Links
Helpful Websites
Americans with Disabilities Act
http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/adahom1.htmContains information on and technical assistance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Center for Public Resources Institute for Dispute Resolution
http://www.cpradr.org/Serves as a primary multinational resource for avoidance, management and resolution of business-related and other disputes
ChoicePoint Online IRShttp://www.cpirs.net/internetsearches.htmProvides links to free resources such as industry-related, phone and local searches, and regional database searches.
Code of Federal Regulationshttp://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/cfr-table-search.htmlAll 50 Titles of the Code of Federal Regulations can be searched here by keyword or citation.
Department of Justice Civil Rights Divisionhttp://www.usdoj.gov/crt/crt-home.htmlContains cases and briefs, special topics and FAQs pertaining to civil rights.
Federal Employees Insurance Programshttp://www.opm.gov/insure/Federal Inspector Generalhttp://www.ignet.gov/ig.htmlContains links that can be used to report fraud, abuse and waste.
Federal Register Online
http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/aces/aces140.htmlThe Government Printing Office’s Online Federal Register allows you to search and download any Federal Register page posted within the last six years.
First Gov - The U.S. Government’s Official Web Portal
http://firstgov.gov/Government Printing Officehttp://www.gpoaccess.gov/index.htmlThis is a resource for all publicly-issued government documents.
Handbook on Alternative Work Scheduleshttp://www.opm.gov/oca/AWS/INDEX.HTMContains policy and guidance on alternative, flexible and compressed work schedules.
Healthier Fedswww.opm.gov/healthierfedsProvides information on employee health issues and benefits, and a link to an Employee Health Services Handbook.
IRS Procurement Homepage
http://www.procurement.irs.treas.govContains explanations of acquisition services used by the federal government.
Labor Relations Case Law on Performance Managementhttp://www.opm.gov/cplmr/html/labrmgmt.asp#topAccess information on issues pertaining to appraisals and performance evaluations here.
Leave Administrationhttp://www.opm.gov/oca/leaveContains information pertaining to military leave, FMLA, organ donor leave, and general pay and leave policies.
National Council on Disabilityhttp://www.ncd.gov/index.htm Explains qualifying education or experience that can help move employees up the career ladder.
Pay and Hours of Work Fact Sheethttp://www.opm.gov/oca/pay/HTML/factindx.aspOffers information on wages, overtime, within grade increases, premium pay, lunch periods and hours worked.
Section 508 Home pagehttp://www.section508.govContains information on Section 508, the presidential directive mandating special electronic and information technology for vision-impaired individuals.
The Federal Labor Relations Authorityhttp://www.flra.govContains statutes, regulations and decisions pertaining to cases filed against Federal Agencies by Labor Organizations.
The White House
http://www.whitehouse.govTreasury Inspector General for Tax Administration
http://www.ustreas.gov/tigtaContains information pertaining to investigations into waste, abuse and fraud at the Treasury Department.
U.S. Commission on Civil Rightshttp://www.usccr.gov/index.htmlU.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administrationhttp://www.osha.gov/Contains health and safety issues in the workplace and ways to resolve violations.
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commissionhttp://www.eeoc.gov/Contains information on federal laws prohibiting job discrimination and how to file charges.
U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board
http://www.mspb.gov/U.S. Office of Government Ethicshttp://www.usoge.gov/Information about the high ethical standards for federal employees.
U.S. Office of Personnel Managementhttp://www.opm.gov/U.S. Office of the Inspector Generalhttp://www.ustreas.gov/offices/inspector-general/Access information on the office charged with promoting economy, efficiency and effectiveness in programs and operations, while preventing and detecting fraud and abuse in programs and operations.
Employee Organizations
CFIRE (Christian Fundamentalist Internal Revenue Employees)
http://cfire.web.irs.gov/
HIRE (Hispanic Internal Revenue Employees)
http://www.hire.org/
SAIGE (Society of American Indian Government Employees)
http://www.saige.org/
AIM IRS (Association for the Improvement of Minorities)
http://www.aimirs.org/
AIM IRS Houston Chapter
http://www.aimirs-houston.org
ASPIRE (Asian Pacific American IRS Employees)
http://aspire.web.irs.gov/
BIG (Blacks in Government)
http://www.bignet.org/
FEW (Federally Employed Women)
http://www.few.org/
IRS/DEAF (Deaf Empowerment and Advocacy Forum)
http://irsdeaf.web.irs.gov/
VIEW (Visually Impaired Employee Workforce)
http://www.federalview.org/
MULTI-LINGUAL INITIATIVE
http://mli.web.irs.gov/v3/home/index.asp
DHHIG (Deaf and Hard of Hearing in Government)
http://www.dhhig.org/
FAPAC (Federal Asian Pacific American Council)
http://fapac.org/
VIESG (Visually Impaired Employees Support Group)
http://viesg.enterprise.irs.gov/
GLOBE (Gay, Lesbian, Bi, Transgender Employees)
http://www.fedglobe.org/home.html