OPEA members are urged to immediately contact the Office of Personnel Management and demand your private information be kept confidential. Members are also urged to phone the Executive Editor at The Oklahoman and let him know you are outraged at their attempt to publicize your date of birth or other private information.
Today OPEA learned of an Oklahoman request demanding state employees’ dates of birth. OPEA is working with legislators to keep your information private, and just recently the Senate voted 44-0 in favor of keeping your birth date sealed. In today’s world of identity theft and fraud,the OPEA believes this part of your information MUST remain private.
Members are asked to contact Oscar Jackson at the Office of Personnel Management, 405-521-2177 or oscar.jackson@opm.ok.gov and DEMAND your date of birth be kept confidential.
You are also asked to contact The Oklahoman’s Executive Editor Ed Kelley, 405-475-3311, ekelley@opubco.com and let him know you are outraged at this request.
The transcript of a letter The Oklahoman sent to OPM follows below, unedited, in its entirety: