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handle is hein.gao/gaobacxeo0001 and id is 1 raw text is: A Newsletter for Government Financial Managers Winter 1998 Vol.9. No.4. New Director takes helm at OPM Janice R. Lachance is the new Director of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and a new JFMIP Principal. Ms. Lachance was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on November 9, 1997. She leads human resource management for the Executive branch of government. OPM develops and oversees policies, so that Janice Lachance agencies can recruit, hire, and retain workforces best suited to their missions. OPM also manages compensation systems, retirement, insurance and other benefit systems for federal employees and annuitants. She oversees an agency workforce of 3700 employees and an operating budget of $376 million. Ms. Lachance had served as Acting Director, OPM since the depature of James King. Her prior experience included: Deputy Director, OPM since July 31, 1997, OPM Chief of Staff in 1996, OPM Director of Communications and Policy from 1994-96. Prior to working at OPM, Ms. Lachance served as the Director of Communications and Political Affairs for the American Federation of Government Employees, AFL-CIO, where she directed the political, media, and public affairs programs for this federal employee union. She has extensive experience on the Hill, including on committee and personal staffs of two Representatives. She is a graduate of Manhattanville College in Purchase, New York and received her law degree from Tulane University School of Law, in New Orleans, Louisiana. o New Faces at the Chief Financial Officers Council T he Chief Financial Officers financial management community recently welcomed four individuals who are new members of the CFO Council. Richard F. Keevey is the new Chief Financial Officer at the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Prior to that, Mr. Keevey served as the Director, Defense Finance and Accounting Service and, earlier, as Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Financial Management at the Department of Defense. He also was the Director, Office of Management and Budget for the State of New Jersey; and an adjunct faculty member at Seton Hall University, Rutgers University and Rider College. Mr. Keevey received his undergraduate degree from La Salle College and a graduate degree from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. M. John Berry is the Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget, and CFO at the Department of the Interior. Earlier, Mr. Berry held the positions of Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Acting Assistant Secretary at the Department of the Treasury. He has been Director of Government Relations for the Smithsonian Institution and he spent ten years on Capitol Hill, serving Congressman Steny Hoyer and the House Appropriations Committee. Mr. Berry earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Maryland and a Masters in Public Administration from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University as a Herbert Lehman Fellow. 0 70 7 V40 / 59 Michael L. Telson was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on October 28, 1997 to serve as the Chief Financial Officer of the Department of Energy. He has been with Energy since January 1995, serving as a special assistant to the Secretary of Energy, and as a special assistant to the Deputy Secretary of Energy, working on budget, science and energy issues of the Department. Since 1975, Mr. Telson served as a senior analyst on the staff of the Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives. He also served as the staff Michael L. Telson economist of the House Ad Hoc Committee on Energy during the 95th session of Congress. He holds Ph.D., E.E., M.S., and B.S., degrees in electrical engineering from MIT, and a M.S. in management from the Sloan School of Management. Continued on page 8. Inside this Issue JFMP's New Executive Director. . . . . 2 CFOC Cost Accounting Committee. . . . 3 Profile: Steven App..... . . . . . . 5 JFMIP Conference.. . . . . . .. 6-7 FASAB Update..... . . . . . . . . 9 OPM Letter.. . . . . . . . . . .. 11 DFAS Training Initiaties . . . . . . . 12 IG Community Changes. . . . . . . . . 15

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