In This Issue Legislative Outreach What's Affecting Feds? FMA Working For You! Agency Outreach Media Matters | FMA Washington Report: May 9, 2022 FMA Signs Joint Letter in Support of The PLUM Act FMA joined 26 other organizations and individuals on a letter to Senate leaders on April 28 requesting consideration of the bipartisan PLUM Act (S. 3650). The PLUM Act would resolve an important issue raised by the Government Accountability Office, which noted in a March 2019 report that “there is no single source of data on political appointees serving in the executive branch that is publicly available, comprehensive, and timely.” The PLUM Act, as amended, would annually publish online an updated directory of senior government leaders. The joint letter said, in part, “Appointments and vacancy information contained in the Plum Book rapidly go out of date as a consequence of the report’s infrequent publication. As amended, the PLUM Act would modernize the Plum Book and annually publish online an updated directory of senior government leaders. It requires the Director of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management ‘to establish and maintain a public directory of the individuals occupying Government policy and supporting positions.’” To read the full letter, please click here. S. 3650 was reported favorably by the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on March 30, clearing it for consideration on the Senate floor. FMA has endorsed both S. 3650 and similar legislation, H.R. 2043, in the House of Representatives. We are hopeful this commonsense bill will be passed soon. To follow the progress of the legislation, please click here. |
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