Alexandria, VA – The House Armed Services Committee is scheduled to begin a markup of its version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2022 on Wednesday, September 1. The bill includes a provision altering the 2-year probationary period for Department of Defense (DOD) new hires to 1-year. FMA National President Craig Carter made the following comments:

“FMA is aware that, similar to the FY 2020 House version of the NDAA, the House version of this year’s bill includes a provision to modify the probationary period for new hires at DOD. FMA was pleased when the previous effort to alter the probationary period ultimately resulted in a Congressional mandate for a study on all facets of the probationary period and its usage at DOD.

Alexandria, VA – The U.S. Senate voted today to confirm Kiran Ahuja as Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). Vice President Kamala Harris’ vote broke a 50/50 tie. The Federal Managers Association (FMA) endorsed Ahuja for the position to lead OPM. FMA National President Craig Carter made the following comments on her confirmation: