Federal Managers Association

Just before the holidays, FMA National President Darryl Perkinson and Vice President Jim Mahlmann spent time in Washington, D.C. attending various meetings around town.

On December 13, 2007, President Perkinson, Vice President Mahlmann and FMA Membership Coordinator Marissa Rivera attended a Federal Employee Education and Assistance (FEEA) Board of Directors meeting. Randy Cone of UBS, the firm that manages the funds for FEEA concerning the Pentagon and Oklahoma Scholarship programs, was also at the meeting and provided an update on these programs.

The health of the FEEA scholarship programs continues to impress. Fortunately, returns and contributions have been sufficient for FEEA to meets its operational and charitable giving requirements without having to dip into investments set aside for future growth and sustainability. Additionally, the FMA scholarship program conducted by FEEA is in good shape with an increase in the amount of monies donated this past year. Contributions to FEEA are made easily through the Combined Federal Campaign #11185.

Meanwhile, the annual FMA scholarship program eligibility guidelines and application procedures will be available in the Winter 2008 issue of The Federal Manager magazine due out in January 2008. The deadline for scholarship application submissions is March 28, 2008 and the application is also on FMA’s Web site, www.fedmanagers.org.

Later that day, Perkinson, Mahlmann and FMA Government Affairs Director Jessica Klement attended the inaugural meeting of the Council of Presidents of the Public Employees Roundtable (PER) at the Council for Excellence in Government. Pat McGinnis, Council for Excellence in Government President, moderated the meeting.

Each organization principle present was given the opportunity to share the most significant issues facing their organization and members. FMA’s Perkinson discussed how continuing resolutions (CR) have hindered the government’s ability to provide timely services to the American people. His statement generated much discussion and agreement among those present. The key themes from the group were communication with the incoming administration, the budget process and ensuring the recruitment process appeals to the next generation of young people.

Another segment of the meeting concerned the Presidential Management Fellows program (PMF) and the weaknesses that have engulfed that program. The group received a presentation from a participant in the program who described some of the barriers and promises that had gone unfulfilled in her experience. There appears to be a disconnect in what has been professed as an effort to attract people to government and the application of programs driving those potential candidates away.

Closing out their day, Perkinson and Mahlmann, along with the FMA National Office staff, attended the annual Shaw, Bransford, Veilleux and Roth holiday party. This event was especially busy for FMA as it provided an opportunity to introduce its new staff to the broad spectrum of people we work with in the federal community.

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WHAT’S HAPPENING ON CAPITOL HILL?

PRESIDENT SIGNS OMNIBUS APPROPRIATIONS BILL, PAY RAISE

After much wrangling and an initial veto, President Bush delivered a post-Christmas gift to the country by signing H.R. 2764, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2008 on December 26, 2007.  At a price tag of $555 billion, the legislation encompasses federal spending for the majority of the federal departments and agencies. 

The legislation provides fiscal year 2008 funding for all federal departments and agencies outside of the Department of Defense.  One agency in particular, the Social Security Administration (SSA), received a significant funding boost in the wake of a growing disability case backlog. The legislation included an additional $150 million over the President’s request for the agency. 

Also of note is the 3.5 percent pay raise for civilian employees included in the bill, effective with the first full pay period of the New Year which started January 6 for most employees. On January 4, the President reinforced the will of Congress by signing an executive order implementing the 3.5 percent raise and its distribution. All employees will receive a base increase of 2.5 percent. The remaining 1 percent will go towards locality pay allotment. Updated pay tables can be accessed at: http://www.opm.gov/oca/08tables/index.asp.

The President declared both his support for and disappointment in the bill. “I signed into law H.R. 2764, legislation that will fund the Federal Government within the reasonable and responsible spending levels I proposed -- without raising taxes and without the most objectionable policy changes considered by the Congress. This law provides a down payment for the resources our troops need, without arbitrary timelines for withdrawal.” However, the President went on to say, “I am disappointed in the way the Congress compiled this legislation, including abandoning the goal I set early this year to reduce the number and cost of earmarks by half. Instead, the Congress dropped into the bill nearly 9,800 earmarks that total more than $10 billion.” 

