Section 831.205 Administrative Personnel OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT (CONTINUED) CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS (CONTINUED) RETIREMENT Coverage § 831.205 CSRS coverage determinations to be...

5 CFR 831.205 - CSRS coverage determinations to be approved by OPM.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... 5 Administrative Personnel 2 2011-01-01 2011-01-01 false CSRS coverage determinations to be approved by OPM. 831.205 Section 831.205 Administrative Personnel OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT (CONTINUED) CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS (CONTINUED) RETIREMENT Coverage § 831.205 CSRS coverage determinations to be...

5 CFR 842.703 - Eligibility.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... to active military duty (other than for training) before December 1, 1990, in connection with Operation Desert Shield; or (B) Is an employee of the Department of Defense who is certified by the... Desert Shield, and the certification is submitted to OPM in a form prescribed by OPM; and (ii) Would have...

5 CFR 837.403 - Termination of annuity during reemployment.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... 5 Administrative Personnel 2 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Termination of annuity during... Termination of annuity during reemployment. (a) Agency action. When a reemployed disability annuitant is found recovered from disability or restored to earning capacity by OPM, OPM shall terminate the annuity as of the...

76 FR 32859 - General Schedule Locality Pay Areas

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2011-06-07

... remoteness and isolation. (OPM notes, however, that locality pay must be based on pay comparisons, not... locality pay rate due to the effect of remoteness and isolation from the mainland. We respond in detail... * * *''. OPM Response The locality pay statute bases locality pay on comparisons of General Schedule and non...

5 CFR 831.1905 - Additional provisions.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... OPM. OPM will process each request by the first day of the second month following the month in which... necessary to properly process a request for State income tax withholding. (d) If the State is paid... accounting. If the State finds this accounting unacceptable, it may then and only then pursue such remedies...

48 CFR 2149.002 - Applicability.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

...(c). (2) A life insurance contract entered into by OPM may be terminated by OPM at any time for default by the Contractor in accordance with the provisions of FAR part 49 and FAR 52.249-8. A life... GROUP LIFE INSURANCE FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION CONTRACT MANAGEMENT TERMINATION OF CONTRACTS 2149...

48 CFR 2149.002 - Applicability.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

...(c). (2) A life insurance contract entered into by OPM may be terminated by OPM at any time for default by the Contractor in accordance with the provisions of FAR part 49 and FAR 52.249-8. A life... GROUP LIFE INSURANCE FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION CONTRACT MANAGEMENT TERMINATION OF CONTRACTS 2149...

5 CFR 841.306 - Reconsideration.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... FERS are affected by an OPM decision (under § 841.305) stating the right to request reconsideration may request OPM to review its initial decision. (b) Actions covered elsewhere. (1) A request for... a decision to collect a debt will be made in accordance with § 845.204(b). (3) A decision on court...

5 CFR 294.107 - Places to obtain records.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... Retirement; life and health insurance. Associate Director for Personnel Systems and Oversight Personnel...) Creating records. If a person seeks information from OPM in a format that does not currently exist, OPM will not ordinarily compile the information for the purpose of creating a record to respond to the...

76 FR 44052 - Submission for Review: Presidential Management Fellows (PMF); Nomination Form, OPM 1300

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2011-07-22

... accredited colleges and universities to nominate eligible graduate students to the Presidential Management... OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT Submission for Review: Presidential Management Fellows (PMF); Nomination Form, OPM 1300 AGENCY: U.S. Office of Personnel Management. ACTION: 30-Day Notice and request for...

76 FR 21783 - Submission for Review: Presidential Management Fellows (PMF) Nomination Form, OPM 1300, 3206-0082

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2011-04-18

... Form 1300, Presidential Management Fellows (PMF) Nomination Form, is used by accredited colleges and... OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT Submission for Review: Presidential Management Fellows (PMF) Nomination Form, OPM 1300, 3206-0082 AGENCY: U.S. Office of Personnel Management. ACTION: 60-Day notice and...

5 CFR 10.3 - OPM authority to review personnel management programs and practices.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... management programs and practices. 10.3 Section 10.3 Administrative Personnel OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT... (RULE X) § 10.3 OPM authority to review personnel management programs and practices. The Office of Personnel Management may review the human resources management programs and practices of any agency and...

5 CFR 835.606 - Change in notification to Internal Revenue Service.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... (CONTINUED) CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS (CONTINUED) DEBT COLLECTION Collection of Debts by Federal Tax Refund...) of this section, after OPM sends IRS notification of an individual's liability for a debt, OPM will... payment to the account of the debtor named in the notification that reduces the amount of the debt...

5 CFR 930.107 - Waiver of road test.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... 5 Administrative Personnel 2 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Waiver of road test. 930.107 Section 930....107 Waiver of road test. Under the following conditions, OPM or an agency head or his or her designated representative may waive the road test: (a) OPM waives the road test requirement for operators of...

48 CFR 1632.771 - Non-commingling of FEHBP funds.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

... FINANCING Contract Funding 1632.771 Non-commingling of FEHBP funds. (a) This section applies to contracts... adequate accounting and other controls are in effect. If the requirement is waived, the waiver will remain in effect until it is withdrawn by OPM. The waiver shall be withdrawn if OPM determines that the...

48 CFR 1632.771 - Non-commingling of FEHBP funds.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... FINANCING Contract Funding 1632.771 Non-commingling of FEHBP funds. (a) This section applies to contracts... adequate accounting and other controls are in effect. If the requirement is waived, the waiver will remain in effect until it is withdrawn by OPM. The waiver shall be withdrawn if OPM determines that the...

48 CFR 1632.771 - Non-commingling of FEHBP funds.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-10-01

... FINANCING Contract Funding 1632.771 Non-commingling of FEHBP funds. (a) This section applies to contracts... adequate accounting and other controls are in effect. If the requirement is waived, the waiver will remain in effect until it is withdrawn by OPM. The waiver shall be withdrawn if OPM determines that the...

75 FR 70712 - Submission for OMB Review; Request for Comments on a Revised Information Collection

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2010-11-18

... OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT [OMB Control No. 3206-0162; OPM Form 1530] Submission for OMB Review; Request for Comments on a Revised Information Collection AGENCY: Office of Personnel Management..., 1995), this notice announces that the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has submitted to the Office...

75 FR 79051 - Submission for OMB Review, Request for Comments on a Revised Information Collection: (OMB Control...

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2010-12-17

... OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT Submission for OMB Review, Request for Comments on a Revised Information Collection: (OMB Control No. 3206-0121; OPM Form 1496A) AGENCY: Office of Personnel Management..., 1995), this notice announces that the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has submitted to the Office...

75 FR 20399 - Submission for Review: Declaration for Federal Employment, OF 306, 3206-0182

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2010-04-19

... documentation, may be obtained by contacting FIS, OPM, 1900 E Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503, Attention: Lisa..., mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g... are invited to submit written comments on the proposed information collection to FIS, OPM, 1900 E...

5 CFR 591.213 - What prices does OPM collect?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... time of the survey. The price includes any sales, excise, or general business tax passed on to the...-business prices, or area-wide distress sale prices. (2) OPM prices automobiles at dealers and obtains the sticker (i.e., non-negotiated) price for the model and specified options. The prices are the manufacturer...

78 FR 41677 - Procedures for Bureau Debt Collection

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2013-07-11

... Management (OPM), as required by 5 U.S.C. 5514. In addition, the administrative wage garnishment provisions... statute (5 U.S.C. 5514) and by regulations issued by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) (5 CFR part... the United States by requesting that the Financial Management Service of the Department of the...

76 FR 82002 - Submission for Review: Health Benefits Registration Form, OPM 2809

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2011-12-29

... AGENCY: U.S. Office of Personnel Management. ACTION: 30-Day Notice and request for comments. SUMMARY: The....S.C. chapter 35), as amended by the Clinger-Cohen Act (Pub. L. 104-106), OPM is soliciting comments for this collection. This information collection was previously published in the Federal Register on...

78 FR 48916 - Submission for Review: Health Benefits Registration Form, OPM 2809

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2013-08-12

... AGENCY: U.S. Office of Personnel Management. ACTION: 30-Day Notice and request for comments. SUMMARY: The....S.C. chapter 35) as amended by the Clinger-Cohen Act (Pub. L. 104-106), OPM is soliciting comments for this collection. This information collection was previously published in the Federal Register on...

OPM: The Open Porous Media Initiative

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Flemisch, B.; Flornes, K. M.; Lie, K.; Rasmussen, A.

2011-12-01

The principal objective of the Open Porous Media (OPM) initiative is to develop a simulation suite that is capable of modeling industrially and scientifically relevant flow and transport processes in porous media and bridge the gap between the different application areas of porous media modeling, including reservoir mechanics, CO2 sequestration, biological systems, and product development of engineered media. The OPM initiative will provide a long-lasting, efficient, and well-maintained open-source software for flow and transport in porous media built on modern software principles. The suite is released under the GNU General Public License (GPL). Our motivation is to provide a means to unite industry and public research on simulation of flow and transport in porous media. For academic users, we seek to provide a software infrastructure that facilitates testing of new ideas on models with industry-standard complexity, while at the same time giving the researcher control over discretization and solvers. Similarly, we aim to accelerate the technology transfer from academic institutions to professional companies by making new research results available as free software of professional standard. The OPM initiative is currently supported by six research groups in Norway and Germany and funded by existing grants from public research agencies as well as from Statoil Petroleum and Total E&P Norge. However, a full-scale development of the OPM initiative requires substantially more funding and involvement of more research groups and potential end users. In this talk, we will provide an overview of the current activities in the OPM initiative. Special emphasis will be given to the demonstration of the synergies achieved by combining the strengths of individual open-source software components. In particular, a new fully implicit solver developed within the DUNE-based simulator DuMux could be enhanced by the ability to read industry-standard Eclipse input files and to run on grids given in corner-point format. Examples taken from the SPE comparative solution projects and CO2 sequestration benchmarks illustrate the current capabilities of the simulation suite.

5 CFR 177.102 - Administrative claim; when presented; appropriate OPM office.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... SERVICE REGULATIONS ADMINISTRATIVE CLAIMS UNDER THE FEDERAL TORT CLAIMS ACT § 177.102 Administrative claim... have occurred as a result of the incident. (b) All claims filed under the Federal Tort Claims Act as a result of the alleged negligence or wrongdoing of OPM or its employees will be mailed or delivered to the...

78 FR 15559 - Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Establishment of the Multi-State Plan Program for the...

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2013-03-11

.... Based on initial comparative research, it appears that the proposed OPM-selected EHB-benchmark plans are... include any discriminatory benefit design elements as defined under 45 CFR 156.125. Response: In response... OPM-selected benchmarks and substitutions not be allowed in States having standard benefit designs...

5 CFR 591.227 - What adjustment factors does OPM add to the price indexes?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... 5 Administrative Personnel 1 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false What adjustment factors does OPM add to the price indexes? 591.227 Section 591.227 Administrative Personnel OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS ALLOWANCES AND DIFFERENTIALS Cost-of-Living Allowance and Post Differential-Nonforeign Areas Cost-Of-Living Allowances §...

5 CFR 553.201 - Requesting OPM approval for reemployment without reduction or termination of annuity in...

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... Recruiting or Retention Needs § 553.201 Requesting OPM approval for reemployment without reduction or... limited to, unusual qualification requirements or working conditions, possibility of job reengineering or... retention. The agency must show good cause to believe that the employee will retire (or, in the case of an...

5 CFR 330.705 - Order of selection in filling vacancies from outside the agency's workforce.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

...; (13) The retention of individuals whose positions are brought into the competitive service under § 316... chapter; (14) The retention of an employee for whom OPM has approved a rule 5.1 variation; (15) The... approved by OPM (i.e., interagency job swaps); and (19) Transfer or reinstatement of an individual who...

5 CFR 839.1115 - What is an actuarial reduction?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

...? An actuarial reduction allows you to receive benefits without having to pay an amount due in a lump sum. OPM reduces your annuity in a way that, on average, allows the Fund to recover the amount of the... have to pay at that time. To compute an actuarial reduction, OPM divides the lump sum amount by the...

5 CFR 839.1115 - What is an actuarial reduction?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

...? An actuarial reduction allows you to receive benefits without having to pay an amount due in a lump sum. OPM reduces your annuity in a way that, on average, allows the Fund to recover the amount of the... have to pay at that time. To compute an actuarial reduction, OPM divides the lump sum amount by the...

One University's Experience Partnering with an Online Program Management (OPM) Provider: A Case Study

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Springer, Scott

2018-01-01

University and college administrators frequently choose to develop and implement online programs with the help of for-profit companies known as online program management (OPM) providers that specialize in the development and implementation of online programs. This paper reports on the partnership of a private university in the Western United…

5 CFR 591.219 - How does OPM compute shelter price indexes?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... estimates in hedonic regressions (a type of multiple regression) to compute for each COLA survey area the... and rental equivalence prices and/or estimates, OPM obtains for each unit surveyed information about... survey area and the Washington, DC, area. [67 FR 22340, May 3, 2002, as amended at 69 FR 59763, Oct. 6...

77 FR 6022 - Excepted Service-Appointment of Persons With Intellectual Disabilities, Severe Physical...

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2012-02-07

... authority. In addition, OPM is cognizant of a change in terminology as evinced, for example in ``Rosa's Law... us to reconsider our own use of terminology, and we propose to substitute the phrase ``intellectual... statute nevertheless prompted OPM to reconsider its own use of terminology. As a result of that process...

75 FR 69715 - Privacy Act of 1974: New System of Records

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2010-11-15

...: OPM is extending the comment period for a new system of records, OPM/Central-15, Health Claims Data Warehouse, until December 15, 2010. The initial notice for this system was published on October 5, 2010, and... to the Office of Personnel Management, Attn: Gary A. Lukowski, Ph.D., Manager, Data Analysis, U. S...

On the Potential of a New Generation of Magnetometers for MEG: A Beamformer Simulation Study

PubMed Central

Boto, Elena; Bowtell, Richard; Krüger, Peter; Fromhold, T. Mark; Morris, Peter G.; Meyer, Sofie S.; Barnes, Gareth R.; Brookes, Matthew J.

2016-01-01

Magnetoencephalography (MEG) is a sophisticated tool which yields rich information on the spatial, spectral and temporal signatures of human brain function. Despite unique potential, MEG is limited by a low signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) which is caused by both the inherently small magnetic fields generated by the brain, and the scalp-to-sensor distance. The latter is limited in current systems due to a requirement for pickup coils to be cryogenically cooled. Recent work suggests that optically-pumped magnetometers (OPMs) might be a viable alternative to superconducting detectors for MEG measurement. They have the advantage that sensors can be brought to within ~4 mm of the scalp, thus offering increased sensitivity. Here, using simulations, we quantify the advantages of hypothetical OPM systems in terms of sensitivity, reconstruction accuracy and spatial resolution. Our results show that a multi-channel whole-head OPM system offers (on average) a fivefold improvement in sensitivity for an adult brain, as well as clear improvements in reconstruction accuracy and spatial resolution. However, we also show that such improvements depend critically on accurate forward models; indeed, the reconstruction accuracy of our simulated OPM system only outperformed that of a simulated superconducting system in cases where forward field error was less than 5%. Overall, our results imply that the realisation of a viable whole-head multi-channel OPM system could generate a step change in the utility of MEG as a means to assess brain electrophysiological activity in health and disease. However in practice, this will require both improved hardware and modelling algorithms. PMID:27564416

76 FR 29805 - Notice of Revision of Standard Form 62

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2011-05-23

... and the recent changes to 5 CFR parts 332, 338, 339, and 731. The SF 62 is used by agencies to pass... and is located on OPM's Web site at http://www.opm.gov/forms/html.sf.asp for agency use. This [email protected] . U.S. Office of Personnel Management. John Berry, Director. [FR Doc. 2011-12533 Filed 5...

36 CFR 1233.16 - How does an agency transfer records to the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC)?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

...-1800, Web site http://www.opm.gov/feddata/recguide2008.pdf, for the OPM publication “The Guide to... Records Center (NPRC), St. Louis, MO” section of the NARA Federal Records Centers Program Web site (http... assistance consult the NPRC Web site (http://www.archives.gov/facilities/mo/st7_louis.html). ...

5 CFR 591.228 - How does OPM convert the price index plus adjustment factor to a COLA rate?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... adjustment factor to a COLA rate? 591.228 Section 591.228 Administrative Personnel OFFICE OF PERSONNEL... adjustment factor to a COLA rate? (a) OPM converts the price index plus the adjustment factor to a COLA rate as shown in the following table: Price index plus adjustment factor COLA rate subject to paragraph (b...

5 CFR 591.228 - How does OPM convert the price index plus adjustment factor to a COLA rate?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... adjustment factor to a COLA rate? 591.228 Section 591.228 Administrative Personnel OFFICE OF PERSONNEL... adjustment factor to a COLA rate? (a) OPM converts the price index plus the adjustment factor to a COLA rate as shown in the following table: Price index plus adjustment factor COLA rate subject to paragraph (b...

5 CFR 591.228 - How does OPM convert the price index plus adjustment factor to a COLA rate?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... adjustment factor to a COLA rate? 591.228 Section 591.228 Administrative Personnel OFFICE OF PERSONNEL... adjustment factor to a COLA rate? (a) OPM converts the price index plus the adjustment factor to a COLA rate as shown in the following table: Price index plus adjustment factor COLA rate subject to paragraph (b...

5 CFR 591.228 - How does OPM convert the price index plus adjustment factor to a COLA rate?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... adjustment factor to a COLA rate? 591.228 Section 591.228 Administrative Personnel OFFICE OF PERSONNEL... adjustment factor to a COLA rate? (a) OPM converts the price index plus the adjustment factor to a COLA rate as shown in the following table: Price index plus adjustment factor COLA rate subject to paragraph (b...

Individual Learning Account Pilot Initiative: A Learning Tool for the 21st Century. Report to the OPM Director.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

President's Task Force on Federal Training Technology, Washington, DC.

The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) evaluated the feasibility of individual learning accounts (ILAs) as an approach to workforce development. Thirteen federal agencies volunteered to participate in the initiative. Together, they conducted a total of 17 pilot tests. Some pilot tests included all employees in the agency. Others targeted…

36 CFR § 1233.16 - How does an agency transfer records to the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC)?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-07-01

...-1800, Web site http://www.opm.gov/feddata/recguide2008.pdf, for the OPM publication “The Guide to... Records Center (NPRC), St. Louis, MO” section of the NARA Federal Records Centers Program Web site (http... assistance consult the NPRC Web site (http://www.archives.gov/facilities/mo/st_louis.html). ...

36 CFR 1233.16 - How does an agency transfer records to the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC)?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-07-01

...-1800, Web site http://www.opm.gov/feddata/recguide2008.pdf, for the OPM publication “The Guide to... Records Center (NPRC), St. Louis, MO” section of the NARA Federal Records Centers Program Web site (http... assistance consult the NPRC Web site (http://www.archives.gov/facilities/mo/st_louis.html). ...

Magnetic microscopic imaging with an optically pumped magnetometer and flux guides

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Kim, Young Jin; Savukov, Igor Mykhaylovich; Huang, Jen -Huang; ...

2017-01-23

Here, by combining an optically pumped magnetometer (OPM) with flux guides (FGs) and by installing a sample platform on automated translation stages, we have implemented an ultra-sensitive FG-OPM scanning magnetic imaging system that is capable of detecting magnetic fields of ~20 pT with spatial resolution better than 300 μm (expected to reach ~10 pT sensitivity and ~100 μm spatial resolution with optimized FGs). As a demonstration of one possible application of the FG-OPM device, we conducted magnetic imaging of micron-size magnetic particles. Magnetic imaging of such particles, including nano-particles and clusters, is very important for many fields, especially for medicalmore » cancer diagnostics and biophysics applications. For rapid, precise magnetic imaging, we constructed an automatic scanning system, which holds and moves a target sample containing magnetic particles at a given stand-off distance from the FG tips. We show that the device was able to produce clear microscopic magnetic images of 10 μm-size magnetic particles. In addition, we also numerically investigated how the magnetic flux from a target sample at a given stand-off distance is transmitted to the OPM vapor cell.« less

The effect of preventive oral care on treatment outcomes of a cohort of oral cancer patients.

PubMed

Morais, Marilia Oliveira; Elias, Marcela Ramos Abrahão; Leles, Cláudio Rodrigues; Dourado Pinezi, Juliana Castro; Mendonça, Elismauro Francisco

2016-04-01

The purpose of this study was to assess patient adherence to an oral preventive measures (OPM) protocol and its impact on cancer treatment outcomes. A retrospective cohort of oral cancer of 133 patients submitted to radiotherapy (RT) was selected, excluding those with metastasis. Patients were grouped according to their local tumor response after finishing RT (favorable or unfavorable) and adherence to an OPM (none, ≤6 months, and >6 months). OPM included education and counseling about adverse effects, elimination of infection foci, restorative procedures, fluoride therapy, oral rehydration, and maintenance and supervision of oral hygiene throughout treatment. Clinical and pathological characteristics were recorded, and patient outcomes (frequency of adverse effects, RT interruption, and overall survival) were analyzed. Patients with higher adherence to the OPM had greater occurrence of RT interruption as a consequence of symptoms (p = 0.01); however, these patients were more likely to complete the established RT protocol (p = 0.02). Overall survival (p = 0.01) was higher in the group with higher adherence. This study suggests that the implementation of oral preventive measures may contribute to improving the prognosis of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) treatment by reducing the negative impact of oral complications.

A novel device for measuring arterial stiffness using finger-toe pulse wave velocity: Validation study of the pOpmètre®.

PubMed

Alivon, Maureen; Vo-Duc Phuong, Thao; Vignon, Virginie; Bozec, Erwan; Khettab, Hakim; Hanon, Olivier; Briet, Marie; Halimi, Jean-Michel; Hallab, Magid; Plichart, Matthieu; Mohammedi, Kamel; Marre, Michel; Boutouyrie, Pierre; Laurent, Stéphane

2015-04-01

The finger-toe pathway could be a good alternative for assessing arterial stiffness conveniently. To evaluate the accuracy of the pOpmètre®--a new device that measures finger-toe pulse wave velocity (ft-PWV). The pOpmètre has two photodiode sensors, positioned on the finger and the toe. Pulse waves are recorded continuously for 20 seconds, and the difference in pulse wave transit time between toe and finger (ft-TT) is calculated. The travelled distance is estimated using subject height. Study 1 compared ft-PWV with carotid-femoral PWV (cf-PWV) obtained by the reference method (SphygmoCor®) in 86 subjects (mean age 53±20 years), including 69 patients with various pathologies and 17 healthy normotensives. Study 2 compared changes in ft-PWV and cf-PWV during a cold pressor test in 10 healthy subjects. Study 3 assessed repeatability in 45 patients. ft-PWV correlated significantly with cf-PWV (R2=0.43; P<0.0001). A better correlation was found in terms of transit time (R2=0.61; P<0.0001). The discrepancy between transit times was related to age. The cold pressor test induced parallel changes in cf-PWV and ft-PWV, with increased aortic stiffness that was reversible during recovery. Intra-session repeatability was very good, with a coefficient of variation of 4.52%. The pOpmètre® allows measurement of arterial stiffness in routine clinical practice. The greatest advantages of ft-PWV are simplicity, rapidity, feasibility, acceptability by patients and correct agreement with the reference technique. Further studies are needed to adjust for bias and to validate the pOpmètre in larger populations. Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.

Effectiveness of Journal Ranking Schemes as a Tool for Locating Information

PubMed Central

Stringer, Michael J.; Sales-Pardo, Marta; Nunes Amaral, Luís A.

2008-01-01

Background The rise of electronic publishing [1], preprint archives, blogs, and wikis is raising concerns among publishers, editors, and scientists about the present day relevance of academic journals and traditional peer review [2]. These concerns are especially fuelled by the ability of search engines to automatically identify and sort information [1]. It appears that academic journals can only remain relevant if acceptance of research for publication within a journal allows readers to infer immediate, reliable information on the value of that research. Methodology/Principal Findings Here, we systematically evaluate the effectiveness of journals, through the work of editors and reviewers, at evaluating unpublished research. We find that the distribution of the number of citations to a paper published in a given journal in a specific year converges to a steady state after a journal-specific transient time, and demonstrate that in the steady state the logarithm of the number of citations has a journal-specific typical value. We then develop a model for the asymptotic number of citations accrued by papers published in a journal that closely matches the data. Conclusions/Significance Our model enables us to quantify both the typical impact and the range of impacts of papers published in a journal. Finally, we propose a journal-ranking scheme that maximizes the efficiency of locating high impact research. PMID:18301760

Optical multichannel room temperature magnetic field imaging system for clinical application

PubMed Central

Lembke, G.; Erné, S. N.; Nowak, H.; Menhorn, B.; Pasquarelli, A.

2014-01-01

Optically pumped magnetometers (OPM) are a very promising alternative to the superconducting quantum interference devices (SQUIDs) used nowadays for Magnetic Field Imaging (MFI), a new method of diagnosis based on the measurement of the magnetic field of the human heart. We present a first measurement combining a multichannel OPM-sensor with an existing MFI-system resulting in a fully functional room temperature MFI-system. PMID:24688820

Maximum Entropy/Optimal Projection (MEOP) control design synthesis: Optimal quantification of the major design tradeoffs

NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

Hyland, D. C.; Bernstein, D. S.

1987-01-01

The underlying philosophy and motivation of the optimal projection/maximum entropy (OP/ME) stochastic modeling and reduced control design methodology for high order systems with parameter uncertainties are discussed. The OP/ME design equations for reduced-order dynamic compensation including the effect of parameter uncertainties are reviewed. The application of the methodology to several Large Space Structures (LSS) problems of representative complexity is illustrated.

Developing a guideline to standardize the citation of bioresources in journal articles (CoBRA).

PubMed

Bravo, Elena; Calzolari, Alessia; De Castro, Paola; Mabile, Laurence; Napolitani, Federica; Rossi, Anna Maria; Cambon-Thomsen, Anne

2015-02-17

Many biomedical publications refer to data obtained from collections of biosamples. Sharing such bioresources (biological samples, data, and databases) is paramount for the present governance of research. Recognition of the effort involved in generating, maintaining, and sharing high quality bioresources is poorly organized, which does not encourage sharing. At publication level, the recognition of such resources is often neglected and/or highly heterogeneous. This is a true handicap for the traceability of bioresource use. The aim of this article is to propose, for the first time, a guideline for reporting bioresource use in research articles, named CoBRA: Citation of BioResources in journal Articles. As standards for citing bioresources are still lacking, the members of the journal editors subgroup of the Bioresource Research Impact Factor (BRIF) initiative developed a standardized and appropriate citation scheme for such resources by informing stakeholders about the subject and raising awareness among scientists and in science editors' networks, mapping this topic among other relevant initiatives, promoting actions addressed to stakeholders, launching surveys, and organizing focused workshops. The European Association of Science Editors has adopted BRIF's suggestion to incorporate statements on biobanks in the Methods section of their guidelines. The BRIF subgroup agreed upon a proposed citation system: each individual bioresource that is used to perform a study and that is mentioned in the Methods section should be cited as an individual "reference [BIORESOURCE]" according to a delineated format. The EQUATOR (Enhancing the QUAlity and Transparency Of health Research) network mentioned the proposed reporting guideline in their "guidelines under development" section. Evaluating bioresources' use and impact requires that publications accurately cite such resources. Adopting the standard citation scheme described here will improve the quality of bioresource reporting and will allow their traceability in scientific publications, thus increasing the recognition of bioresources' value and relevance to research. Please see related article: http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12916-015-0284-9.

Cyber Intrusion into U.S. Office of Personnel Management: In Brief

DTIC Science & Technology

2015-07-17

has been taken offline for “security enhancements.”6 Notably, as is common with data breaches , available information on the recent OPM breach...developments remains incomplete. Assumptions about the nature, origins, extent, and implications of the data breach may change, and some media reporting...Congress, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, OPM: Data Breach , 114th Cong., 1st sess., June 16, 2015; U.S. Congress, House Committee

Succession Planning in State Health Agencies in the United States: A Brief Report.

PubMed

Harper, Elizabeth; Leider, Jonathon P; Coronado, Fatima; Beck, Angela J

2017-11-02

Approximately 25% of the public health workforce plans to retire by 2020. Succession planning is a core capability of the governmental public health enterprise; however, limited data are available regarding these efforts in state health agencies (SHAs). We analyzed 2016 Workforce Gaps Survey data regarding succession planning in SHAs using the US Office of Personnel Management's (OPM's) succession planning model, including 6 domains and 27 activities. Descriptive statistics were calculated for all 41 responding SHAs. On average, SHAs self-reported adequately addressing 11 of 27 succession planning activities, with 93% of SHAs adequately addressing 1 or more activities and 61% adequately addressing 1 or more activities in each domain. The majority of OPM-recommended succession planning activities are not being addressed, and limited succession planning occurs across SHAs. Greater activity in the OPM-identified succession planning domains may help SHAs contend with significant turnover and better preserve institutional knowledge.

Waging War on Poverty: Poverty Trends Using a Historical Supplemental Poverty Measure

PubMed Central

Fox, Liana E.; Wimer, Christopher; Garfinkel, Irwin; Kaushal, Neeraj; Waldfogel, Jane

2015-01-01

Using data from the Consumer Expenditure Survey and the March Current Population Survey, we provide poverty estimates for 1967 to 2012 based on a historical Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM). During this period, poverty, as officially measured, has stagnated. However, the official poverty measure (OPM) does not account for the effect of near-cash transfers on the financial resources available to families, an important omission since such transfers have become an increasingly important part of government anti-poverty policy. Applying the historical SPM, which does count such transfers, we find that trends in poverty have been more favorable than the OPM suggests and that government policies have played an important and growing role in reducing poverty—a role that is not evident when the OPM is used to assess poverty. We also find that government programs have played a particularly important role in alleviating child poverty and deep poverty, especially during economic downturns. PMID:26347369

The Process and Procedures Used for Job Preparation; Field Artillery and Infantry Officers and NCOS

DTIC Science & Technology

1980-01-01

professional development system." ( DA Pamphlet 600-3) DA Pamphlet 600-3 has identified environmental factors affecting the OPMS which require frequent...Medical Department, Chaplains and Judge Advocate General’s Corps except in terms of promotion policies and professionalism issues ( DA Pamphlet 600-3...lower levels, and without an opportunity to utilize previous education. ( DA Pamphlet 600-3) The OPMS is designed to take advantage of the many

The Pseudomonas aeruginosa efflux pump MexGHI-OpmD transports a natural phenazine that controls gene expression and biofilm development

PubMed Central

Sakhtah, Hassan; Koyama, Leslie; Zhang, Yihan; Morales, Diana K.; Fields, Blanche L.; Price-Whelan, Alexa; Hogan, Deborah A.; Shepard, Kenneth; Dietrich, Lars E. P.

2016-01-01

Redox-cycling compounds, including endogenously produced phenazine antibiotics, induce expression of the efflux pump MexGHI-OpmD in the opportunistic pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Previous studies of P. aeruginosa virulence, physiology, and biofilm development have focused on the blue phenazine pyocyanin and the yellow phenazine-1-carboxylic acid (PCA). In P. aeruginosa phenazine biosynthesis, conversion of PCA to pyocyanin is presumed to proceed through the intermediate 5-methylphenazine-1-carboxylate (5-Me-PCA), a reactive compound that has eluded detection in most laboratory samples. Here, we apply electrochemical methods to directly detect 5-Me-PCA and find that it is transported by MexGHI-OpmD in P. aeruginosa strain PA14 planktonic and biofilm cells. We also show that 5-Me-PCA is sufficient to fully induce MexGHI-OpmD expression and that it is required for wild-type colony biofilm morphogenesis. These physiological effects are consistent with the high redox potential of 5-Me-PCA, which distinguishes it from other well-studied P. aeruginosa phenazines. Our observations highlight the importance of this compound, which was previously overlooked due to the challenges associated with its detection, in the context of P. aeruginosa gene expression and multicellular behavior. This study constitutes a unique demonstration of efflux-based self-resistance, controlled by a simple circuit, in a Gram-negative pathogen. PMID:27274079

The Infrared Automatic Mass Screening (IRAMS) System For Printed Circuit Board Fault Detection

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Hugo, Perry W.

1987-05-01

Office of the Program Manager for TMDE (OPM TMDE) has initiated a program to develop techniques for evaluating the performance of printed circuit boards (PCB's) using infrared thermal imaging. It is OPM TMDE's expectation that the standard thermal profile (STP) will become the basis for the future rapid automatic detection and isolation of gross failure mechanisms on units under test (UUT's). To accomplish this OPM TMDE has purchased two Infrared Automatic Mass Screening ( I RAMS) systems which are scheduled for delivery in 1987. The IRAMS system combines a high resolution infrared thermal imager with a test bench and diagnostic computer hardware and software. Its purpose is to rapidly and automatically compare the thermal profiles of a UUT with the STP of that unit, recalled from memory, in order to detect thermally responsive failure mechanisms in PCB's. This paper will review the IRAMS performance requirements, outline the plan for implementing the two systems and report on progress to date.

Conceptual Modeling in Systems Biology Fosters Empirical Findings: The mRNA Lifecycle

PubMed Central

Dori, Dov; Choder, Mordechai

2007-01-01

One of the main obstacles to understanding complex biological systems is the extent and rapid evolution of information, way beyond the capacity individuals to manage and comprehend. Current modeling approaches and tools lack adequate capacity to model concurrently structure and behavior of biological systems. Here we propose Object-Process Methodology (OPM), a holistic conceptual modeling paradigm, as a means to model both diagrammatically and textually biological systems formally and intuitively at any desired number of levels of detail. OPM combines objects, e.g., proteins, and processes, e.g., transcription, in a way that is simple and easily comprehensible to researchers and scholars. As a case in point, we modeled the yeast mRNA lifecycle. The mRNA lifecycle involves mRNA synthesis in the nucleus, mRNA transport to the cytoplasm, and its subsequent translation and degradation therein. Recent studies have identified specific cytoplasmic foci, termed processing bodies that contain large complexes of mRNAs and decay factors. Our OPM model of this cellular subsystem, presented here, led to the discovery of a new constituent of these complexes, the translation termination factor eRF3. Association of eRF3 with processing bodies is observed after a long-term starvation period. We suggest that OPM can eventually serve as a comprehensive evolvable model of the entire living cell system. The model would serve as a research and communication platform, highlighting unknown and uncertain aspects that can be addressed empirically and updated consequently while maintaining consistency. PMID:17849002

Coronagraph Focal-Plane Phase Masks Based on Photonic Crystal Technology: Recent Progress and Observational Strategy

NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

Murakami, Naoshi; Nishikawa, Jun; Sakamoto, Moritsugu; Ise, Akitoshi; Oka, Kazuhiko; Baba, Naoshi; Murakami, Hiroshi; Tamura, Motohide; Traub, Wesley A.; Mawet, Dimitri;

The origin of radio pulsar polarization

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Dyks, J.

2017-12-01

Polarization of radio pulsar profiles involves a number of poorly understood, intriguing phenomena, such as the existence of comparable amounts of orthogonal polarization modes (OPMs), strong distortions of polarization angle (PA) curves into shapes inconsistent with the rotating vector model (RVM), and the strong circular polarization V which can be maximum (instead of zero) at the OPM jumps. It is shown that the comparable OPMs and large V result from a coherent addition of phase-delayed waves in natural propagation modes, which are produced by a linearly polarized emitted signal. The coherent mode summation implies opposite polarization properties to those known from the incoherent case, in particular, the OPM jumps occur at peaks of V, whereas V changes sign at a maximum linear polarization fraction L/I. These features are indispensable to interpret various observed polarization effects. It is shown that statistical properties of emission and propagation can be efficiently parametrized in a simple model of coherent mode addition, which is successfully applied to complex polarization phenomena, such as the stepwise PA curve of PSR B1913+16 and the strong PA distortions within core components of pulsars B1933+16 and B1237+25. The inclusion of coherent mode addition opens the possibility for a number of new polarization effects, such as inversion of relative modal strength, twin minima in L/I coincident with peaks in V, 45° PA jumps in weakly polarized emission, and loop-shaped core PA distortions. The empirical treatment of the coherency of mode addition makes it possible to advance the understanding of pulsar polarization beyond the RVM model.

Assessment of MSFC's supervisory training programs and courses. [marshall space flight center

NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

Brindley, T. A.

1982-01-01

Courses and special programs to train supervisors at Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) were to determine the adequacy of the present MSFC Supervisory Training Program and to recommend changes, if appropriate. The content, procedures, and student evaluations of the required Office of Personnel Management (OPM) 80 hours training for supervisors, the optional 120 hours, the MSFC Management Development Program (MDP), NASA's Management Education Program (MEP), various OPM and special contract programs, pertinent procedural guidelines, regulations, and letters, as well as various MSFC computer reports which indicate who took what training were analyzed. Various interviews with MSFC personnel involved in training are included. Recommendations consist of: (1) the choice of courses selected for the basic required OPM 80 hours be improved; (2) the optional 120 hours be discontinued and a shorter module be developed dealing with managerial decision making and human relations skills; (3) the MDP and MEP be continued as at present; and (4) that a broad array of developmental strategies be incorporated to provide a variety of opportunities for supervisory improvement.

Specialist Bibliographic Databases

PubMed Central

2016-01-01

Specialist bibliographic databases offer essential online tools for researchers and authors who work on specific subjects and perform comprehensive and systematic syntheses of evidence. This article presents examples of the established specialist databases, which may be of interest to those engaged in multidisciplinary science communication. Access to most specialist databases is through subscription schemes and membership in professional associations. Several aggregators of information and database vendors, such as EBSCOhost and ProQuest, facilitate advanced searches supported by specialist keyword thesauri. Searches of items through specialist databases are complementary to those through multidisciplinary research platforms, such as PubMed, Web of Science, and Google Scholar. Familiarizing with the functional characteristics of biomedical and nonbiomedical bibliographic search tools is mandatory for researchers, authors, editors, and publishers. The database users are offered updates of the indexed journal lists, abstracts, author profiles, and links to other metadata. Editors and publishers may find particularly useful source selection criteria and apply for coverage of their peer-reviewed journals and grey literature sources. These criteria are aimed at accepting relevant sources with established editorial policies and quality controls. PMID:27134485

Specialist Bibliographic Databases.

PubMed

Gasparyan, Armen Yuri; Yessirkepov, Marlen; Voronov, Alexander A; Trukhachev, Vladimir I; Kostyukova, Elena I; Gerasimov, Alexey N; Kitas, George D

2016-05-01

Specialist bibliographic databases offer essential online tools for researchers and authors who work on specific subjects and perform comprehensive and systematic syntheses of evidence. This article presents examples of the established specialist databases, which may be of interest to those engaged in multidisciplinary science communication. Access to most specialist databases is through subscription schemes and membership in professional associations. Several aggregators of information and database vendors, such as EBSCOhost and ProQuest, facilitate advanced searches supported by specialist keyword thesauri. Searches of items through specialist databases are complementary to those through multidisciplinary research platforms, such as PubMed, Web of Science, and Google Scholar. Familiarizing with the functional characteristics of biomedical and nonbiomedical bibliographic search tools is mandatory for researchers, authors, editors, and publishers. The database users are offered updates of the indexed journal lists, abstracts, author profiles, and links to other metadata. Editors and publishers may find particularly useful source selection criteria and apply for coverage of their peer-reviewed journals and grey literature sources. These criteria are aimed at accepting relevant sources with established editorial policies and quality controls.

Can Retinal Ganglion Cell Dipoles Seed Iso-Orientation Domains in the Visual Cortex?

PubMed Central

Schottdorf, Manuel; Eglen, Stephen J.; Wolf, Fred; Keil, Wolfgang

2014-01-01

It has been argued that the emergence of roughly periodic orientation preference maps (OPMs) in the primary visual cortex (V1) of carnivores and primates can be explained by a so-called statistical connectivity model. This model assumes that input to V1 neurons is dominated by feed-forward projections originating from a small set of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs). The typical spacing between adjacent cortical orientation columns preferring the same orientation then arises via Moiré-Interference between hexagonal ON/OFF RGC mosaics. While this Moiré-Interference critically depends on long-range hexagonal order within the RGC mosaics, a recent statistical analysis of RGC receptive field positions found no evidence for such long-range positional order. Hexagonal order may be only one of several ways to obtain spatially repetitive OPMs in the statistical connectivity model. Here, we investigate a more general requirement on the spatial structure of RGC mosaics that can seed the emergence of spatially repetitive cortical OPMs, namely that angular correlations between so-called RGC dipoles exhibit a spatial structure similar to that of OPM autocorrelation functions. Both in cat beta cell mosaics as well as primate parasol receptive field mosaics we find that RGC dipole angles are spatially uncorrelated. To help assess the level of these correlations, we introduce a novel point process that generates mosaics with realistic nearest neighbor statistics and a tunable degree of spatial correlations of dipole angles. Using this process, we show that given the size of available data sets, the presence of even weak angular correlations in the data is very unlikely. We conclude that the layout of ON/OFF ganglion cell mosaics lacks the spatial structure necessary to seed iso-orientation domains in the primary visual cortex. PMID:24475081

Can retinal ganglion cell dipoles seed iso-orientation domains in the visual cortex?

PubMed

Schottdorf, Manuel; Eglen, Stephen J; Wolf, Fred; Keil, Wolfgang

2014-01-01

It has been argued that the emergence of roughly periodic orientation preference maps (OPMs) in the primary visual cortex (V1) of carnivores and primates can be explained by a so-called statistical connectivity model. This model assumes that input to V1 neurons is dominated by feed-forward projections originating from a small set of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs). The typical spacing between adjacent cortical orientation columns preferring the same orientation then arises via Moiré-Interference between hexagonal ON/OFF RGC mosaics. While this Moiré-Interference critically depends on long-range hexagonal order within the RGC mosaics, a recent statistical analysis of RGC receptive field positions found no evidence for such long-range positional order. Hexagonal order may be only one of several ways to obtain spatially repetitive OPMs in the statistical connectivity model. Here, we investigate a more general requirement on the spatial structure of RGC mosaics that can seed the emergence of spatially repetitive cortical OPMs, namely that angular correlations between so-called RGC dipoles exhibit a spatial structure similar to that of OPM autocorrelation functions. Both in cat beta cell mosaics as well as primate parasol receptive field mosaics we find that RGC dipole angles are spatially uncorrelated. To help assess the level of these correlations, we introduce a novel point process that generates mosaics with realistic nearest neighbor statistics and a tunable degree of spatial correlations of dipole angles. Using this process, we show that given the size of available data sets, the presence of even weak angular correlations in the data is very unlikely. We conclude that the layout of ON/OFF ganglion cell mosaics lacks the spatial structure necessary to seed iso-orientation domains in the primary visual cortex.

Programs and resources for control of job stress in the Federal workplace

NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

Joice, Wendell

1993-01-01

A couple of weeks ago, the American Psychological Association and the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health held a conference in Washingtion, D.C. entitled 'Stress in the 90's'. At this conference the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) conducted a session on 'Programs and Resources for the Control of Job Stress in the Federal Workplace'. I am going to present an overview of that three-hour session and some related information from the conference. My discussion covers stress terminology and models, selected programs and resources, evaluation research, some concerns about our progress, and plans to expand our efforts at OPM.

Explosive diversification following a benthic to pelagic shift in freshwater fishes.

PubMed

Hollingsworth, Phillip R; Simons, Andrew M; Fordyce, James A; Hulsey, C Darrin

2013-12-17

Interspecific divergence along a benthic to pelagic habitat axis is ubiquitous in freshwater fishes inhabiting lentic environments. In this study, we examined the influence of this habitat axis on the macroevolution of a diverse, lotic radiation using mtDNA and nDNA phylogenies for eastern North America's most species-rich freshwater fish clade, the open posterior myodome (OPM) cyprinids. We used ancestral state reconstruction to identify the earliest benthic to pelagic transition in this group and generated fossil-calibrated estimates of when this shift occurred. This transition could have represented evolution into a novel adaptive zone, and therefore, we tested for a period of accelerated lineage accumulation after this historical habitat shift. Ancestral state reconstructions inferred a similar and concordant region of our mtDNA and nDNA based gene trees as representing the shift from benthic to pelagic habitats in the OPM clade. Two independent tests conducted on each gene tree suggested an increased diversification rate after this inferred habitat transition. Furthermore, lineage through time analyses indicated rapid early cladogenesis in the clade arising after the benthic to pelagic shift. A burst of diversification followed the earliest benthic to pelagic transition during the radiation of OPM cyprinids in eastern North America. As such, the benthic/pelagic habitat axis has likely influenced the generation of biodiversity across disparate freshwater ecosystems.

Water

MedlinePlus

... regarding government operating status and resumption of normal operations can be found at https://www.opm.gov/ . Section ... healthy at restaurants Special food issues Vegetarian eating Eating for strong ...

48 CFR 1603.7001 - Policy.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... HEALTH BENEFITS ACQUISITION REGULATION GENERAL IMPROPER BUSINESS PRACTICES AND PERSONAL CONFLICTS OF... advertisements. However, while OPM believes that advertising is unnecessary, it recognizes that the decision to...

48 CFR 1603.7001 - Policy.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

... HEALTH BENEFITS ACQUISITION REGULATION GENERAL IMPROPER BUSINESS PRACTICES AND PERSONAL CONFLICTS OF... advertisements. However, while OPM believes that advertising is unnecessary, it recognizes that the decision to...

5 CFR 890.1052 - Reinstatements without application.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... REGULATIONS (CONTINUED) FEDERAL EMPLOYEES HEALTH BENEFITS PROGRAM Administrative Sanctions Imposed Against Health Care Providers Reinstatement § 890.1052 Reinstatements without application. OPM shall reinstate a...

[Analysis of the model OPM3® application and results for health area].

PubMed

Augusto Dos Santos, Luis; de Fátima Marin, Heimar

2011-01-01

This research sought to analyze if a questionnaire model created by an international community of project management is applicable to health organizations. The model OPM3 ® (Organizational Project Management Maturity Model) was created in order that organizations of any area or size can identify the presence or absence of good management practices. The aim of applying this model is to always evaluate the organization and not the interviewee. In this paper, one presents the results of employing this model in an organization that has information technology products and services applied to health area. This study verified that the model is rapidly applicable and that the analyzed organization has an expressive number of good practices.

Thermally-Constrained Fuel-Optimal ISS Maneuvers

NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

Bhatt, Sagar; Svecz, Andrew; Alaniz, Abran; Jang, Jiann-Woei; Nguyen, Louis; Spanos, Pol

2015-01-01

Optimal Propellant Maneuvers (OPMs) are now being used to rotate the International Space Station (ISS) and have saved hundreds of kilograms of propellant over the last two years. The savings are achieved by commanding the ISS to follow a pre-planned attitude trajectory optimized to take advantage of environmental torques. The trajectory is obtained by solving an optimal control problem. Prior to use on orbit, OPM trajectories are screened to ensure a static sun vector (SSV) does not occur during the maneuver. The SSV is an indicator that the ISS hardware temperatures may exceed thermal limits, causing damage to the components. In this paper, thermally-constrained fuel-optimal trajectories are presented that avoid an SSV and can be used throughout the year while still reducing propellant consumption significantly.

