On Wednesday, February 6, FMA’s Government Affairs Department led two meetings on Capitol Hill. First, they met with the chief of staff from Congressman Ed Case’s (D-HI) Office who represents Hawaii’s first congressional district. The purpose of the meeting was to reconnect with Congressman Case upon his return to Congress after over ten years. Issues discussed included ending government shutdowns for good, prospects for a pay raise in 2019, and incorporating shipyard modernization into a larger federal infrastructure conversation. 

The second Capitol Hill meeting was with Congressman Chris Pappas’s (D-NH) Legislative Director. Congressman Pappas is a freshman lawmaker representing New Hampshire’s first congressional district, home to many FMA members working at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.

FMA’s Todd Wells and Greg Stanford also attended a meeting with senior staff from the Executive Office of the President of the U.S. to discuss the President’s Management Agenda, the impacts of the recent partial government shutdown, and other pressing issues affecting federal managers.