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- OUTSTANDING FEDERAL EMPLOYEES RECOGNIZED WITH SERVICE TO AMERICA MEDALS - October 5, 2018
- The 17th annual Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals, the premiere celebration of our nation’s outstanding civil servants, took place in Washington, D.C., on October 2, 2018. Emceed by PBS NewsHour Host Judy Woodruff, the gala guests included Federal Trade Commission Chairman Joseph Simons, National Institutes of Health Director Francis Collins, Office of Management and Budget Deputy Director for Management Margaret Weichert, and Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC). The Federal Managers Association was represented by Executive Director Todd Wells.
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- FMA CELEBRATES ANOTHER EXTENSION OF DISABLED VETERAN LEAVE - August 28, 2018
- Hear It From FMA!By the Federal Managers Association, FedManager.comScore another legislative victory for the Federal Managers Association (FMA)! In last month’s ‘Hear it from FMA’ we touted the successful repeal of Department of Defense policy that reduced long-term TDY per diems. And this past Wednesday, August 22, Congress finalized passage of Department of Veterans Affairs Veteran Transition Improvement Act of 2017 (S. 899), which will provide disabled veteran leave to qualified new hires of Title 38. This bipartisan bill, authored by Sens. Mazie Hirono (D-HI) and Jerry Moran (R-KS) is headed to President Trump’s desk for his signature into law.
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- HOUSE/SENATE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE SUPPORTS FMA PRIORITY ON TDY PER DIEMS - July 25, 2018
- Congress will prohibit the Department of Defense (DOD) from implementing its policy of cutting long-term TDY per diems based on the duration of the assignment, thanks to a provision in the Fiscal Year 2019 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) conference report. FMA applauded the conference committee for this action, a legislative priority of FMA’s since the cuts were enacted in November 2014.
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- FMA’s Take On The Agency Reorganization Proposals - July 3, 2018
- The Federal Managers Association, FEDmanager.comIt has been two weeks (as of writing) since the administration formally unveiled its long-awaited agency reorganization plan, called “Delivering Government Solutions in the 21st Century.” We at FMA have heard from many of our members and continue to analyze the merits for reform.
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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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