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Scroll down to IS 520 Experts urge every family to have at least the following items on hand at all times: *Flashlight with extra batteries *Battery-powered radio *Enough water to last 3 days (1 gallon per person per day) Learn More Are You Ready??? If a disaster struck the Baltimore region, it could be days before major services are restored. Would you be ready if that happened? Click the image above or visit BALTIMORE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL for more info! Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT) The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Program educates people about disaster preparedness for hazards that may impact their area and trains them in basic disaster response skills, such as fire safety, light search and rescue, team organization, and disaster medical operations. Using the training learned in the classroom and during exercises, CERT members can assist others in their neighborhood or workplace following an event when professional responders are not immediately available to help. CERT members also are encouraged to support emergency response agencies by taking a more active role in emergency preparedness projects in their community. Visit: http://www.citizencorps.gov/cert TODAY! Click on the links below for additional info:			* FEB News and Information * NEW!!! The 23rd annual Disability Employment Awareness Training Conference has been scheduled for Wednesday, October 20, 2010 at Martin’s West in Baltimore. Seating is limited to 250. Please register as soon as possible using the on-line link below. Thank you! https://www.conference.com/eventmanager/onlineregistration.asp?eventcode=QNU Registration Instructions for participation in the upcoming FEMA Resilient Accord Workshop on September 16th and the FEMA Training on December 7-9 are now available. The Baltimore Federal Executive Board is proudly sponsoring a PRE-RETIREMENT PLANNING SEMINAR for CSRS and FERS FEDERAL EMPLOYEES CSRS Covered Employees SEPTEMBER 21, 2010 / 8:30AM TO 4:00PM FERS Covered Employees SEPTEMBER 22, 2010 / 8:30AM TO 4:00PM All - Financial and Personal Planning SEPTEMBER 23, 2010 / 8:30AM TO 4:00PM Check out the Enrollment/Registration Flyer for more information TODAY! FREE CHARM CITY CIRCULATOR! (SHUTTLE BUS SERVICE) On June 8, 2010, the Charm City Circulator, a free, hybrid (electric-diesel) shuttle bus service, will launch the second of three planned lines. The new north-south Purple Route will run downtown from Ostend Street in South Baltimore to the Penn Station Railroad Station (Amtrak), operating at 10-minute intervals. The line will intersect at Pratt and Lombard streets with the east-west Orange Route. The Fallon Federal Building, Garmatz Federal Courthouse and the City Crescent Building are just a short walk away. Visit the Charm City Circulator web site today for more information! You can also visit the USAID website for more information: http://www.usaid.gov/locations/latin_america_caribbean/country/haiti/eq/ It’s Available Now! Handbook On Pay and Leave Benefits For Federal Employees Affected By Severe Weather Emergencies or Other Emergency Situations (PDF)     * Human Resources Information * ARE YOU A NEW FEDERAL EMPLOYEE??? Click on the link below: www.opm.gov/insure/fastfacts/index.asp 2009 Federal Benefits Handbook     This unique handbook, written for active federal employees, covers everything you need to know about your federal pay and benefits, such as the different pay schedules, base and locality pay, overtime pay, compensatory time off, relocation and retention bonuses, performance awards, holidays, all the various leave benefits, the federal student loan repayment program, Employee Assistance Programs, Alternative Work Schedules, and more! 2009 Federal Personnel Handbook    This comprehensive handbook explains the very latest information on federal appointments including temporary, term, career and career-conditional appointments, probationary period, performance appraisals, transferring to other federal jobs, reinstatement rights, reductions in force (RIF) rules, the rights of military personnel, employment of Military retirees, Senior Executive Service, workers' compensation, ethics regulations, and more! 2009 Federal Retirement Handbook     Planning for your retirement is getting much harder. That's federal handbooks published this highly detailed handbook - giving you the ins-and-outs of your federal retirement including all the latest federal changes, COLAs, Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Liability Insurance, Family Benefits, Survivor Benefits, Social Security, Medicare, TSP, FERS and CSRS, and Retirement Resources. It also gives you a Five-Year Retirement Plan and more! * H1N1 Flu Information/Guidance * http://www.flu.gov/professional/federal/workplace/index.html#prepare This FLU.GOV website provides new handouts and communications tools for federal managers on how to respond to the flu. September 18, 2009 - Updated OPM H1N1 Influenza Preparedness: http://www.chcoc.gov/Transmittals/TransmittalDetails.aspx?TransmittalId=2498 Advice to Federal Employees and Agencies on Preventing the Spread of the Current Flu and Maintaining Readiness to Use HR Flexibilities if necessary: http://www.chcoc.gov/Transmittals/TransmittalDetails.aspx?TransmittalId=2227  Employees working along the border and at ports of entry should closely review the guidance at www.cdc.gov/swineflu. For key facts on swine influenza see the CDC Web site at www.cdc.gov/swineflu/key_facts.htm. For online resources and a full range of the latest human resources flexibilities and benefits relating to pandemic influenza, see OPM’s Web site at www.opm.gov/pandemic/.  See Compensation Policy Memorandum (CPM) 2008-09, June 17, 2008, posted on our Web site for a wide range of information on the various HR flexibilities.  This information is available at www.opm.gov/oca/compmemo/2008/2008-09.asp.  Emergency Preparedness / Continuity of Operations Planning (COOP) Information: COOP Planning Survey / Questionnaire (Revised 7/21/08) FEMA Guidance (Power Point Slides) Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for an Influenza Pandemic (PDF) FEMA Power Point Slides COOP Essential Functions In Planning Disaster Preparedness & Response Training - Vital Records Link to National Archives & Records Administration www.archives.gov/midatlantic  COOP Resources COOP Family Support Planning Resources COOP Planning For Disabled Persons/Employees and Seniors: a.  www.ready.gov/america/getakit/disabled.html b.  www.baltometr.org/content/view/666/462 OPM Pandemic Influenza Guidance, June 12, 2006 * Alternative Dispute Resolution Council *           (Updated June 10, 2010)  1. ADR Frequently Asked Questions  2. Mediator Qualifications and Standards of Practice  3. Supervisor Approval for Mediator Participation  4. MSP Co-Mediator Profile  5. MSP Lead Mediator Profile  6. Excellent video on the mediation process entitled      the Mediation Zone, developed by the Department      of Veterans Affairs.				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