AGU Publications Volunteers Feted At Elegant Editors' Evening

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Panning, Jeanette

2013-01-01

The 2012 Fall Meeting Editors' Evening, held at the City Club of San Francisco, was hosted by the Publications Committee and is the premier social event for editors and associate editors attending the Fall Meeting. The evening commenced with a welcome from Carol Finn, incoming AGU president, in which she expressed her thanks to the editors and associate editors for volunteering their time to benefit AGU.

Letters to the Editor

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

1991-12-01

Radon variations D J Noble Plockton High School, Ross shire IV52 8TU, UK Environmental physics A T Jackson Belfast Institute of Further and Higher Education On mnemonic schemes A T Bardócz Teacher Training College, Szombathely, Hungary Regarding mnemonic devices for Maxwell's relations A H Kalantar Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada TG6 2G2 On an analogy for Ohm's law H S Fricker Bradford Grammar School Further reflections D Hinson `Brenig', Town Hill, Llanrwst, Gwynedd LL26 0NF, UK Moving charges W Jarvis 6 Peggy''s Mill Road, Edinburgh EH4 6JY, UK More on the distance travelled A Tan Department of Physics, Alabama A&M University, USA

Explosive diversification following a benthic to pelagic shift in freshwater fishes

PubMed Central

2013-01-01

Background Interspecific divergence along a benthic to pelagic habitat axis is ubiquitous in freshwater fishes inhabiting lentic environments. In this study, we examined the influence of this habitat axis on the macroevolution of a diverse, lotic radiation using mtDNA and nDNA phylogenies for eastern North America’s most species-rich freshwater fish clade, the open posterior myodome (OPM) cyprinids. We used ancestral state reconstruction to identify the earliest benthic to pelagic transition in this group and generated fossil-calibrated estimates of when this shift occurred. This transition could have represented evolution into a novel adaptive zone, and therefore, we tested for a period of accelerated lineage accumulation after this historical habitat shift. Results Ancestral state reconstructions inferred a similar and concordant region of our mtDNA and nDNA based gene trees as representing the shift from benthic to pelagic habitats in the OPM clade. Two independent tests conducted on each gene tree suggested an increased diversification rate after this inferred habitat transition. Furthermore, lineage through time analyses indicated rapid early cladogenesis in the clade arising after the benthic to pelagic shift. Conclusions A burst of diversification followed the earliest benthic to pelagic transition during the radiation of OPM cyprinids in eastern North America. As such, the benthic/pelagic habitat axis has likely influenced the generation of biodiversity across disparate freshwater ecosystems. PMID:24341464

Econometric analysis on the impact of macroeconomic variables toward financial performance: A case of Malaysian public listed logistics companies

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Zakariah, Sahidah; Pyeman, Jaafar; Ghazali, Rahmat; Rahman, Ibrahim A.; Rashid, Ahmad Husni Mohd; Shamsuddin, Sofian

2014-12-01

The primary concern of this study is to analyse the impact against macroeconomic variables upon the financial performance, particularly in the case of public listed logistics companies in Malaysia. This study incorporated five macroeconomic variables and four proxies of financial performance. The macroeconomic variables selected are gross domestic product (GDP), total trade (XM), foreign direct investment (FDI), inflation rate (INF), and interest rate (INT). This study is extended to the usage of ratio analysis to predict financial performance in relation to the changes upon macroeconomic variables. As such, this study selected four (4) ratios as proxies to financial performance, which is Operating Profit Margin (OPM), Net Profit Margin (NPM), Return on Asset (ROA), Return on Equity (ROE). The findings of this study may appear non-controversial to some, but it resulted in the following important consensus; (1) GDP is found to be highly impacting NPM and least of ROA, (2) XM has high positive impact on OPM and least on ROE, (3) FDI appear to have insignificant impact towards NPM, and (4) INF and INT show similar negative impact on financial performance, precisely highly negative on OPM and least on ROA. Such findings also conform to the local logistic industry settings, specifically in regards to public listed logistics companies in relation to its financial performance.

PREFACE: ELC International Meeting on Inference, Computation, and Spin Glasses (ICSG2013)

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Kabashima, Yoshiyuki; Hukushima, Koji; Inoue, Jun-ichi; Tanaka, Toshiyuki; Watanabe, Osamu

2013-12-01

The close relationship between probability-based inference and statistical mechanics of disordered systems has been noted for some time. This relationship has provided researchers with a theoretical foundation in various fields of information processing for analytical performance evaluation and construction of efficient algorithms based on message-passing or Monte Carlo sampling schemes. The ELC International Meeting on 'Inference, Computation, and Spin Glasses (ICSG2013)', was held in Sapporo 28-30 July 2013. The meeting was organized as a satellite meeting of STATPHYS25 in order to offer a forum where concerned researchers can assemble and exchange information on the latest results and newly established methodologies, and discuss future directions of the interdisciplinary studies between statistical mechanics and information sciences. Financial support from Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Innovative Areas, MEXT, Japan 'Exploring the Limits of Computation (ELC)' is gratefully acknowledged. We are pleased to publish 23 papers contributed by invited speakers of ICSG2013 in this volume of Journal of Physics: Conference Series. We hope that this volume will promote further development of this highly vigorous interdisciplinary field between statistical mechanics and information/computer science. Editors and ICSG2013 Organizing Committee: Koji Hukushima Jun-ichi Inoue (Local Chair of ICSG2013) Yoshiyuki Kabashima (Editor-in-Chief) Toshiyuki Tanaka Osamu Watanabe (General Chair of ICSG2013)

5 CFR 332.401 - Order on registers.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... SELECTION THROUGH COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION Consideration for Appointment § 332.401 Order on registers. Subject to apportionment, residence, and other requirements of law and this chapter, OPM shall enter the...

5 CFR 332.401 - Order on registers.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... SELECTION THROUGH COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION Consideration for Appointment § 332.401 Order on registers. Subject to apportionment, residence, and other requirements of law and this chapter, OPM shall enter the...

48 CFR 1632.770 - Contingency reserve payments.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... FINANCING Contract Funding 1632.770 Contingency reserve payments. (a) Payments from the contingency reserve... advise the carrier of its decision. However, OPM shall not unreasonably withhold approval for amounts...

Reliability of copper wire bonds on a novel over-pad metallization

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Kawashiro, Fumiyoshi; Itoh, Satoshi; Maeda, Takehiko; Hirose, Tetsuya; Yajima, Akira; Etoh, Takaki; Nishikawa, Hiroshi

2015-05-01

Wire bonding technology is used in most semiconductor products. Recently, high gold prices have forced semiconductor manufacturers to replace Au wires with Cu wires. Because Cu wire bonds are vulnerable to high temperature and humidity, they remain unpopular in automotive and industrial applications with narrow-bond-pad pitches and small deformed ball diameters. To avoid forming the corrosive Cu-rich intermetallic compound Cu9Al4, the use of a Ni/Pd(/Au) over-pad metallization (OPM) structure produced by electroless plating on the Al metallization has been proposed. However, certain technical issues must be overcome, such as variations in the purity and thickness of the plating. To tackle these issues, a novel OPM structure produced by physical vapor deposition is proposed and evaluated in this study.

5 CFR 847.701 - Purpose and scope.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... (CONTINUED) ELECTIONS OF RETIREMENT COVERAGE BY CURRENT AND FORMER EMPLOYEES OF NONAPPROPRIATED FUND... establishes the methodology that OPM will use to determine benefit payable in connection with an election made...

5 CFR 847.701 - Purpose and scope.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... (CONTINUED) ELECTIONS OF RETIREMENT COVERAGE BY CURRENT AND FORMER EMPLOYEES OF NONAPPROPRIATED FUND... establishes the methodology that OPM will use to determine benefit payable in connection with an election made...

Conflicts of interest of editors of medical journals

PubMed Central

Minhajuddin, Abu

2018-01-01

Background Almost all medical journals now require authors to publicly disclose conflicts of interests (COI). The same standard and scrutiny is rarely employed for the editors of the journals although COI may affect editorial decisions. Methods We conducted a retrospective observational study to determine the prevalence and magnitude of financial relationships among editors of 60 influential US medical journals (10 each for internal medicine and five subspecialties: cardiology, gastroenterology, neurology, dermatology and allergy & immunology). Open Payments database was reviewed to determine the percentage of physician editors receiving payments and the nature and amount of these payments. Findings 703 unique physician editors were included in our analysis. 320/703 (46%) received 8659 general payments totaling $8,120,562. The median number of payments per editor was 9 (IQR 3–26) and the median amount per payment was $91 (IQR $21–441). The median total payment received by each editor in one year was $4,364 (IQR $319–23,143). 152 (48%) editors received payments more than $5,000 in a year, a threshold considered significant by the National Institutes of Health. COI policies for editors were available for 34/60 (57%) journals but only 7/34 (21%) publicly reported the disclosures and only 2 (3.%) reported the dollar amount received. Interpretation A significant number of editors of internal medicine and subspecialty medical journals have financial COI and very few are publicly disclosed. Specialty journal editors have more COI compared to general medicine journal editors. Current policies for disclosing COI for editors are inconsistent and do not comply with the recommended standards. PMID:29775468

New Editors Appointed for Sections of Journal of Geophysical Research

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

2009-04-01

New editors have been appointed for the Atmospheres, Biogeosciences, and Oceans sections of the Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR). Joost de Gouw (NOAA, Boulder, Colo.) and Renyi Zhang (Texas A&M, College Station) are filling the vacancies of retiring Atmospheres section editors John Austin and Jose Fuentes. De Gouw and Zhang join the continuing editors Steven Ghan and Yinon Rudich. Sara Pryor (Indiana University, Bloomington) is joining the Atmospheres section editorial board as an associate editor now; she will transition to editor in January 2010.

Journal Editors Celebrated at Editors' Evening

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Panning, Jeanette

2014-02-01

At the Fall Meeting, the premiere social event for AGU's many journal editors is the annual Editors' Evening, an opportunity for members to celebrate and to recognize the efforts of retiring editors. At the event, AGU president Carol Finn welcomed all those in attendance and thanked them for volunteering their time for the benefit of AGU and the wider research community.

Examining Editor-Author Ethics: Real-World Scenarios from Interviews with Three Journal Editors

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Amare, Nicole; Manning, Alan

2009-01-01

Those who submit manuscripts to academic journals may benefit from a better understanding of how editors weigh ethics in their interactions with authors. In an attempt to ascertain and to understand editors' ethics, we interviewed 3 current academic journal editors of technical and/or business communication journals. We asked them about the…

5 CFR 9901.224 - Appeal to OPM for review of classification decisions.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AND LABOR RELATIONS SYSTEMS (DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE-OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE NATIONAL SECURITY PERSONNEL SYSTEM (NSPS) Classification Classification Process § 9901...

5 CFR 9901.224 - Appeal to OPM for review of classification decisions.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AND LABOR RELATIONS SYSTEMS (DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE-OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE NATIONAL SECURITY PERSONNEL SYSTEM (NSPS) Classification Classification Process § 9901...

48 CFR 1615.404-70 - Profit analysis factors.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... of disputed claims as measures of economical and efficient contract performance. This factor will be..., and practices having viability to the program at large. OPM will not consider improvements and...

48 CFR 1615.404-70 - Profit analysis factors.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

... of disputed claims as measures of economical and efficient contract performance. This factor will be..., and practices having viability to the program at large. OPM will not consider improvements and...

5 CFR 919.610 - What procedures does the OPM use in suspension and debarment actions?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... MANAGEMENT (CONTINUED) CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS (CONTINUED) GOVERNMENTWIDE DEBARMENT AND SUSPENSION... handle the actions as informally as practicable, consistent with principles of fundamental fairness. (a...

48 CFR 1652.203-70 - Misleading, deceptive, or unfair advertising.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-10-01

... labeled promotional material, marketing material, or supplemental literature, shall be truthful and not... Supplemental Literature Guidelines which are developed by OPM and should be used, along with the additional...

48 CFR 1652.203-70 - Misleading, deceptive, or unfair advertising.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... labeled promotional material, marketing material, or supplemental literature, shall be truthful and not... Supplemental Literature Guidelines which are developed by OPM and should be used, along with the additional...

5 CFR 890.1111 - Employing office responsibilities.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... responsible for providing employees who are eligible to enroll under this part with literature developed by OPM that sets forth their rights under this subpart. This literature must be distributed to employees...

5 CFR 890.1111 - Employing office responsibilities.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... responsible for providing employees who are eligible to enroll under this part with literature developed by OPM that sets forth their rights under this subpart. This literature must be distributed to employees...

48 CFR 1652.203-70 - Misleading, deceptive, or unfair advertising.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

... labeled promotional material, marketing material, or supplemental literature, shall be truthful and not... Supplemental Literature Guidelines which are developed by OPM and should be used, along with the additional...

5 CFR 890.1111 - Employing office responsibilities.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... responsible for providing employees who are eligible to enroll under this part with literature developed by OPM that sets forth their rights under this subpart. This literature must be distributed to employees...

5 CFR 890.1111 - Employing office responsibilities.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... responsible for providing employees who are eligible to enroll under this part with literature developed by OPM that sets forth their rights under this subpart. This literature must be distributed to employees...

5 CFR 890.1111 - Employing office responsibilities.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... responsible for providing employees who are eligible to enroll under this part with literature developed by OPM that sets forth their rights under this subpart. This literature must be distributed to employees...

32 CFR 154.55 - Requirements.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... commander of the duty organization shall insure that the parent Component of the individual concerned is... separated from the Service under provisions of this part if removal or separation can be effected under OPM...

5 CFR 838.122 - State courts' responsibilities.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... the statutory provisions authorizing OPM to provide benefits to former spouses or child abuse... the former spouse or child abuse creditor. [57 FR 33574, July 29, 1992, as amended at 59 FR 66638, Dec...

48 CFR 1652.222-70 - Notice of significant events.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... statements. (b) Upon learning of a Significant Event OPM may institute action, in proportion to the... Enrollees of the Significant Event and providing them an opportunity to transfer to another plan; (4...

48 CFR 1652.222-70 - Notice of significant events.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-10-01

... statements. (b) Upon learning of a Significant Event OPM may institute action, in proportion to the... Enrollees of the Significant Event and providing them an opportunity to transfer to another plan; (4...

48 CFR 1652.222-70 - Notice of significant events.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

... statements. (b) Upon learning of a Significant Event OPM may institute action, in proportion to the... Enrollees of the Significant Event and providing them an opportunity to transfer to another plan; (4...

48 CFR 1652.222-70 - Notice of significant events.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... statements. (b) Upon learning of a Significant Event OPM may institute action, in proportion to the... Enrollees of the Significant Event and providing them an opportunity to transfer to another plan; (4...

48 CFR 1652.232-71 - Payments-experience-rated contracts.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... for error or fraud, the subscription charges received for the Plan by the Employees Health Benefits... accounting, OPM will place any surplus demonstration project premiums in the regular Contingency Reserves of...

48 CFR 1652.232-70 - Payments-community-rated contracts.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... for error or fraud, the subscription charges received for the plan by the Employees Health Benefits... Administrative Reserve. After the final accounting, OPM will place any surplus demonstration project premiums in...

5 CFR 838.122 - State courts' responsibilities.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... the statutory provisions authorizing OPM to provide benefits to former spouses or child abuse... the former spouse or child abuse creditor. [57 FR 33574, July 29, 1992, as amended at 59 FR 66638, Dec...

5 CFR 838.122 - State courts' responsibilities.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... the statutory provisions authorizing OPM to provide benefits to former spouses or child abuse... the former spouse or child abuse creditor. [57 FR 33574, July 29, 1992, as amended at 59 FR 66638, Dec...

5 CFR 838.122 - State courts' responsibilities.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... the statutory provisions authorizing OPM to provide benefits to former spouses or child abuse... the former spouse or child abuse creditor. [57 FR 33574, July 29, 1992, as amended at 59 FR 66638, Dec...

5 CFR 838.122 - State courts' responsibilities.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... the statutory provisions authorizing OPM to provide benefits to former spouses or child abuse... the former spouse or child abuse creditor. [57 FR 33574, July 29, 1992, as amended at 59 FR 66638, Dec...

