"FMA is relieved that Congress was able to work together in order to avoid another government shutdown and fund the previously unfunded agencies for the remainder of the fiscal year. All federal employees can continue to perform their constitutionally-mandated missions and receive their hard-earned paychecks without having to worry about a shutdown or furlough. These have been a trying few months for federal employees, many of whom were forced to endure financially draining conditions by thanklessly working without pay or were furloughed. We are thankful for their resilience and continued hard work.

“I am grateful the House of Representatives considered and passed this important legislation to provide a much-deserved 2.6 percent pay raise to the federal workforce for calendar year 2019. This action addresses the inequity federal employees faced in recent years due to pay freezes and minimal raises. 

 

"While we continue to urge Congress and the administration to provide funding to reopen all of the agencies and departments whose funding has lapsed, we strongly support this legislation providing funding for the Treasury Department, including the IRS. FMA has many dedicated IRS members who want and need to do their jobs to provide services for the American people.

 

"FMA praises the House of Representatives for taking immediate action on the first day of the 116th Congress to pass legislation to reopen the government. The costly partial government shutdown has extended nearly two weeks and needs to end for the good of all Americans. Every day that agencies and departments are shuttered there are severe negative consequences on the services Americans rely on, as well as the financial stability of federal employees and their families.

Alexandria, VA – On the evening of Friday, December 28, 2018, President Trump issued an executive order calling for a freeze of federal employees’ pay in fiscal year 2019. Though the president called for a freeze in February, Congress had reached an agreement in October to provide feds with an across-the-board 1.9 percent pay raise. Federal Managers Association (FMA) National President Renee Johnson made the following comments on the ordered pay freeze:

The Federal Managers Association (FMA) is proud to announce Mr. Brendan Cravalho as the winner of FMA's Manager of the Year award. He is the treasurer and former president of FMA Chapter 19, Pearl Harbor Area, Honolulu, Hawaii. He has provided outstanding leadership in a variety of positions since starting his shipyard career in 1970.