| ||||
| Home|About Us FMA AwardsFMA In A FlashFMA HistoryPresident's MessageFMA PartnersFMA ProductsPhoto GalleryContact FMA |Membership CenterWhy You Should Join FMAChaptersMember BenefitsScholarshipsVirtual Recruitment KitsOnline ApplicationFAQ |Legislative Action CenterAction LettersShutdown HubWashington ReportFMA at WorkGrassroots ToolkitIssue BriefsLegislative TrackerFMA PrioritiesTestimonyPresident's LettersOPM Data Breach InformationLegislative FAQResources and LinksFMA, Sequestration, and Furloughs |News & Media|Events|Members Only | ||||
| ||||
_____________________________
READ THE CURRENT ISSUE OF THE FEDERAL MANAGER MAGAZINE!
_____________________________
_____________________________
Return to News and Media
- FMA APPLAUDS HOUSE SUBCOMMITTEE VOTE ON FISCAL YEAR 2020 APPROPRIATIONS - June 4, 2019
- Includes pay raise for 2020 and blocks implementation of proposed OPM Merger with GSAAlexandria, VA – On Monday, June 3, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government passed a spending bill for Fiscal Year 2020 by voice vote. The bill provides for a 3.1 percent pay raise for feds in 2020, and would prevent the administration’s proposed merger of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) with the General Services Administration (GSA). Federal Managers Association (FMA) National President Renee Johnson made the following comments on the subcommittee passage of the legislation:
- Read More
- FMA PROULDY SUPPORTS BILL TO ALLOW FERS EMPLOYEES TO BUY BACK TEMPORARY TIME - May 2, 2019
- ISSUE AND SOLUTION IDENTIFIED BY FMA MEMBERSAlexandria, VA – The Federal Managers Association (FMA) applauds the introduction of legislation in the House of Representatives to address one of its legislative priorities for the 116th Congress. 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 in past temporary positions. This issue was originally brought to FMA by our members at McAlester Army Ammunition Plant in McAlester, Oklahoma, and Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton, Washington. FMA National President Renee Johnson released the following statement on the introduction of the bill:
- Read More
- DIANA STEWART - FMA MANAGER OF THE YEAR! - March 28, 2019
- Recognized by her peers, Ms. Stewart, the Acting Director of the Command Support Office at Defense Logistics Agency Troop Supportin Philadelphia, provides exceptional leadership.Alexandria, VA - The Federal Managers Association (FMA) is proud to announce Ms. Diana Stewart as the winner of FMA's Manager of the Year award. She is Vice President of FMA Chapter 208, Defense Logistics Agency, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She has provided outstanding leadership in a variety of positions in her career.
- Read More
- FMA DISAPPOINTED BY PRESIDENT'S FY20 BUDGET REQUEST - March 14, 2019
- Alexandria, VA – On Monday, March 11, President Donald Trump formally released the Administration's fiscal year 2020 (FY20) budget request. As anticipated, it calls for an across-the-board pay freeze for all federal employees. As in recent years, it proposes enormous cuts to federal employee retirement benefits by raising employee contributions one percent a year for six years. It also eliminates cost of living adjustments (COLAs) for all FERS employees, cuts CSRS COLAs, eliminates the FERS annuity supplement, and proposes to base annuity calculations on employees’ “High-5” salary years, instead of the High-3. Additionally, it seeks to modify the Thrift Savings Plan G-Fund. Federal Managers Association (FMA) National President Renee Johnson made the following comments on the Administration's budget plans.
- Read More