5 CFR 294.108 - Procedures for obtaining records.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... identified by a technique or process that is not unreasonably burdensome or disruptive to OPM operations. (2... includes material published and offered for sale (e.g., by the Superintendent of Documents, Government...

5 CFR 591.210 - What are weights?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

.... The employment weight is the relative employment population of the survey area compared with the employment population of the COLA area as a whole. OPM uses the number of General Schedule employees in the...

5 CFR 591.210 - What are weights?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

.... The employment weight is the relative employment population of the survey area compared with the employment population of the COLA area as a whole. OPM uses the number of General Schedule employees in the...

5 CFR 591.210 - What are weights?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

.... The employment weight is the relative employment population of the survey area compared with the employment population of the COLA area as a whole. OPM uses the number of General Schedule employees in the...

5 CFR 591.210 - What are weights?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

.... The employment weight is the relative employment population of the survey area compared with the employment population of the COLA area as a whole. OPM uses the number of General Schedule employees in the...

5 CFR 4501.102 - Examination information.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... employee of OPM who takes part in the construction of written tests or any other assessment device, has... that his spouse, minor child, or business general partner intends to take any of these examinations. (b...

Color perception and ATC job performance.

DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

1983-07-01

Current OMP policy and guidance requires demonstrated job-relatedness and reasonable accommodation in the application of physical qualifications. The OPM has accomplished an analysis of the Air Traffic Control Specialist (ATCS) series and recommended...

48 CFR 1603.7002 - Additional guidelines.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-10-01

... plan. The official document for benefit and rate comparisons among FEHBP plans is the comparison chart issued by OPM. (b) Not use the FEHBP logo. (c) Recognize that the officially approved plan brochure is...

48 CFR 1603.7002 - Additional guidelines.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... plan. The official document for benefit and rate comparisons among FEHBP plans is the comparison chart issued by OPM. (b) Not use the FEHBP logo. (c) Recognize that the officially approved plan brochure is...

48 CFR 1603.7002 - Additional guidelines.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

... plan. The official document for benefit and rate comparisons among FEHBP plans is the comparison chart issued by OPM. (b) Not use the FEHBP logo. (c) Recognize that the officially approved plan brochure is...

48 CFR 1603.7002 - Additional guidelines.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

... plan. The official document for benefit and rate comparisons among FEHBP plans is the comparison chart issued by OPM. (b) Not use the FEHBP logo. (c) Recognize that the officially approved plan brochure is...

48 CFR 1603.7002 - Additional guidelines.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... plan. The official document for benefit and rate comparisons among FEHBP plans is the comparison chart issued by OPM. (b) Not use the FEHBP logo. (c) Recognize that the officially approved plan brochure is...

5 CFR 337.201 - Coverage and purpose.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... or nonpermanent position or group of positions in the competitive service at GS-15 (or equivalent... Officer (or equivalent) at the agency headquarters level. OPM will determine the length of the direct-hire...

5 CFR 337.201 - Coverage and purpose.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... or nonpermanent position or group of positions in the competitive service at GS-15 (or equivalent... Officer (or equivalent) at the agency headquarters level. OPM will determine the length of the direct-hire...

Health Plans Respond to Parity: Managing Behavioral Health Care in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program

PubMed Central

Ridgely, M Susan; Burnam, M Audrey; Barry, Colleen L; Goldman, Howard H; Hennessy, Kevin D

2006-01-01

The government often uses the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program as a model for both public and private health policy choices. In 2001, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) implemented full parity, requiring that FEHB carriers offer mental health and substance abuse benefits equal to general medical benefits. OPM instructed carriers to alter their benefit design but permitted them to determine whether they would manage care and what structures or processes they would use. This article reports on the experience of 156 carriers and the government-wide BlueCross and BlueShield Service Benefit Plan. Carriers dropped cost-restraining benefit limits. A smaller percentage also changed the management of the benefit, but these changes affected the care of many enrollees, making the overall parity effect noteworthy. PMID:16529573

Health plans respond to parity: managing behavioral health care in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program.

PubMed

Ridgely, M Susan; Burnam, M Audrey; Barry, Colleen L; Goldman, Howard H; Hennessy, Kevin D

2006-01-01

The government often uses the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program as a model for both public and private health policy choices. In 2001, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) implemented full parity, requiring that FEHB carriers offer mental health and substance abuse benefits equal to general medical benefits. OPM instructed carriers to alter their benefit design but permitted them to determine whether they would manage care and what structures or processes they would use. This article reports on the experience of 156 carriers and the government-wide BlueCross and BlueShield Service Benefit Plan. Carriers dropped cost-restraining benefit limits. A smaller percentage also changed the management of the benefit, but these changes affected the care of many enrollees, making the overall parity effect noteworthy.

Predicting Power Outages Using Multi-Model Ensemble Forecasts

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Cerrai, D.; Anagnostou, E. N.; Yang, J.; Astitha, M.

2017-12-01

Power outages affect every year millions of people in the United States, affecting the economy and conditioning the everyday life. An Outage Prediction Model (OPM) has been developed at the University of Connecticut for helping utilities to quickly restore outages and to limit their adverse consequences on the population. The OPM, operational since 2015, combines several non-parametric machine learning (ML) models that use historical weather storm simulations and high-resolution weather forecasts, satellite remote sensing data, and infrastructure and land cover data to predict the number and spatial distribution of power outages. A new methodology, developed for improving the outage model performances by combining weather- and soil-related variables using three different weather models (WRF 3.7, WRF 3.8 and RAMS/ICLAMS), will be presented in this study. First, we will present a performance evaluation of each model variable, by comparing historical weather analyses with station data or reanalysis over the entire storm data set. Hence, each variable of the new outage model version is extracted from the best performing weather model for that variable, and sensitivity tests are performed for investigating the most efficient variable combination for outage prediction purposes. Despite that the final variables combination is extracted from different weather models, this ensemble based on multi-weather forcing and multi-statistical model power outage prediction outperforms the currently operational OPM version that is based on a single weather forcing variable (WRF 3.7), because each model component is the closest to the actual atmospheric state.

Plasticity of orientation preference maps in the visual cortex of adult cats.

PubMed

Godde, Ben; Leonhardt, Ralph; Cords, Sven M; Dinse, Hubert R

2002-04-30

In contrast to the high degree of experience-dependent plasticity usually exhibited by cortical representational maps, a number of experiments performed in visual cortex suggest that the basic layout of orientation preference maps is only barely susceptible to activity-dependent modifications. In fact, most of what we know about activity-dependent plasticity in adults comes from experiments in somatosensory, auditory, or motor cortex. Applying a stimulation protocol that has been proven highly effective in other cortical areas, we demonstrate here that enforced synchronous cortical activity induces major changes of orientation preference maps (OPMs) in adult cats. Combining optical imaging of intrinsic signals and electrophysiological single-cell recordings, we show that a few hours of intracortical microstimulation (ICMS) lead to an enlargement of the cortical representational zone at the ICMS site and an extensive restructuring of the entire OPM layout up to several millimeters away, paralleled by dramatic changes of pinwheel numbers and locations. At the single-cell level, we found that the preferred orientation was shifted toward the orientation of the ICMS site over a region of up to 4 mm. Our results show that manipulating the synchronicity of cortical activity locally without invoking training, attention, or reinforcement, OPMs undergo large-scale reorganization reminiscent of plastic changes observed for nonvisual cortical maps. However, changes were much more widespread and enduring. Such large-scale restructuring of the visual cortical networks indicates a substantial capability for activity-dependent plasticity of adult visual cortex and may provide the basis for cognitive learning processes.

Test Plans and Procedures for the Baseline SAF for BDS-D Sites (ModSAF). Volume 2

DTIC Science & Technology

1993-12-20

operations editor will no longer editor, appear in the EditorI Area. 64 I ADST/WDL/TR-93-W003271 VOLUME 2 of 2; Ver 1.0I 44200 Repeat steps 44120 thru...The unit operations 44200 to task the orange editor will no longer platoon to Move on the appear in the Editor route labeled "ort. Area. The vehicles

Strategic Studies Quarterly. Volume 2, Number 3, Fall 2008

DTIC Science & Technology

2008-01-01

Managing Editor Betty R. Littlejohn, Editorial Assistant Jerry L. Gantt, Content Editor Sherry Terrell , Editorial Assistant Steven C. Garst...factsheet.asp?id=107 . Ibid. 9. Lt Col Sebastian M. Convertino II, CDR Lou Anne DeMattei, and Lt Col Tammy Knierim, Flying and Fighting in...PhD, Editor-in-Chief L. Tawanda Eaves, Managing Editor Betty R. Littlejohn, Editorial Assistant Jerry L. Gantt, Content Editor Sherry Terrell

Editorial independence at medical journals owned by professional associations: a survey of editors.

PubMed

Davis, Ronald M; Müllner, Marcus

2002-10-01

The purpose of this study was to assess the degree of editorial independence at a sample of medical journals and the relationship between the journals and their owners. We surveyed the editors of 33 medical journals owned by not-for-profit organizations ("associations"), including 10 journals represented on the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (nine of which are general medical journals) and a random sample of 23 specialist journals with high impact factors that are indexed by the Institute for Scientific Information. The main outcome measures were the authority to hire, fire, and oversee the work of the editor; the editor's tenure and financial compensation; control of the journal's budget; publication of material about the association; and the editor's perceptions about editorial independence and pressure over editorial content. Of the 33 editors, 23 (70%) reported having complete editorial freedom, and the remainder reported a high level of freedom (a score of > or = 8, where 10 equals complete editorial freedom and 1 equals no editorial freedom). Nevertheless, a substantial minority of editors reported having received at least some pressure in recent years over editorial content from the association's leadership (42%), senior staff (30%), or rank-and-file members (39%). The association's board of directors has the authority to hire (48%) or fire (55%) the editor for about half of the journals, and the editor reports to the board for 10 journals (30%). Twenty-three editors (70%) are appointed for a specific term (median term = 5 years). Three-fifths of the journals have no control over their profit, and the majority of journals use the association's legal counsel and/or media relations staff. Stronger safeguards are needed to give editors protection against pressure over editorial content, including written guarantees of editorial freedom and governance structures that support those guarantees. Strong safeguards are also needed because editors may have less freedom than they believe (especially if they have not yet tested their freedom in an area of controversy).

76 FR 35052 - Privacy Act of 1974: New System of Records

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2011-06-15

...: Send written comments to Timothy C. Watkins, Counsel to the Inspector General, U.S. Office of Personnel...: Timothy C. Watkins, Counsel to the Inspector General, 202-606-1200, Timothy.Watkins@opm.gov...

5 CFR 630.1211 - Records and reports.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... LEAVE Family and Medical Leave § 630.1211 Records and reports. (a) So that OPM can evaluate the use of family and medical leave by Federal employees and provide the Congress and others with information about...

5 CFR 841.708 - Special provisions affecting retired military reserve technicians.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... the bar against COLA increases for retirees under age 62. (b) Military reserve technicians have... disqualification was for nonmedical reasons. OPM will inform these retirees that they will not receive COLA's until...

5 CFR 841.708 - Special provisions affecting retired military reserve technicians.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... the bar against COLA increases for retirees under age 62. (b) Military reserve technicians have... disqualification was for nonmedical reasons. OPM will inform these retirees that they will not receive COLA's until...

5 CFR 841.708 - Special provisions affecting retired military reserve technicians.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... the bar against COLA increases for retirees under age 62. (b) Military reserve technicians have... disqualification was for nonmedical reasons. OPM will inform these retirees that they will not receive COLA's until...

5 CFR 841.708 - Special provisions affecting retired military reserve technicians.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... the bar against COLA increases for retirees under age 62. (b) Military reserve technicians have... disqualification was for nonmedical reasons. OPM will inform these retirees that they will not receive COLA's until...

Innovation Across the Federal Government

EPA Pesticide Factsheets

Innovation happens at EPA, but it also takes place at many other government agencies including NASA, DARPA, HHS, OPM, and USGS through projects such as SBIR, innovation labs, innovation offices, and high-risk, high-reward scientific research.

5 CFR 470.307 - Notification responsibilities.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

.... (b) OPM shall: (1) Notify each House of the Congress 180 days in advance of the beginning of each project; and (2) Publish each tentatively approved project plan as a notice in the Federal Register. (c...

5 CFR 550.904 - Authorization of hazard pay differential.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

..., without regard to whether the hazardous duty or physical hardship is grade controlling, unless payment of... the annual cost to the agency. (e) So that OPM can evaluate agencies' use of this authority and...

5 CFR 330.102 - Federal employment information.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... Executive Service vacancies to be filled by initial career appointment. (ii) OPM will provide this... accounting of the costs, and payment procedures. [61 FR 11501, Mar. 21, 1996, as amended at 62 FR 31320, June...

5 CFR 842.305 - Deposits for civilian service.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... survivor's application for benefits becomes final, which is 30 days after the date of OPM's notice to the.... (g) Cadet Nurse Corps. (1) Upon receiving an application for service credit with the Cadet Nurse...

Reflections on 35 years with Applied Optics: outgoing editorial.

PubMed

Mait, Joseph N

2014-10-20

Applied Optics' Editor-in-Chief, Joseph N. Mait reflects on his experience as a reader, author, reviewer and eventual editor of the journal. Dr. Mait also introduces the incoming Editor-in-Chief, Ronald G. Driggers and acknowledges outgoing Division Editor, T.-C. Poon.

New Editors Appointed for Water Resources Research

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

2009-03-01

Praveen Kumar (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), the newly appointed editor in chief of Water Resources Research (WRR), heads the new team of editors for the journal. The other editors are Tom Torgersen (University of Connecticut, Groton), who continues his editorship; Tissa Illangasekare (Colorado School of Mines, Golden); Graham Sander (Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK); and John Selker (Oregon State University, Corvallis). Hoshin Gupta (University of Arizona, Tucson) will join WRR at the end of 2009. The new editors will begin receiving submissions immediately. The incoming editorial board thanks outgoing editors Marc Parlange, Brian Berkowitz, Amilcare Porporato, and Scott Tyler, all of whom will assist during the transition.

History of science content analysis of Chinese science textbooks from the perspective of acculturation

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Ma, Yongjun; Wan, Yanlan

2017-08-01

Based on previous international studies, a content analysis scheme has been designed and used from the perspective of culture to study the history of science (HOS) in science textbooks. Nineteen sets of Chinese science textbooks have been analyzed. It has been found that there are noticeable changes in the quantity, content, layout, presentation, and writing intention of the HOS sections in textbooks from different time periods. What's more, the textbooks aim at presenting the scientific culture and aim to help students understand it better. However, the cultural associations of the HOS in textbooks is insufficient and significant differences exist among textbooks of different subjects. In order to explore the reasons why the presentation of HOS in various subjects is different, we made a specific comparison of curriculum standards of two subjects with great differences and interviewed the editors-in-chief of two textbooks. Results show that one of the most important reasons for the different writings of the HOS in textbooks is that different subject curriculum standards attach greater importance to the HOS. In addition, the attention to the HOS by editors-in-chief, the tradition of studying the HOS within the history of the discipline, and the reference textbooks in compiling textbooks are all important influence factors. Some suggestions for future textbooks compilation are given at the end.

Production report: enhanced recovery. [Combustion, steam, soak steam drive, polymer and caustic, micellar/surfactant miscible hydrocarbons and CO/sub 2/

DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

Noran, D.

