Federal Managers Association
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On this week's Your Turn, financial analyst Bob Lang will discuss investment options for federal workers and Katie Maddocks with the Federal Managers Association will talk about some pending legislation on Capitol Hill and how it could affect feds. March 9, 2016
March 08, 2016 -
A bipartisan pair of senators has gotten the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee to approve a bill to reform administrative leave. Patricia Niehaus, national president of the Federal Managers Association, tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin what her organization likes about the legislation.
February 26, 2016 -
Katie Maddocks, deputy director of Government Affairs at the Federal Managers Association, joins host Mike Causey to discuss the Wounded Warrior project, the OPM data breach, and more. January 13, 2016
January 12, 2016 -
The buyout tidal wave of 2015-16 has failed to materialize and many agencies are still trying to figure out where they are based on the two-year agreement recently OK'd by the President. Lots of retirement-age workers say all Uncle Sam has to do is make them an offer, then stand back!
December 30, 2015 -
Members of AFGE Local 17 detail allegations that union members have levied against their supervisors in a report to Veterans Affairs Secretary Bob McDonald.
October 16, 2015 -
Greg Stanford and Katie Maddocks of the Federal Managers Association and benefits expert Tammy Flanagan join host Mike Causey to discuss a pending pay raise for federal workers and retirees, the new self-plus one health care option and the possibility of a government shutdown. September 30, 2015
September 29, 2015 -
NARFE's John Hatton and Katie Maddocks from the Federal Managers Association, join host Mike Causey to talk about some of the issues that Congress will tackle when it returns from its summer recess. September 2, 2015
September 01, 2015 -
Just when Congress is considering tougher penalties for Veterans Affairs employees engaged in misconduct, the Senior Executives Association and the Federal Managers Association have asked lawmakers to investigate a "hit list" created by the American Federation of Government Employees, VA's largest labor union.
August 19, 2015 -
It's sad to say, but bad news is often good news for the media. That's a shame, says Senior Correspondent Mike Causey, because so much good news about the federal government never gets reported.
August 03, 2015 -
Federal News Radio asked readers how they rated the performance of the Office of Personnel Management in communicating information about the recent data breaches. An overwhelming number rated the information as \"poor\" and many still didn\'t understand what happened or what they should do next.
June 18, 2015 -
Greg Stanford and Katie Maddocks with the Federal Managers Association join host Mike Causey to discuss a proposed pay raise for feds, and Andy Medici with the Federal Times gives us an update on pending legislation in Congress that will affect federal workers. February 25, 2015
February 25, 2015 -
Tony Vergnetti hosts a roundtable discussion of the upcoming training seminar at the Federal Manager's Association convention. February 6, 2015
February 06, 2015 -
Congressional leaders insist they can get an omnibus spending bill done to fund your agency for the rest of the fiscal year before the current continuing resolution runs out Dec. 11. But a cromnibus -- a combination omnibus and CR -- may be a lot more likely. That's the bad news. The good news is a bill like that might mean minimal impact on your pay and benefits. Katie Maddocks is governmental affairs representative for the Federal Managers Association. On In Depth with Francis Rose, she said a cromnibus, or even a plain old CR, isn't the worst that could happen.
November 25, 2014 -
While there's much speculation about how Republicans will run Capitol Hill in the next Congress, the lame-duck one that returns to Washington today must tackle big challenges of its own. With a continuing resolution set to expire in mid-December, agency budgets hang in the balance.
November 12, 2014 -
Even with Congress out of town, the clock is ticking to figure out a budget plan by Dec. 11. That's when the continuing resolution runs out. Katie Maddocks is government affairs representative of the Federal Managers Association. On In Depth with Francis Rose, she said the CR is the biggest source of tension among her members.
September 30, 2014