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- Letter Urging Congress to Block Funding to Implement Schedule F Executive Order - November 24, 2020
- This open letter to Congress was originally published by the Government Accountability Project.FMA's open letter in conjunction with partner organizations urges Congress to block funding in order to prevent the implementation of the Schedule F Executive Order (EO) in the federal workforce. The EO creates a broad exception to competitive civil service rules through a new Schedule F job classification, removing protections ensuring such civil servants are hired and fired based on merit. The new classification could apply to hundreds of thousands of federal positions, exposing employees in these jobs to politically motivated hiring and firing.
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- A Century of Dedicated Service to America - November 18, 2020
- This article was originally published in the November 17 FEDmanager.com newsletter as part of FMA's participation in Fed ForumEstablished in 1913, the Federal Managers Association (FMA) advocates for excellence in public service through effective management and professionalism, as well as the active representation of its members interests and concerns. FMA advances its mission through consultation with the Executive Branch and advocacy in Congress, top-notch professional development programs, informative publications and networking opportunities for its members.
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- Employee Groups Pan Senate Pay Freeze Plan, and More - November 12, 2020
- By Erich Wagner, Government ExecutiveCraig Carter, national president of the Federal Managers Association, demanded lawmakers provide federal workers with a living wage “that keeps up with inflation.”
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- Politicizing the Civil Service is a Disturbingly Bad Idea: FMA Responds to Executive Order - November 3, 2020
Once a month the Federal Managers Association writes a Hear It from FMA article for the FEDmanager.com newsletter. This article originally ran in the November 3, 2020 issue.
As most feds are now aware, President Trump recently signed an executive order to create a Schedule F in the Excepted Service, a new class of career “confidential, policy-determining, or policy-advocating” positions. Concerning to FMA, this move strips civil service protections from a huge, as yet-untold number of federal workers.- Read More
- FMA SPEAKS OUT AGAINST PRESIDENT'S EXECUTIVE ORDER - OCTOBER 23, 2020
- What they’re saying about the new Schedule FNicole Ogrysko, Federal News NetworkThe October before an election is supposed to bring a few unexpected surprises, and federal employees got one of their own last week in the form of a new executive order.The order creates a brand new class of career “confidential, policy-determining, policy-making, or policy-advocating” positions called Schedule F. Under this new schedule, agency heads will have the flexibility to hire and fire individuals to those positions at will — a condition most current political appointees operate under today.
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- FMA Endorses Van Hollen Legislation to Make Payroll Tax Deferral Optional - October 9, 2020
- On October 9, Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) announced legislation to make the payroll tax deferral outlined by President Trump optional for any worker whose employer chooses to participate, including federal employees and service members. FMA endorsed the legislation, which is currently cosponsored by more than 15 Senators.FMA National President Craig Carter offered a statement of support for the legislation in Senator Van Hollen's announcement:
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- FMA Backs Kilmer Bill to Protect Disabled Veteran Leave - October 8, 2020
- On October 8, Representative Derek Kilmer (D-WA) introduced the Federal Worker Leave Fairness Act, a bipartisan bill that would extend disabled veteran leave to 24 months for any veteran who entered the program between March 2019 and June of 2021. Additionally, the bill would restore leave that has already been lost to any disabled veteran who entered the program in March of 2019 or later.FMA National President Craig Carter swiftly endorsed the legislation in a statement:
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- Follow-Up on Gender Pay Parity at the US Marshals Service - October 5, 2020
- FMA's Chapter 373 at the United States Marshals Service (USMS) continues to call for gender pay equity for women and men at the USMS in two key positions assigned to its district offices: Administrative Officers in its 36 largest district offices/cities and Detention Enforcement Officers. Chapter 373 has sent a second open letter, further highlighting key areas at issue and following up on their previous letter, as well as identifying additional points of concern.