Schemes for producing additional oil using enhanced-recovery (ER) methods are under way throughout the world. The extent and intensity of ER activity is highest in the U.S. with 156 projects, about two-thirds of which are thermal. Venezuela has a strong ER commitment with at least 70 active projects, with a major thrust on steam soak. Significant projects, but limited in number, are under way in Canada, North Africa, Southeast Asia, and elsewhere in Latin America. A breakdown of active U.S. ER projects for 1970, 1973, and 1975 is tabulated for combustion, steam soak, steam drive, polymer and caustic, micellar/surfactant, misciblemore » hydrocarbon, and CO/sub 2/ methods. This Oil and Gas Journal Survey includes seven articles; the first six were prepared by David Noran, Journal Production Editor. The final article on Venezuelan activity was written by Alvaro Franco, Editor and Publisher, Petroleo Internacional. The articles are entitled: U.S. Thermal Recovery Activity Growing Steadily; Operators Accelerate Testing of Micellar/Surfactant Potential; Polymer and Caustic Methods on Rebound; Gas Miscible Projects Move at Slow Pace; Canadian Enhanced-Recovery Activity Moderate, Centers on Thermal Projects; Other Global Enhanced-Recovery Work Sparse; and Thermal Work Humming in Venezuela. Detailed information on each method is tabulated for each article. (MCW)« less

5 CFR 177.106 - Authority to adjust, determine, compromise, and settle.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... SERVICE REGULATIONS ADMINISTRATIVE CLAIMS UNDER THE FEDERAL TORT CLAIMS ACT § 177.106 Authority to adjust... alleged negligence or wrongful act or omission of an OPM employee, with the exception of claims involving...

5 CFR 330.208 - Duration of RPL registration.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... recovery from a compensable work injury under § 330.206(a)(3)(i) or (ii). An RPL eligible remains... the RPL eligible to be registered for less than the full 2-year period. OPM may request additional...

5 CFR 591.219 - How does OPM compute shelter price indexes?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... estimates in hedonic regressions (a type of multiple regression) to compute for each COLA survey area the price index for rental and/or rental equivalent units of comparable quality and size between the COLA...

5 CFR 591.219 - How does OPM compute shelter price indexes?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... estimates in hedonic regressions (a type of multiple regression) to compute for each COLA survey area the price index for rental and/or rental equivalent units of comparable quality and size between the COLA...

5 CFR 591.219 - How does OPM compute shelter price indexes?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... estimates in hedonic regressions (a type of multiple regression) to compute for each COLA survey area the price index for rental and/or rental equivalent units of comparable quality and size between the COLA...

5 CFR 591.219 - How does OPM compute shelter price indexes?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... estimates in hedonic regressions (a type of multiple regression) to compute for each COLA survey area the price index for rental and/or rental equivalent units of comparable quality and size between the COLA...

75 FR 30867 - Proposed Information Collection; Request for Comment on a New Information Collection

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2010-06-02

..., Congressional employees, members of Congress, and air traffic controllers. Because these court orders were... is needed on the OPM website so these individuals and their survivors can make the request. Comments...

5 CFR 831.1202 - Definitions.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... Administrative Personnel OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT (CONTINUED) CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS (CONTINUED...; restructuring the job; obtaining or modifying equipment or devices; providing interpreters, readers, or personal... of disability. Unless OPM exercises its choice of a physician, the cost of providing medical...

5 CFR 831.1202 - Definitions.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... Administrative Personnel OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT (CONTINUED) CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS (CONTINUED...; restructuring the job; obtaining or modifying equipment or devices; providing interpreters, readers, or personal... of disability. Unless OPM exercises its choice of a physician, the cost of providing medical...

45 CFR 800.107 - Levels of coverage.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

... to offer an MSP pursuant to a contract with OPM. (b) Bronze or platinum metal levels of coverage... coverage or the platinum level of coverage, or both, on any Exchange or SHOP in any State. (c) Child-only...

45 CFR 800.107 - Levels of coverage.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

... to offer an MSP pursuant to a contract with OPM. (b) Bronze or platinum metal levels of coverage... coverage or the platinum level of coverage, or both, on any Exchange or SHOP in any State. (c) Child-only...

5 CFR 362.105 - Filling positions.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

....105 Administrative Personnel OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS PATHWAYS... an adequate number of permanent positions will be available to convert Pathways Participants who... outside its own workforce, it must provide OPM information concerning Pathways Programs job opportunities...

5 CFR 362.105 - Filling positions.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

....105 Administrative Personnel OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS PATHWAYS... an adequate number of permanent positions will be available to convert Pathways Participants who... outside its own workforce, it must provide OPM information concerning Pathways Programs job opportunities...

5 CFR 890.203 - Application for approval of, and proposal of amendments to, health benefit plans.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... 20415. Application letters must be accompanied by any descriptive material, financial data, or other... operating experience to enable OPM to realistically evaluate the plan's past and expected future performance...

5 CFR 890.203 - Application for approval of, and proposal of amendments to, health benefit plans.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... 20415. Application letters must be accompanied by any descriptive material, financial data, or other... operating experience to enable OPM to realistically evaluate the plan's past and expected future performance...

5 CFR 890.203 - Application for approval of, and proposal of amendments to, health benefit plans.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... 20415. Application letters must be accompanied by any descriptive material, financial data, or other... operating experience to enable OPM to realistically evaluate the plan's past and expected future performance...

5 CFR 890.203 - Application for approval of, and proposal of amendments to, health benefit plans.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... 20415. Application letters must be accompanied by any descriptive material, financial data, or other... operating experience to enable OPM to realistically evaluate the plan's past and expected future performance...

5 CFR 890.203 - Application for approval of, and proposal of amendments to, health benefit plans.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... 20415. Application letters must be accompanied by any descriptive material, financial data, or other... operating experience to enable OPM to realistically evaluate the plan's past and expected future performance...

75 FR 45173 - Proposed Collection; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Form, Demographic Information...

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2010-08-02

... Management. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Employee Services proposes to... recruitment processes. The collection of data through this form also can be used by Federal agencies, along...

75 FR 70711 - Submission for OMB Review; Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2010-11-18

... Important Information About Your Eligibility for Social Security Disability Benefits'' (OMB Control No. 3206-0216; Form RI 98-7), is used by OPM to verify receipt of Social Security Administration (SSA...

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: members of Congress and Congressional staff. Final rule.

PubMed

2013-10-02

The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing a final rule to amend the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program regulations regarding coverage for Members of Congress and congressional staff.

76 FR 50769 - Submission for Review: Application for Senior Administrative Law Judge (OPM Form 1655), and...

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2011-08-16

... Notice and request for comments. SUMMARY: The Human Resources Solutions, U.S. Office of Personnel... Agency: Human Resources Solutions, U.S. Office of Personnel Management. Title: Application for Senior...

5 CFR 330.711 - Oversight.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... PLACEMENT (GENERAL) Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan for Displaced Employees § 330.711 Oversight. OPM is responsible for oversight of the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan for Displaced Employees and may conduct reviews of agency activity at any time. ...

75 FR 52376 - Excepted Service

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2010-08-25

... OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT Excepted Service AGENCY: U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM...: Roland Edwards, Senior Executive Resource Services, Employee Services, 202-606-2246. SUPPLEMENTARY... Energy Affairs. Effective July 16, 2010. DSGS70114 Legislative Management Officer for Legislative and...

Understanding the Link between Poverty and Food Insecurity among Children: Does the Definition of Poverty Matter?

PubMed

Wight, Vanessa; Kaushal, Neeraj; Waldfogel, Jane; Garfinkel, Irv

2014-01-02

This paper examines the association between poverty and food insecurity among children, using two different definitions of poverty-the official poverty measure (OPM) and the new supplemental poverty measure (SPM) of the Census Bureau, which is based on a more inclusive definition of family resources and needs. Our analysis is based on data from the 2001-11 Current Population Survey and shows that food insecurity and very low food security among children decline as income-to-needs ratio increases. The point estimates show that the associations are stronger as measured by the new supplemental measure of income-to-needs ratio than when estimated through the official measure. Statistical tests reject the hypothesis that poor households' odds of experiencing low food security are the same whether the SPM or OPM measure is used; but the tests do not reject the hypothesis when very low food security is the outcome.

Understanding the Link between Poverty and Food Insecurity among Children: Does the Definition of Poverty Matter?

PubMed Central

Wight, Vanessa; Kaushal, Neeraj; Waldfogel, Jane; Garfinkel, Irv

2014-01-01

This paper examines the association between poverty and food insecurity among children, using two different definitions of poverty—the official poverty measure (OPM) and the new supplemental poverty measure (SPM) of the Census Bureau, which is based on a more inclusive definition of family resources and needs. Our analysis is based on data from the 2001–11 Current Population Survey and shows that food insecurity and very low food security among children decline as income-to-needs ratio increases. The point estimates show that the associations are stronger as measured by the new supplemental measure of income-to-needs ratio than when estimated through the official measure. Statistical tests reject the hypothesis that poor households’ odds of experiencing low food security are the same whether the SPM or OPM measure is used; but the tests do not reject the hypothesis when very low food security is the outcome. PMID:25045244

Magnetocardiography measurements with 4He vector optically pumped magnetometers at room temperature

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Morales, S.; Corsi, M. C.; Fourcault, W.; Bertrand, F.; Cauffet, G.; Gobbo, C.; Alcouffe, F.; Lenouvel, F.; Le Prado, M.; Berger, F.; Vanzetto, G.; Labyt, E.

2017-09-01

In this paper, we present a proof of concept study which demonstrates for the first time the possibility of recording magnetocardiography (MCG) signals with 4He vector optically pumped magnetometers (OPM) operated in a gradiometer mode. Resulting from a compromise between sensitivity, size and operability in a clinical environment, the developed magnetometers are based on the parametric resonance of helium in a zero magnetic field. Sensors are operated at room temperature and provide a tri-axis vector measurement of the magnetic field. Measured sensitivity is around 210 f T (√Hz)-1 in the bandwidth (2 Hz; 300 Hz). MCG signals from a phantom and two healthy subjects are successfully recorded. Human MCG data obtained with the OPMs are compared to reference electrocardiogram recordings: similar heart rates, shapes of the main patterns of the cardiac cycle (P/T waves, QRS complex) and QRS widths are obtained with both techniques.

FRED user's manual

DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

Shilling, J.

1984-02-01

FRED, the friendly editor, is a screen-based structured editor. This manual is intended to serve the needs of a wide range of users of the FRED text editor. Most users will find it sufficient to read the introductory material in section 2, supplemented with the full command set description in section 3. Advanced users may wish to change the keystroke sequences which invoke editor commands. Section 4 describes how to change key bindings and how to define command macros. Some users may need to modify a language description or create an entirely new language description for use with FRED. Sectionmore » 5 describes the format of the language descriptions used by the editor, and describes how to construct a language grammar. Section 6 describes known portability problems of the FRED editor and should concern only system installation personnel. The editor points out syntax errors in the file being edited and does automatic pretty printing.« less

EDT mode for JED -- An advanced Unix text editor

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

McIlwrath, B. K.; Page, C. G.

This note describes Starlink extended EDT emulation for the JED editor. It provides a Unix text editor which can utilise the advanced facilities of DEC VTn00, xterm and similar terminals. JED in this mode provides a reasonably good emulation of the VAX/VMS editor EDT in addition to many extra facilities.

Becoming an Online Editor: Perceived Roles and Responsibilities of Wikipedia Editors

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Littlejohn, Allison; Hood, Nina

2018-01-01

Introduction: We report on the experiences of a group of people as they become Wikipedia editors. We test Benkler's (2002) theory that commons-based production processes accelerate the creation of capital, questioning what knowledge production processes do people engage in as they become editors? The analysis positions the development of editing…

Emerging Perspectives on Editorial Ethics: An Interview with Chris Higgins

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Jackson, Liz

2017-01-01

Chris Higgins took on the roles of Editor of "Educational Theory," and Editor-in-Chief of the "Philosophy of Education Yearbook" published by the Philosophy of Education Society, in 2013, after having been an Associate Editor and Book Review Editor for "Educational Theory" for six years. Higgins worked closely with…

Authors and editors assort on gender and geography in high-rank ecological publications

PubMed Central

Belou, Rebecca M.

2018-01-01

Peer-reviewed publication volume and caliber are widely-recognized proxies for academic merit, and a strong publication record is essential for academic success and advancement. However, recent work suggests that publication productivity for particular author groups may also be determined in part by implicit biases lurking in the publication pipeline. Here, we explore patterns of gender, geography, and institutional rank among authors, editorial board members, and handling editors in high-impact ecological publications during 2015 and 2016. A higher proportion of lead authors had female first names (33.9%) than editorial board members (28.9%), and the proportion of female first names among handling editors was even lower (21.1%). Female editors disproportionately edited publications with female lead authors (40.3% of publications with female lead authors were handled by female editors, though female editors handled only 34.4% of all studied publications). Additionally, ecological authors and editors were overwhelmingly from countries in the G8, and high-ranking academic institutions accounted for a large portion of both the published work, and its editorship. Editors and lead authors with female names were typically affiliated with higher-ranking institutions than their male peers. This description of author and editor features provides a baseline for benchmarking future trends in the ecological publishing culture. PMID:29420647

Authors and editors assort on gender and geography in high-rank ecological publications.

PubMed

Manlove, Kezia R; Belou, Rebecca M

2018-01-01

Peer-reviewed publication volume and caliber are widely-recognized proxies for academic merit, and a strong publication record is essential for academic success and advancement. However, recent work suggests that publication productivity for particular author groups may also be determined in part by implicit biases lurking in the publication pipeline. Here, we explore patterns of gender, geography, and institutional rank among authors, editorial board members, and handling editors in high-impact ecological publications during 2015 and 2016. A higher proportion of lead authors had female first names (33.9%) than editorial board members (28.9%), and the proportion of female first names among handling editors was even lower (21.1%). Female editors disproportionately edited publications with female lead authors (40.3% of publications with female lead authors were handled by female editors, though female editors handled only 34.4% of all studied publications). Additionally, ecological authors and editors were overwhelmingly from countries in the G8, and high-ranking academic institutions accounted for a large portion of both the published work, and its editorship. Editors and lead authors with female names were typically affiliated with higher-ranking institutions than their male peers. This description of author and editor features provides a baseline for benchmarking future trends in the ecological publishing culture.

JSME: a free molecule editor in JavaScript.

PubMed

Bienfait, Bruno; Ertl, Peter

2013-01-01

A molecule editor, i.e. a program facilitating graphical input and interactive editing of molecules, is an indispensable part of every cheminformatics or molecular processing system. Today, when a web browser has become the universal scientific user interface, a tool to edit molecules directly within the web browser is essential. One of the most popular tools for molecular structure input on the web is the JME applet. Since its release nearly 15 years ago, however the web environment has changed and Java applets are facing increasing implementation hurdles due to their maintenance and support requirements, as well as security issues. This prompted us to update the JME editor and port it to a modern Internet programming language - JavaScript. The actual molecule editing Java code of the JME editor was translated into JavaScript with help of the Google Web Toolkit compiler and a custom library that emulates a subset of the GUI features of the Java runtime environment. In this process, the editor was enhanced by additional functionalities including a substituent menu, copy/paste, drag and drop and undo/redo capabilities and an integrated help. In addition to desktop computers, the editor supports molecule editing on touch devices, including iPhone, iPad and Android phones and tablets. In analogy to JME the new editor is named JSME. This new molecule editor is compact, easy to use and easy to incorporate into web pages. A free molecule editor written in JavaScript was developed and is released under the terms of permissive BSD license. The editor is compatible with JME, has practically the same user interface as well as the web application programming interface. The JSME editor is available for download from the project web page http://peter-ertl.com/jsme/

Preparing Students To Work on Newspaper Copy Desks: Are Educators Meeting Editors' Expectations?

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Auman, Ann E.; Cook, Betsy B.

A study surveyed two groups in the fall of 1994, journalism educators and newspaper editors. Educators completed a survey regarding the course content and skill areas emphasized in beginning level copy editing courses, while editors were asked to respond to questions regarding the skills they expect entry-level copy editors to have. Respondents…

MRAPs, Irregular Warfare, and Pentagon Reform

DTIC Science & Technology

2009-06-01

U P R E S S S TA F F COLONEL DAVID H. GURNEY, USMC (RET.) Director DR. JEFFREY D. SMOTHERMAN Executive Editor GEORGE C. MAERZ Supervisory Editor...LISA M. YAMBRICK Writer-Editor CALVIN B. KELLEY Writer-Editor MARTIN J. PETERS Production Supervisor TARA J. PAREKH Visual Design Editor O T H E R T I T ...L E S I N T H E S E R I E S Choosing War: The Decision to Invade Iraq and Its Aftermath Occasional Paper 5, April 2008 China’s Global Activism

Web-Based Media Contents Editor for UCC Websites

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Kim, Seoksoo

The purpose of this research is to "design web-based media contents editor for establishing UCC(User Created Contents)-based websites." The web-based editor features user-oriented interfaces and increased convenience, significantly different from previous off-line editors. It allows users to edit media contents online and can be effectively used for online promotion activities of enterprises and organizations. In addition to development of the editor, the research aims to support the entry of enterprises and public agencies to the online market by combining the technology with various UCC items.

48 CFR 2146.201 - General.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-10-01

... LIFE INSURANCE FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION CONTRACT MANAGEMENT QUALITY ASSURANCE Contract Quality... acquired under the FEGLI Program contract conform to the contract's quality requirements. (b) OPM will make an initial evaluation of the Contractor's system of internal controls under the quality assurance...

48 CFR 2146.201 - General.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... LIFE INSURANCE FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION CONTRACT MANAGEMENT QUALITY ASSURANCE Contract Quality... acquired under the FEGLI Program contract conform to the contract's quality requirements. (b) OPM will make an initial evaluation of the Contractor's system of internal controls under the quality assurance...

48 CFR 2146.201 - General.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

... LIFE INSURANCE FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION CONTRACT MANAGEMENT QUALITY ASSURANCE Contract Quality... acquired under the FEGLI Program contract conform to the contract's quality requirements. (b) OPM will make an initial evaluation of the Contractor's system of internal controls under the quality assurance...

48 CFR 2146.201 - General.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... LIFE INSURANCE FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION CONTRACT MANAGEMENT QUALITY ASSURANCE Contract Quality... acquired under the FEGLI Program contract conform to the contract's quality requirements. (b) OPM will make an initial evaluation of the Contractor's system of internal controls under the quality assurance...

48 CFR 2146.201 - General.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

... LIFE INSURANCE FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION CONTRACT MANAGEMENT QUALITY ASSURANCE Contract Quality... acquired under the FEGLI Program contract conform to the contract's quality requirements. (b) OPM will make an initial evaluation of the Contractor's system of internal controls under the quality assurance...

5 CFR 9901.101 - Purpose.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... Administrative Personnel DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AND LABOR RELATIONS SYSTEMS (DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE-OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE NATIONAL SECURITY PERSONNEL SYSTEM... of Defense and the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). The Secretary may establish...

76 FR 44965 - Notice of Revision of Standard Forms 39 and 39-A

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2011-07-27

... the outdated reference to the Federal Personnel Manual; and to include the current citation of 5 CFR....opm.gov/forms/html.sf.asp for agency use. These versions supersede all previous versions. Please...

75 FR 17453 - Submission for OMB Review; Request for Comments On a Revised Information Collection: (OMB Control...

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2010-04-06

... Necessary for a Competency Determination'' (OMB Control No. 3206-0140; Form RI 30-3), collects medical information regarding the annuitant's competency for OPM's use in evaluating the annuitant's condition. We...

5 CFR 470.101 - Statutory authority.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

....101 Administrative Personnel OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS PERSONNEL...) Section 4702, title 5, United States Code, provides the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) with the... programs to study improved methods and technologies in Federal personnel management; (2) Evaluate the...

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program miscellaneous changes: Medically Underserved Areas. Direct final rule.

PubMed

2014-12-17

The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing a direct final rule to discontinue the annual determination of the Medically Underserved Areas (MUAs) for the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program.

5 CFR 9901.101 - Purpose.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... Administrative Personnel DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AND LABOR RELATIONS SYSTEMS (DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE-OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE NATIONAL SECURITY PERSONNEL SYSTEM... of Defense and the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). The Secretary may establish...

Home dialysis in the new USA bundled payment plan: implications and impact.

PubMed

Golper, Thomas A; Guest, Steven; Glickman, Joel D; Turk, Joe; Pulliam, Joseph P

2011-01-01

On 1 January 2011, a new payment system for Medicare patients will be implemented in the United States. This new system bundles services previously charged separately and under a "fee for service" environment. The authors discuss the implications of this approach. Over the next several pages is a response by American physicians and dialysis innovators to a federal initiative to change the way dialysis is paid for in the United States. Peter Blake, the Editor-in-Chief of Peritoneal Dialysis International, invited Thomas Golper to articulate physicians' concerns with this new payment scheme. After the government of the USA closed its comment period over the new payment methodology, called "bundling," Golper sought out colleagues from diverse backgrounds and compiled this collective view of the situation.

29 CFR 793.8 - “News editor.”

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-07-01

... 29 Labor 3 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false âNews editor.â 793.8 Section 793.8 Labor Regulations... Exemption § 793.8 “News editor.” A news editor is an employee who gathers, edits and rewrites the news. He may also select and prepare news items for broadcast and present the news on the air. An employee who...

29 CFR 793.8 - “News editor.”

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... 29 Labor 3 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false âNews editor.â 793.8 Section 793.8 Labor Regulations... Exemption § 793.8 “News editor.” A news editor is an employee who gathers, edits and rewrites the news. He may also select and prepare news items for broadcast and present the news on the air. An employee who...

29 CFR 793.8 - “News editor.”

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-07-01

... 29 Labor 3 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false âNews editor.â 793.8 Section 793.8 Labor Regulations... Exemption § 793.8 “News editor.” A news editor is an employee who gathers, edits and rewrites the news. He may also select and prepare news items for broadcast and present the news on the air. An employee who...

29 CFR 793.8 - “News editor.”

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... 29 Labor 3 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false âNews editor.â 793.8 Section 793.8 Labor Regulations... Exemption § 793.8 “News editor.” A news editor is an employee who gathers, edits and rewrites the news. He may also select and prepare news items for broadcast and present the news on the air. An employee who...

29 CFR 793.8 - “News editor.”

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-07-01

... 29 Labor 3 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false âNews editor.â 793.8 Section 793.8 Labor Regulations... Exemption § 793.8 “News editor.” A news editor is an employee who gathers, edits and rewrites the news. He may also select and prepare news items for broadcast and present the news on the air. An employee who...

Academic Degradation and the Retreat of the Editors: Academic Irregularities and the Spreading of Academic Corruption from an Editor's Perspective

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Xun, Gong

2007-01-01

Against the backdrop of the grave academic crisis in China, editors have become the objects of wooing, favor-currying, connections-seeking, and collusions; they have been targeted for attacks, plots, extortions, and encroachments. Editing and publishing have become avenues for academic irregularities and academic corruption. Editors have the power…

Quo vadis EPL?

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Dose, Volker; Huber, Martin

2009-01-01

With effect of January 1st, 2007 "Europhysics Letters" was renamed, the new branding being "EPL". Along with this formal change went a new vision and definition for the aims of EPL over a time horizon of five years. These goals are i) to increase the number of submissions from 1387 articles in 2006 to over 3000 articles, ii) to decrease the acceptance rate for manuscripts from 46% in 2006 to about 33% and, allowing for a two-year delay, iii) to raise the impact factor from 2.2 in 2006 to 3.5 by increasing visibility and prestige. These aims are ambitious. Accordingly, a strategy promising success was required. As a first measure, the spectrum of Europhysics Letters in terms of the categories defined by the "Physics and Astronomy Classification Scheme" (PACS) was compared to other international broad-band letters journals. This showed that EPL has an appropriate fraction of publications in "Condensed Matter" sciences (PACS 60 and 70) and in "Electromagnetism, Optics, Acoustics, Heat Transfer, Classical Mechanics, and Fluid Dynamics" (PACS 40). EPL is strong in "General Physics" (PACS 00) and in "Interdisciplinary Research" (PACS 80). Rather than aiming at a reduction of the latter two topics it was decided to consider these strengths as an EPL fingerprint. The other five PACS categories, however, showed deficiencies, which we have decided to strengthen by appropriate promotion of the journal in the respective science communities. Our first promotion campaign focused on "Plasma Physics" (PACS 50). Advertising EPL in the plasma-physics community consisted of "An invitation to submit your work" disseminated by the Plasma Physics Division of EPS, the placement of EPL flyers in the delegate bags of the EPS Conference on Plasma Physics in Crete in 2008, additional visibility from prominent displays of EPL PowerPoint slides during the event, further promotion from the EPL Executive Editor present on the exhibit stand, and, last but not least, by the appointment of additional Co-Editors. The results of these efforts are an increase in published papers in plasma physics from 13 (26) in 2006 to 32 (60) in 2008. The numbers in parentheses refer to the number of submissions and the figures for 2008 are extrapolations from the status of November 15th. The 2008 figures thus show that EPL's deficiency in plasma physics is gradually being eliminated, although further growth in this rapidly developing area is desirable! A second positive development concerns "Geophysics" (PACS 90). With the appointment of Rudolf Treumann as the only responsible Co-Editor for this PACS category, we tried another concept of promotion. A letter from the Editor-in-Chief announcing this appointment was posted to the peer group of Treumann. Near the end of 2008 the article balance is the following: 7 (24) in 2006 and 16 (48) in 2008. Again, this is very satisfactory and, in fact, corresponds to the targeted increase. A deficiency still remains in "Particles and Fields" (PACS 10), "Nuclear Physics" (PACS 20), and "Atomic and Molecular Physics" (PACS 30). Analysis of the publication situation within high-energy particle (HEP) physics revealed immediately, that soliciting papers from this community had little chance of success, unless accompanied by an offer for open-access publishing. Faced with the alternative of either abandoning publications in high-energy particle physics or to move towards an open-access scheme, the EPL Association Board of Directors made a first positive decision for an open-access opportunity in May 2007. The matter was further clarified in November 2007: EPL now offers open-access publication for all PACS categories on the basis of an "author pays" model with effect from February 2008. In the meantime, the market in high-energy particle physics had moved ahead, and this has made it necessary to take a further step. With effect of November 1st, 2008, EPL now offers open-access publication free of charge for experimental as well as theoretical letters to the high-energy particle physics communities. This offer will remain available until SCOAP3 (the Sponsoring Consortium on Open Access Publishing in Particle Physics) becomes operational, and covers the publication costs. We now believe to be well positioned in the market, and hope that this will be reflected in an increase in the number of submissions in PACS 10 and 20. Promotion of this new opportunity has been announced on CERN and other HEP facility sites and circulated to all participants at the recent "Physics at the LHC" conference in Croatia, at which EPL material and the Executive Editor were present. Advertising EPL within the atomic and molecular physics community also began in 2008 with EPL flyers being placed in delegate bags to both the ESCAMPIG and EGAS conferences, in addition to EPL presentations and exhibits of promotional material at the Users' meetings of several European synchrotrons. EPL sponsorship has also been given to the UK Synchrotron Users' event for the past two years. Overall the number of publications in EPL has increased from 638 (1387) in 2006 to 810 (1860) in 2008 with an acceptance rate of 44%, decreasing from earlier values. The increase of submissions and publications indicates initial success of our promotional efforts. The acceptance rate, on the other hand, is still far from the targeted value of 33% and certainly needs closer attention. A rather unique feature of EPL is that the Co-Editors are well-known active scientists. They are autonomous in the accept/reject decision for each manuscript and can ask for the number of referee reports they deem necessary. This also includes publication without review by an external referee; in this case the paper is published with the addition "accepted by - name of co-editor". This does in fact happen, though rarely for the time being. In view of the central role of the Co-Editors in the publication process, the Editor-in-Chief takes great care in selecting persons for replacement or expansion of the Editorial Board. Due to the continued growth of the journal, expansion of the Board is an urgent necessity. The most important criterion for membership in the Editorial Board is scientific excellence. Geographical coverage is used sometimes as a secondary criterion that has led to an appropriate fraction of appointments of Co-Editors working in the United States and in Canada. This is a further improvement over the previous composition and more closely reflects the geographical distribution of manuscript submissions. EPL also has an Advisory Board. Over the course of the past eighteen months the role and responsibilities of members of this Board have been redefined. Their duties now include: deputising for the Editor-in-Chief in cases of absence or conflict of interest, acting as adjudicator in appeal cases, selecting EPL papers for highlighting in EPN, checking comments and replies on their validity, and assisting the Editor-in-Chief with the selection of new Co-Editors. These tasks now ensure a very active role of the Advisory Board in the daily life of EPL. Moreover, the members of the Editorial and Advisory Boards have contributed to the promotion of EPL by publishing more of their own work in the journal, thus underlining the fact that EPL promotion is a multifacetted effort. Seeing some response to these measures suggests that we are on the right track. This is also met with great satisfaction by the EPL management team, which wholeheartedly collaborates in the effort to further raise the standing of EPL in the eyes of the general physics community.

5 CFR 839.1119 - How is the actuarial reduction for TSP computed?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... reduction. OPM will divide the Government contributions and earnings by the present value factor for your... benefit that is payable, the present value factor for the survivor's age at the time of death is used. The...

5 CFR 250.202 - Office of Personnel Management responsibilities.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... Governmentwide leadership and direction in the strategic management of the Federal workforce. (b) To execute this critical leadership responsibility, OPM adopts the Human Capital Assessment and Accountability Framework... agency's mission-critical occupations; ensuring leadership continuity through the implementation of...

5 CFR 294.110 - Appeals.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... Administrative Personnel OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS AVAILABILITY OF OFFICIAL... requester may appeal to the— Office of the General Counsel, Office of Personnel Management, Washington, DC... by OPM's Office of the General Counsel to the— Deputy Director, Office of Personnel Management...

5 CFR 300.407 - Documentation.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... Administrative Personnel OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS EMPLOYMENT (GENERAL) Use of... required to maintain records necessary to determine that using commercial recruiting firms or nonprofit... commission of any prohibited personnel practice. (b) When requested by OPM, agencies will provide reports on...

5 CFR 300.407 - Documentation.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... Administrative Personnel OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS EMPLOYMENT (GENERAL) Use of... required to maintain records necessary to determine that using commercial recruiting firms or nonprofit... commission of any prohibited personnel practice. (b) When requested by OPM, agencies will provide reports on...

5 CFR 300.407 - Documentation.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... Administrative Personnel OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS EMPLOYMENT (GENERAL) Use of... required to maintain records necessary to determine that using commercial recruiting firms or nonprofit... commission of any prohibited personnel practice. (b) When requested by OPM, agencies will provide reports on...

5 CFR 300.407 - Documentation.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... Administrative Personnel OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS EMPLOYMENT (GENERAL) Use of... required to maintain records necessary to determine that using commercial recruiting firms or nonprofit... commission of any prohibited personnel practice. (b) When requested by OPM, agencies will provide reports on...

5 CFR 250.201 - Coverage and purpose.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

....201 Administrative Personnel OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT IN AGENCIES Strategic Human Capital Management § 250.201 Coverage and purpose. The Chief Human... effective and efficient operation of Government. As a part of OPM's overall leadership responsibilities in...

5 CFR 470.305 - Submission of proposals for demonstration projects.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... projects. 470.305 Section 470.305 Administrative Personnel OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT RESEARCH PROGRAMS AND DEMONSTRATIONS PROJECTS Regulatory Requirements Pertaining to Demonstration Projects § 470.305 Submission of proposals for demonstration projects. (a) OPM...

75 FR 79052 - Excepted Service

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2010-12-17

... Treaty Organization and Europe. Effective October 8, 2010. DDGS17307 Special Assistant to the Principal... OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT Excepted Service AGENCY: U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM... Schedule C appointments were approved during October 2010. Office of Management and Budget BOGS10025...

25 CFR 63.18 - Are the requirements for Bureau of Indian Affairs adjudication different from the requirements...

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

... FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION Minimum Standards of Character and Suitability for Employment § 63.18 Are the... Check and Inquiries which includes a search of the OPM Security/Suitability Investigations Index (SII...

