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- FMA AND FED-POSTAL COALITION POINT OUT UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES IN NEW TAX LAW - April 9, 2018
- Tax act having unintended consequences for feds who relocate for workBy Nicole Ogrysko, Federal News RadioAs many of 25,000 federal employees a year relocate for their jobs, the coalition said, which includes the Senior Executives Association, Federal Managers Association, Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association and FAA Managers Association, among others.
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- FMA ISSUE BRIEF INTRODUCED AS BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION - March 29, 2018
- Bipartisan Bill Would Let Some Feds Boost Their Pensions, for a PriceBy Eric Katz, Government Executive“We understand this may be expensive for employees to utilize, however, it would provide them retirement options they do not currently have,” said Renee Johnson, president of the Federal Managers Association. Johnson added that FMA “enthusiastically” supports the bill and would work with lawmakers “to ensure this good-government legislation gets signed into law."
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- FMA ENDORSES BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION INTRODUCED ON SERVICE CREDIT BUY BACK - March 27, 2018
- We are pleased to inform all of our members that Congressman Derek Kilmer (D-WA) has introduced a bill that would allow workers in the Federal Employees RetirementSystem (FERS) to make deposits for non-deduction federal service performed. More specifically, current employees to would be able to buy back years served as temporary employees to credit toward their retirement.The bill, H.R. 5389, was introduced on March 22 and immediately cosponsored by Congressman Walter Jones (R-NC) and Congressman Salud Carbajal (D-CA) making it bipartisan in nature. FMA has already endorsed the legislation and to read our formal letter of endorsement, please click here.
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- CONGRESSMAN CONNOLLY MORE CONFIDENT WE CAN AVOID ANOTHER CR AS HE SPEAKS AT FMA'S 80TH ANNUAL NATIONAL CONVENTION - March 13, 2018
- Last month’s spending cap deal brings more certainty to March 23 shutdown showdownBy Nicole Ogrysko, Federal News RadioRep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) is also optimistic for the long term, if not slightly more cautious about a short term prediction.“Having that number, and it’s at a higher level for both defense and domestic spending, gives us some breathing room and a little sense of predictability over the next year and a half,” he said Monday morning at the Federal Managers Association’s national convention in Alexandria, Virginia. “Bumping up against March 23, we may yet again not have everything worked out. … There could be a very small CR while we put the finishing touches on the omnibus, but I would expect an omnibus for the balance of the fiscal year.'
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- FMA WEIGHS IN ON FY19 BUDGET REQUEST - February 14, 2018
- FMA quoted in Federal News Radio articleFMA National President Renee Johnson was quoted in an article by Federal News Radio's Nicole Ogrysko, who examinined President Trump's Fiscal Year 2019 budget request. The article provides a detailed look at the impact the budget would have on agencies, if enacted. Johnson called the proposed pay freeze "callous and unfair," and noted the lack of traditional pay parity with the uniformed military. “While we note the president has proposed an inter-agency fund in an effort to advance pay-for-performance, until we see greater detail FMA will continue to call for a judicious pay raise for federal employees,” Johnson concluded.
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- FORMER FMA LEADER GENE ALLAN DUNLAP WILL BE MISSED - January 9, 2018
- The FMA family mourns the loss of Gene Dunlap who worked for the Keyport Waterworks and was a Public Works Manager for Civil Service. He also served as President of the Federal Managers Association.
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- FMA's Wojdylo Remarks on the Priorities of U.S. Marshals - December 21, 2017
- Staffing shortage leaves U.S. Marshals unable to serve warrants to hundreds of wanted fugitivesPaul Wagner, Fox 5, Washington, DCFOX 5 has learned hundreds of warrants for wanted fugitives are not being served because of a manpower shortage within the U.S. Marshals Service.
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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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- 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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