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- FMA SUPPORTS NOMINATION OF KIRAN AHUJA FOR OPM DIRECTOR - February 23, 2021
- Alexandria, VA – President Biden announced Kiran Ahuja as his nominee for Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) today. The Federal Managers Association (FMA) supports and endorses Ahuja for this nomination. FMA National President Craig Carter made the following comments on the announcement:"FMA is pleased with Kiran Ahuja’s nomination as Director, and believe she is an exceptional choice to lead OPM. Her previous experience and service – including several years as chief of staff at OPM – ensure she has the background and qualifications to effectively lead this agency at this critical time.
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- FMA Commends Congress for Overriding President’s Veto of the NDAA - January 1, 2021
- Alexandria, VA – On January 1, 2021, the U.S. Senate officially overrode President Trump’s veto of the National Defense Authorization Act by a vote of 81 to 13, four days after the House voted to override the veto by a margin of 322 to 87, preventing an unprecedented lapse in military funding. Federal Managers Association (FMA) National President Craig Carter made the following statement in response to its passage:"FMA commends Congress for acting to prevent the incapacitation of our military, and the accompanying threats to our national security. While FMA is a nonpartisan organization, it recognizes the hesitance many legislators must feel in overriding a president’s veto. The Representatives and Senators who chose not to allow personal politics to irreparably harm this key national interest deserve recognition for their decision. Partisan squabbles should never be allowed to compromise our core interests as a nation.
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- FMA HEARTENED BY PASSAGE OF GOVERNMENT FUNDING OMNIBUS - December 27, 2020
- Alexandria, VA – On December 27, President Trump signed a $1.4 trillion omnibus bill to fund the government through the remainder of Fiscal Year 2021. Federal Managers Association (FMA) National President Craig Carter made the following statement in response to its passage:"FMA is heartened that Congress and the administration were able to come to an agreement to fund the government, ensuring that it can plan for a future beyond the next short-term Continuing Resolution (CR). While significant damage has already been done to the ability of the federal government and the military to begin new projects or extend existing ones for this year, and the 87 days lost to CR’s thus far can never be regained, we are pleased that the federal government and military can now plan for the current fiscal year.
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- FMA STATEMENT ON SENATE PASSAGE OF CONTINUING RESOLUTION - September 30, 2020
- Alexandria, VA – Earlier tonight, September 30, the U.S. Senate approved a Continuing Resolution (CR) providing government funding through December 11, 2020. The final vote was 84 - 10. Federal Managers Association (FMA) National President Craig Carter made the following statement in response to its passage:“As I said last week when the House passed the continuing resolution, a CR is preferable to a government shutdown. But preferable in this case does not amount to desirable, except when put against the catastrophe of a government shutdown. Regrettably, this is the exact situation we find ourselves in yet again."
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- FMA COMMENDS HOUSE ON PASSAGE OF CONTINUING RESOLUTION - September 23, 2020
- Alexandria, VA - On September 22 the U.S. House of Representatives approved a continuing resolution (CR) providing government funding through December 11, 2020. The final vote was 359 – 57. Federal Managers Association (FMA) National President Craig Carter made the following statement in response to its passage:"FMA would like to acknowledge the House’s efforts to fund the federal government. The House successfully passed ten of twelve spending bills before the August recess, and did significant work on all twelve. Passing these spending bills is critical to enabling federal workers and agencies to carry out their crucial missions on behalf of the American people. We thank the House for their commitment to this process. FMA urges the Senate to respond to this overwhelmingly bipartisan continuing resolution by swiftly passing their own CR prior to October 1 when the government would be forced to shut down due to lack of funding.”
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- FMA APPLAUDS SENATE INTRODUCTION OF FEDERAL LABOR-MANAGEMENT COVID PARTNERSHIP ACT - July 31, 2020
- Federal Managers Association honored to be recommended to advise task force.Alexandria, VA – On Tuesday, July 28, the Federal Labor-Management Covid Partnership Act (S. 4347) was introduced in the Senate to create a task force of administration leaders, managers, and union officials, with FMA representing workforce managers. The task force would review agencies’ policies related to the Covid-19 pandemic and make recommendations. As lead sponsor Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI) noted, “This bill is about protecting our federal workers during the Covid pandemic.”
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- FMA DISCOURAGED BY OPM DIRECTOR’S RESIGNATION - March 18, 2020
- Alexandria, VA – On Tuesday, March 17, Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Director Dale Cabaniss submitted her resignation. She was confirmed to the post on September 11, 2019. Federal Managers Association (FMA) National President Renee Johnson made the following comments.“I am discouraged to learn of Director Cabaniss’ resignation as OPM Director. FMA enjoyed a positive working relationship with her and her team and saw eye to eye on many, if not most, issues."
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