- FMA IRS Member Points Out Problems of Pay Compression - May 6, 2022
Erich Wagner, Government Executive -
As Congress begins consideration of what could be the largest pay raise for federal workers in 20 years in 2023, some federal workers near the top of the General Schedule pay scale say the debate will have no impact on their paychecks.
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- FOIA disclosure reveals nearly $1M paid in executive bonuses and cash awards at the U.S. Marshals Service - April 25, 2022
After more than five months of delays in seeking basic information using the Freedom of Information Act, FMA U.S. Marshals Service Chapter 373 reveals what the Agency was seemingly reluctant to timely release to managers and supervisors who are constrained by Agency-imposed award limits for rank and file employees. The Chapter also calls on Congress for FOIA compliance enforcement and legislative action. Click here to read more.
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- 2023 pay ceiling: More gloom, less room at the top - April 19, 2022
Mike Causey, host of Your Turn with Mike Causey on Federal News Network, wrote an article discussing the federal pay cap, the ever-growing salary compression, and its impact on recruitment and retention. He cited a discussion with an FMA member, who offered insights and how this issue affects a growing number of federal managers. FMA will push for a reasonable pay raise in 2023, supporting the FAIR Act (H.R. 6398 / S. 3518) and continue to urge Congress to address the problem of salary compression.
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- FMA-Endorsed Bills Advance Through House Committee - April 6, 2022
The House Oversight and Reform Committee advanced two FMA-endorsed bills on Wednesday, April 6, clearing them for consideration by the full House of Representatives. The committee passed both the Chance to Compete Act (H.R. 6967), a bipartisan hiring reform bill, and the Honoring Civil Servants Killed in the Line of Duty Act (H.R. 7376).
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- Justice Delayed is Justice Denied - March 9, 2022
Once a month the Federal Managers Association writes a Hear It from FMA article for the FEDmanager.com newsletter. This article originally ran in the March 8, 2022 issue.
On Tuesday, March 1, 2022, the Senate finally acted to confirm two of President Biden’s nominees for the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB), restoring a quorum to an MSPB that has languished without one for more than five years. Craig Carter, Federal Managers Association’s (FMA) National President, had the following to say on this key development.
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- FMA APPLAUDS HOUSE VOTE ON FY20 APPROPRIATIONS - December 18, 2019
- On Tuesday, December 17, 2019, the House of Representatives approved two spending packages that would fund the federal workforce for the remainder of Fiscal Year 2020. The funding package includes a 3.1 percent average for federal employees, comprised of a 2.6 percent across-the-board salary increase and a 0.5 percent average boost to locality pay. FMA is pleased with this development, which the association worked for throughout 2019.FMA supports both the pay raise and the spending deal. We urge the Senate to approve the measures, and President Trump to sign the bills into law, prior to the expiration of the current continuing resolution.
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- FMA, OTHER MANAGER GROUPS SUPPORT PICK FOR OPM - May 26, 2017
Federal Managers Groups Largely Support Trump OPM Pick
By Erich Wagner, Government Executive
The Trump administration’s nomination of George Nesterczuk to serve as director of the Office of Personnel Management is already making waves among groups that represent federal workers.
While groups representing managers voiced varying levels of support for the announcement Wednesday, a union official was warier of the choice.
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