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- FMA Endorses Legislation to Protect Annual Leave for All Feds - October 1, 2020
- On Wednesday, September 30, Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI) introduced the Federal Worker Leave Fairness Act (S. 4777), legislation that would protect accrued use-it-or-lose-it annual leave for all federal employees when a national pandemic prevents them from taking off of work. FMA worked with Sen. Hirono and her staff in crafting the bill and strongly endorses it.FMA National President Craig Carter offered this statement, included in Sen. Hirono's press release upon introduction:“FMA is proud to endorse Senator Hirono’s bill, which would provide certainty to all feds that the use-it-or-lose-it annual leave they dutifully earn throughout the year will not be unjustly forfeited due to unusual and unexpected circumstances, like this pandemic, that are completely out of their control. Senator Hirono is a strong friend of feds and we appreciate her leadership on this issue on behalf of all federal employees.”
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- FMA AND GMC COLLEAGUES ADVOCATE FOR EMERGENCY LEAVE TRANSFER PROGRAM - September 18, 2020
- FMA National President Craig Carter joined fellow presidents of the Government Managers Coalition (GMC) on a joint letter urging the establishment of an emergency leave transfer program (ELTP) to help relieve federal employees adversely affected by Covid-19. “Due to the ongoing management challenges that the COVID-19 pandemic presents for our workforce, the Government Managers Coalition believes the federal government would benefit from the establishment of an emergency leave transfer program (ELTP) both as a management tool and as a means by which to support our workforce,” the letter noted.The GMC sent the letter to Michael Rigas, Acting Director of the Office of Personnel Management and Acting Deputy Director for Management at the Office of Management and Budget.
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- Most participants still like the TSP, but satisfaction among new military members lags - August 25, 2020
- By Nicole Ogrysko, Federal News NetworkThe Federal Managers Association proudly sits on the Employee Thrift Advisory Council (ETAC) which advises the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board which administers the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP).The vast majority of participants are still largely pleased with the Thrift Savings Plan, but satisfaction lags among the TSP’s newest members from the uniformed service blended retirement system.
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- FMA Chapter 373 Calls for Gender Pay Equity in United States Marshals Service (USMS) - August 24, 2020
- Today, Chapter 373 at the United States Marshals Service (USMS) calls for gender pay equity for women and men at the USMS in two key positions assigned to its district offices: Administrative Officers in its 36 largest district offices/cities and Detention Enforcement Officers. For more than three years similar requests have gone unheeded for comparable grades as those positions assigned to its headquarters division offices and other DOJ components in the same largest cities.
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- Democratic Senators Introduce Bill to Include Feds in Coronavirus Response Decisions - July 31, 2020
- A task force of administration and union officials would make recommendations for how agencies should protect workers during the pandemic.Erich Wagner, Government ExecutiveLegislation introduced in the Senate would assign seat on the Coronavirus Rapid Response Federal Labor-Management Task Force to the Federal Managers Association.A group of six Democratic senators on Wednesday introduced legislation to ensure federal employees have input into how agencies respond to the coronavirus pandemic.
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- FMA APPLAUDS HOUSE VOTE ON FY20 APPROPRIATIONS - December 18, 2019
- On Tuesday, December 17, 2019, the House of Representatives approved two spending packages that would fund the federal workforce for the remainder of Fiscal Year 2020. The funding package includes a 3.1 percent average for federal employees, comprised of a 2.6 percent across-the-board salary increase and a 0.5 percent average boost to locality pay. FMA is pleased with this development, which the association worked for throughout 2019.FMA supports both the pay raise and the spending deal. We urge the Senate to approve the measures, and President Trump to sign the bills into law, prior to the expiration of the current continuing resolution.
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- FMA, OTHER MANAGER GROUPS SUPPORT PICK FOR OPM - May 26, 2017
Federal Managers Groups Largely Support Trump OPM Pick
By Erich Wagner, Government Executive
The Trump administration’s nomination of George Nesterczuk to serve as director of the Office of Personnel Management is already making waves among groups that represent federal workers.
While groups representing managers voiced varying levels of support for the announcement Wednesday, a union official was warier of the choice.
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