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- ALLOWING FEDS TO BUY BACK CREDIT FOR TEMPORARY TIME IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO - MAY 7, 2019
- This article was originally published in the May 7 issue of FEDManager.com.On Thursday, May 2, Representatives Derek Kilmer (D-WA) and Tom Cole (R-OK) introduced the Federal Retirement Fairness Act (H.R. 2478). The bill would allow Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) employees an opportunity to make catch-up retirement contributions for service performed in temporary positions. This has been one of FMA’s legislative priorities for several years.
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- JEFF NEAL ON OPM REORGANIZATION - April 6, 2019
- Congress Should Act On OPM, But Maybe Not For the Reason You ThinkJeff Neal, published in FedSmithThe views expressed in this article do not necessarily reflect the views of FMA.The Trump Administration has proposed “fully reorganizing” the Office of Personnel Management. If the Administration’s proposal is implemented, the bulk of OPM will land in the General Services Administration, while a handful of policy people will end up in the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). I wrote about the budget proposals in more detail on March 13.
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- AFTER GAO REPORT, FMA URGES CONGRESS TO PROVIDE NECESSARY RESOURCES FOR IRS - April 3, 2019
- This article originally ran in the April 2 edition of FEDManager.com.As an organization that represents managers, supervisors, and executives in the federal government, including at the Internal Revenue Service, it was difficult, but necessary, to take a close look at the Government Accountability Office (GAO) report on the IRS released last week. GAO was asked to “review IRS’s enterprise-wide strategic workforce planning efforts,” and its finding of serious risks to IRS’s mission should not come as a surprise.
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- HOWARD RISHER EXPLORES PAY FOR PERFORMANCE - April 2, 2019
- Is Pay for Performance as Bad As the Critics Contend?By Howard RisherA recent column, “If Performance Governs Pay, More Workers Take Antidepressants” reminded me why I stayed out of the academic world. Its author took a 43-page article from a research journal (that ended with a five-page listing of previously published books and articles and 16 pages of statistics and graphs) and summarized it in 650 words.
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- BILL WOULD GIVE RESERVIST FEDS THE CHOICE TO ENROLL IN TRICARE - February 5, 2019
- This article originally ran in the February 5 edition of FEDManager.com.While much of the news has rightly been dominated by the partial government shutdown and the 2019 pay freeze, the 116th Congress is slowly beginning to turn the gears and get underway. New legislation is being introduced and reintroduced from earlier sessions of Congress. Among the bills that has been reintroduced is the TRICARE Reserve Select Improvement Act (H.R. 613 / S. 164), introduced by Representative Trent Kelly (R-MS) and Senator Steve Daines (R-MT), respectively. This legislation, referred to the House and Senate Committees on Armed Services, would address an issue the Federal Managers Association (FMA) has been working on for several years.
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- FMA’s Take On The Agency Reorganization Proposals - July 3, 2018
- The Federal Managers Association, FEDmanager.comIt has been two weeks (as of writing) since the administration formally unveiled its long-awaited agency reorganization plan, called “Delivering Government Solutions in the 21st Century.” We at FMA have heard from many of our members and continue to analyze the merits for reform.
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- FMA HONORS SENATOR DANIEL AKAKA - A TRUE FRIEND TO FEDS - April 12, 2018
- With the passing of Senator Akaka, the Federal Managers Association pays tribute to his life and workHaving worked with Senator Akaka for many years on innumerable issues of importance to federal employees and good government, we came to know him as a reliable leader. He led by example, never disrespectful of others, and always endeavoring to make America the best it could be. We were saddened when he left the U.S. Senate, and now feel we have lost a friend.
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- THE IMPORTANT BUT LESS SEXY SIDE OF INVESTING IN OUR MILITARY - December 19, 2017
The Federal Managers Association, FedManager.com
The Federal Managers Association (FMA) is featured in the latest edition of FedManager.com. Hear it from FMA is a regularly scheduled article that runs once a month in the publication. In this article, we write about investing in modernizing infrastructure and facilities across the government. It is sexy and splashy when headlines announce next generation of sophisticated aircraft and advanced ships, but we need to make the necessary investments to keep them viable.
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- Good Intentions Start a Slippery Slide to the Bottom - June 14, 2017
Todd Wells, Executive Director
Federal Managers AssociationThe members of the Federal Managers Association (FMA) remain steadfast in their desire to work with Congress and the President to identify more effective and cost-efficient ways to ensure our veterans receive the treatment they deserve. However, we are extremely concerned by the erosion of due process for federal employees included in the Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act.
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