Federal Managers Association (FMA) National President Craig Carter visited Washington, D.C., during the week of January 12 to meet with legislators, their staff, and administration officials.

Carter met with Carol Matheis, Deputy Associate Director, Accountability and Workforce Relations, Workforce Policy and Innovation at the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). The productive meeting included a wide-ranging discussion on FMA’s legislative priorities, as well as topics related to performance management, the President’s Management Agenda, as well as FMA’s longstanding opposition to the Schedule Policy/Career.

Among his Hill meetings, Carter met with Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-MA), a good friend of FMA’s as the lead sponsor of the Wounded Warriors Federal Leave Act, and a senior member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. He also met with Adam Wek, Legislative Director for Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD). Other meetings included senior staff for Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI), Rep. Brandon Gill (R-TX) and an interview with Alison Bennett of LRP Publications.

Carter’s term as National President expires at next month’s National Convention and Management Training Seminar in Alexandria, Virginia.