25 CFR 63.18 - Are the requirements for Bureau of Indian Affairs adjudication different from the requirements...

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-04-01

... FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION Minimum Standards of Character and Suitability for Employment § 63.18 Are the... Check and Inquiries which includes a search of the OPM Security/Suitability Investigations Index (SII...

25 CFR 63.18 - Are the requirements for Bureau of Indian Affairs adjudication different from the requirements...

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-04-01

... FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION Minimum Standards of Character and Suitability for Employment § 63.18 Are the... Check and Inquiries which includes a search of the OPM Security/Suitability Investigations Index (SII...

25 CFR 63.18 - Are the requirements for Bureau of Indian Affairs adjudication different from the requirements...

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-04-01

... FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION Minimum Standards of Character and Suitability for Employment § 63.18 Are the... Check and Inquiries which includes a search of the OPM Security/Suitability Investigations Index (SII...

25 CFR 63.18 - Are the requirements for Bureau of Indian Affairs adjudication different from the requirements...

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-04-01

... FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION Minimum Standards of Character and Suitability for Employment § 63.18 Are the... Check and Inquiries which includes a search of the OPM Security/Suitability Investigations Index (SII...

5 CFR 950.801 - Campaign schedule.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS CFC Timetable § 950.801 Campaign schedule. (a) The Combined Federal Campaign will be....801 Administrative Personnel OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT (CONTINUED) CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS... determined by the Director, OPM will accept applications from organizations seeking to be listed on the...

5 CFR 950.801 - Campaign schedule.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS CFC Timetable § 950.801 Campaign schedule. (a) The Combined Federal Campaign will be....801 Administrative Personnel OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT (CONTINUED) CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS... determined by the Director, OPM will accept applications from organizations seeking to be listed on the...

5 CFR 950.801 - Campaign schedule.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS CFC Timetable § 950.801 Campaign schedule. (a) The Combined Federal Campaign will be....801 Administrative Personnel OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT (CONTINUED) CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS... determined by the Director, OPM will accept applications from organizations seeking to be listed on the...

5 CFR 950.801 - Campaign schedule.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS CFC Timetable § 950.801 Campaign schedule. (a) The Combined Federal Campaign will be....801 Administrative Personnel OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT (CONTINUED) CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS... determined by the Director, OPM will accept applications from organizations seeking to be listed on the...

48 CFR 1603.7001 - Policy.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 6 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 true Policy. 1603.7001 Section 1603.7001 Federal Acquisition Regulations System OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT FEDERAL EMPLOYEES... INTEREST Misleading, Deceptive, or Unfair Advertising 1603.7001 Policy. (a) OPM prepares and distributes or...

48 CFR 1603.7001 - Policy.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 6 2014-10-01 2014-10-01 false Policy. 1603.7001 Section 1603.7001 Federal Acquisition Regulations System OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT FEDERAL EMPLOYEES... INTEREST Misleading, Deceptive, or Unfair Advertising 1603.7001 Policy. (a) OPM prepares and distributes or...

48 CFR 1603.7001 - Policy.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-10-01

... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 6 2012-10-01 2012-10-01 false Policy. 1603.7001 Section 1603.7001 Federal Acquisition Regulations System OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT FEDERAL EMPLOYEES... INTEREST Misleading, Deceptive, or Unfair Advertising 1603.7001 Policy. (a) OPM prepares and distributes or...

5 CFR 831.101 - Administration.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... 5 Administrative Personnel 2 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Administration. 831.101 Section 831.101 Administrative Personnel OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT (CONTINUED) CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS (CONTINUED) RETIREMENT Administration and General Provisions § 831.101 Administration. (a) OPM has charge of the...

5 CFR 362.303 - Filling positions.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

....303 Administrative Personnel OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS PATHWAYS... to the Recent Graduates Program, pursuant to a Pathways MOU executed with the OPM, under Schedule D... situations. The agency's Pathways MOU must identify criteria for approving extensions. (d) Qualifications. An...

5 CFR 362.303 - Filling positions.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

....303 Administrative Personnel OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS PATHWAYS... to the Recent Graduates Program, pursuant to a Pathways MOU executed with the OPM, under Schedule D... situations. The agency's Pathways MOU must identify criteria for approving extensions. (d) Qualifications. An...

5 CFR 370.108 - Reporting requirements.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... 370.108 Administrative Personnel OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY EXCHANGE PROGRAM § 370.108 Reporting requirements. (a) Agencies using this part must prepare and... objectives of the individual's detail; and (3) Such other information as OPM considers appropriate. (b...

5 CFR 470.315 - Project modification and extension.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

....315 Section 470.315 Administrative Personnel OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT RESEARCH PROGRAMS AND DEMONSTRATIONS PROJECTS Regulatory Requirements Pertaining to... plan without the approval of the Office of Personnel Management. OPM will inform the agency of...

5 CFR 295.203 - Filing requirements for demands or requests for documents or testimony.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... outweighs the burden on OPM to produce the records or provide testimony; (5) A statement indicating that the... the employee to prepare for testimony, in travel, and for attendance in the legal proceeding. (c) The...

5 CFR 339.202 - Medical standards.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... 5 Administrative Personnel 1 2013-01-01 2013-01-01 false Medical standards. 339.202 Section 339.202 Administrative Personnel OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS MEDICAL QUALIFICATION DETERMINATIONS Physical and Medical Qualifications § 339.202 Medical standards. OPM may establish...

5 CFR 339.202 - Medical standards.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... 5 Administrative Personnel 1 2014-01-01 2014-01-01 false Medical standards. 339.202 Section 339.202 Administrative Personnel OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS MEDICAL QUALIFICATION DETERMINATIONS Physical and Medical Qualifications § 339.202 Medical standards. OPM may establish...

5 CFR 339.202 - Medical standards.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... 5 Administrative Personnel 1 2012-01-01 2012-01-01 false Medical standards. 339.202 Section 339.202 Administrative Personnel OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS MEDICAL QUALIFICATION DETERMINATIONS Physical and Medical Qualifications § 339.202 Medical standards. OPM may establish...

5 CFR 250.202 - Office of Personnel Management responsibilities.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... Governmentwide leadership and direction in the strategic management of the Federal workforce. (b) To execute this critical leadership responsibility, OPM adopts the Human Capital Assessment and Accountability Framework... agency's mission-critical occupations; ensuring leadership continuity through the implementation of...

5 CFR 250.202 - Office of Personnel Management responsibilities.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... Governmentwide leadership and direction in the strategic management of the Federal workforce. (b) To execute this critical leadership responsibility, OPM adopts the Human Capital Assessment and Accountability Framework... agency's mission-critical occupations; ensuring leadership continuity through the implementation of...

5 CFR 250.202 - Office of Personnel Management responsibilities.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... Governmentwide leadership and direction in the strategic management of the Federal workforce. (b) To execute this critical leadership responsibility, OPM adopts the Human Capital Assessment and Accountability Framework... agency's mission-critical occupations; ensuring leadership continuity through the implementation of...

5 CFR 250.202 - Office of Personnel Management responsibilities.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... Governmentwide leadership and direction in the strategic management of the Federal workforce. (b) To execute this critical leadership responsibility, OPM adopts the Human Capital Assessment and Accountability Framework... agency's mission-critical occupations; ensuring leadership continuity through the implementation of...

5 CFR 339.203 - Physical requirements.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... 5 Administrative Personnel 1 2012-01-01 2012-01-01 false Physical requirements. 339.203 Section... QUALIFICATION DETERMINATIONS Physical and Medical Qualifications § 339.203 Physical requirements. Agencies are authorized to establish physical requirements for individual positions without OPM approval when such...

5 CFR 339.203 - Physical requirements.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... 5 Administrative Personnel 1 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Physical requirements. 339.203 Section... QUALIFICATION DETERMINATIONS Physical and Medical Qualifications § 339.203 Physical requirements. Agencies are authorized to establish physical requirements for individual positions without OPM approval when such...

5 CFR 339.203 - Physical requirements.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... 5 Administrative Personnel 1 2011-01-01 2011-01-01 false Physical requirements. 339.203 Section... QUALIFICATION DETERMINATIONS Physical and Medical Qualifications § 339.203 Physical requirements. Agencies are authorized to establish physical requirements for individual positions without OPM approval when such...

5 CFR 339.203 - Physical requirements.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... 5 Administrative Personnel 1 2013-01-01 2013-01-01 false Physical requirements. 339.203 Section... QUALIFICATION DETERMINATIONS Physical and Medical Qualifications § 339.203 Physical requirements. Agencies are authorized to establish physical requirements for individual positions without OPM approval when such...

5 CFR 339.203 - Physical requirements.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... 5 Administrative Personnel 1 2014-01-01 2014-01-01 false Physical requirements. 339.203 Section... QUALIFICATION DETERMINATIONS Physical and Medical Qualifications § 339.203 Physical requirements. Agencies are authorized to establish physical requirements for individual positions without OPM approval when such...

75 FR 30866 - Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Review of a Revised Information Collection: (OMB Control...

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2010-06-02

... information collection, ``We Need Important Information About Your Eligibility for Social Security Disability Benefits'' (OMB Control No. 3206-0216; Form RI 98-7), is used by OPM to verify receipt of Social Security...

75 FR 21369 - Submission for OMB Review; Request for Extension, Without Change, of A Currently Approved...

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2010-04-23

... of annuity being received so the correct rate of pay can be determined. Agencies provide this information to OPM so a determination can be made whether the reemployed retiree's annuity must be terminated...

5 CFR 339.202 - Medical standards.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... 5 Administrative Personnel 1 2011-01-01 2011-01-01 false Medical standards. 339.202 Section 339.202 Administrative Personnel OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS MEDICAL QUALIFICATION DETERMINATIONS Physical and Medical Qualifications § 339.202 Medical standards. OPM may establish...

5 CFR 339.202 - Medical standards.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... 5 Administrative Personnel 1 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Medical standards. 339.202 Section 339.202 Administrative Personnel OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS MEDICAL QUALIFICATION DETERMINATIONS Physical and Medical Qualifications § 339.202 Medical standards. OPM may establish...

5 CFR 919.50 - How is this part written?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

...) This part uses a “plain language” format to make it easier for the general public and business...” diagram in the appendix to this part shows the levels or “tiers” at which the OPM enforces an exclusion...

5 CFR 842.808 - Oversight of coverage determinations.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

....808 Section 842.808 Administrative Personnel OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT (CONTINUED) CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS (CONTINUED) FEDERAL EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM-BASIC ANNUITY Law Enforcement Officers... that a position is a law enforcement officer or firefighter position, each agency head must notify OPM...

5 CFR 842.808 - Oversight of coverage determinations.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

....808 Section 842.808 Administrative Personnel OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT (CONTINUED) CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS (CONTINUED) FEDERAL EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM-BASIC ANNUITY Law Enforcement Officers... that a position is a law enforcement officer or firefighter position, each agency head must notify OPM...

5 CFR 842.808 - Oversight of coverage determinations.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

....808 Section 842.808 Administrative Personnel OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT (CONTINUED) CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS (CONTINUED) FEDERAL EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM-BASIC ANNUITY Law Enforcement Officers... that a position is a law enforcement officer or firefighter position, each agency head must notify OPM...

5 CFR 842.808 - Oversight of coverage determinations.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

....808 Section 842.808 Administrative Personnel OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT (CONTINUED) CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS (CONTINUED) FEDERAL EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM-BASIC ANNUITY Law Enforcement Officers... that a position is a law enforcement officer or firefighter position, each agency head must notify OPM...

5 CFR 842.808 - Oversight of coverage determinations.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

....808 Section 842.808 Administrative Personnel OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT (CONTINUED) CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS (CONTINUED) FEDERAL EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM-BASIC ANNUITY Law Enforcement Officers... that a position is a law enforcement officer or firefighter position, each agency head must notify OPM...

5 CFR 179.308 - Accelerated procedures.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... 5 Administrative Personnel 1 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Accelerated procedures. 179.308 Section 179.308 Administrative Personnel OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS CLAIMS COLLECTION STANDARDS Administrative Offset § 179.308 Accelerated procedures. OPM may make an administrative...

5 CFR 831.101 - Administration.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... 5 Administrative Personnel 2 2012-01-01 2012-01-01 false Administration. 831.101 Section 831.101 Administrative Personnel OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT (CONTINUED) CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS (CONTINUED) RETIREMENT Administration and General Provisions § 831.101 Administration. (a) OPM has charge of the...

5 CFR 831.101 - Administration.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... 5 Administrative Personnel 2 2013-01-01 2013-01-01 false Administration. 831.101 Section 831.101 Administrative Personnel OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT (CONTINUED) CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS (CONTINUED) RETIREMENT Administration and General Provisions § 831.101 Administration. (a) OPM has charge of the...

5 CFR 831.101 - Administration.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... 5 Administrative Personnel 2 2014-01-01 2014-01-01 false Administration. 831.101 Section 831.101 Administrative Personnel OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT (CONTINUED) CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS (CONTINUED) RETIREMENT Administration and General Provisions § 831.101 Administration. (a) OPM has charge of the...

32 CFR 191.5 - Responsibilities.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... Defense Department of Defense (Continued) OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (CONTINUED) MISCELLANEOUS THE... Defense on programmatic EEO matters with EEOC, OPM, the Department of Justice, other Federal Agencies, and Congress. (14) Represent the Department of Defense on the Interagency Committee on Handicapped Employees...

32 CFR 191.5 - Responsibilities.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-07-01

... Defense Department of Defense (Continued) OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (CONTINUED) MISCELLANEOUS THE... Defense on programmatic EEO matters with EEOC, OPM, the Department of Justice, other Federal Agencies, and Congress. (14) Represent the Department of Defense on the Interagency Committee on Handicapped Employees...

32 CFR 191.5 - Responsibilities.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-07-01

... Defense Department of Defense (Continued) OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (CONTINUED) MISCELLANEOUS THE... Defense on programmatic EEO matters with EEOC, OPM, the Department of Justice, other Federal Agencies, and Congress. (14) Represent the Department of Defense on the Interagency Committee on Handicapped Employees...

32 CFR 191.5 - Responsibilities.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-07-01

... Defense Department of Defense (Continued) OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (CONTINUED) MISCELLANEOUS THE... Defense on programmatic EEO matters with EEOC, OPM, the Department of Justice, other Federal Agencies, and Congress. (14) Represent the Department of Defense on the Interagency Committee on Handicapped Employees...

32 CFR 191.5 - Responsibilities.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... Defense Department of Defense (Continued) OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (CONTINUED) MISCELLANEOUS THE... Defense on programmatic EEO matters with EEOC, OPM, the Department of Justice, other Federal Agencies, and Congress. (14) Represent the Department of Defense on the Interagency Committee on Handicapped Employees...

5 CFR 9901.105 - OPM coordination and approval.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... Section 9901.105 Administrative Personnel DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AND LABOR RELATIONS SYSTEMS (DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE-OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE NATIONAL... prior to— (1) Establishing or substantially revising career groups, occupational pay schedules, and pay...

45 CFR 800.301 - Application process.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

... Public Welfare Regulations Relating to Public Welfare (Continued) OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT MULTI... statute requiring competitive bidding, OPM may consider annually applications from health insurance issuers, including groups of health insurance issuers as defined in § 800.20, to participate in the MSPP...

5 CFR 451.303 - Restrictions.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... Administrative Personnel OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS AWARDS Presidential Rank Awards... (SL) and Scientific-Professional (ST) positions; and (2) The number of senior career employees awarded... appointees to OPM-allocated Senior-Level (SL) and Scientific-Professional (ST) positions. (c) Frequency of...

78 FR 74118 - Proposed Collection; Comment Request

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2013-12-10

... operational management of DoD personnel security investigation (PSI) workload projections, and for monitoring... the instructions for submitting comments. Mail: Federal Docket Management System Office, 4800 Mark... submissions. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has responsibility for conducting PSIs and the...