More information on the legislation can be viewed at http://thomas.loc.gov/.  

FARM BILL MOVES TO CONFERENCE WITH SENATE PASSAGE

On December 14, 2007, the full Senate passed the 2007 Farm Bill (H.R. 2419); months after the House passed its version of the bill.

The five-year, $286 billion bill will now head to conference to hammer out the differences between the House and Senate versions. Differences in subsidies, taxes and nutrition funding, as well as a potential veto threat from the White House, will undoubtedly complicate the negotiation.

Of the legislation, the White House commented, “Today, the Senate approved legislation that does not represent wise stewardship of taxpayer dollars. When combined with the farm bill agreed to by the House of Representatives, Congress has approved $22.4 billion dollars in new taxes that increase the size and scope of the Federal government and damage the credibility of farm programs. In addition, Congress has refused to significantly limit farm income subsidies for the wealthiest Americans. For these reasons, the President's advisors would recommend he not sign this bill. We look forward to working with Congress to develop a fiscally responsible farm bill that includes real farm program reform while providing a strong safety net for farmers.”

More information on the bills can be found at http://agriculture.house.gov/ and http://agriculture.senate.gov/.

LAWMAKERS REACH NSPS COMPROMISE, BUSH VETOES BILL

Reconciliation was the word of the day when Congress passed the 2008 Defense Authorization bill (H.R. 1585) in the House by a vote of 370 - 49 and in the Senate by a vote of 90 - 3 and the legislation was presented to the President on December 19, 2007.

The Department of Defense’s (DOD) National Security Personnel System (NSPS) was one of the programs highlighted in the authorization legislation for DOD. Under the former NSPS rules, the Secretary of Defense had the discretion to set raises with an eventual phase out of blanket pay increases to employees covered under NSPS. Congress revised this system to ensure that federal employees operating under NSPS receive a fair shake. The language has been altered again by Congress. The legislation guarantees federal employees operating under NSPS 60 percent of the annual raise that all civilian federal employees receive, while the remaining 40 percent will be used for performance-related salary increases, predicated on an employee’s rating report. The bill also included a 3.5 percent pay raise for those serving in the Armed Forces.

Other significant changes made to the legislation are geared toward labor unions representing DOD civilian employees. The legislation would restore collective bargaining rights to unions at DOD. Defense employees have the recourse to appeal disciplinary actions to the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB). Additionally, unions would be able to negotiate binding contracts with management at DOD. Blue-collar wage-grade civilian and Defense laboratory employees are exempt from entering NSPS through 2011, retaining their pay system under the legislation.

However, jubilation will have to wait. Last week President Bush pocket vetoed the bill because a provision in the legislation has the potential to make Iraqi assets held in U.S. banks vulnerable to lawsuits in U.S. courts. The language of the legislation allows those victims of Saddam Hussein’s state-sponsored terrorism the right to sue in a U.S. court. The sponsor of the amendment, Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), stated that the language would amend the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act to allow victims of such state-sponsored acts of terrorism, such as the bombing of the U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut, Lebanon in 1983 or Libya’s downing of Pan-Am flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland in 1988 to receive solace knowing they have a right to redress their grievances in a court for such senseless crimes.

In response to the veto, House Armed Services Committee Chairman Ike Skelton commented, “It is a shame that the White House has taken this step to satisfy the demands of the Iraqi government for whom our troops have sacrificed so much. The efforts of our troops and their families are too important to prevent them from receiving the benefits they deserve. I will continue working with my colleagues in the House and the Senate and with the President to find a way to get this crucial legislation enacted as soon as possible."

Despite the veto, employees under NSPS will still receive a pay raise equivalent to the formula Congress approved in an authorization bill - 60 percent of the base pay raise to employees and the remaining 40 percent will go into the pay pool. However, military employees will receive an average 3.0 percent pay raise until the bill is signed.

To review H.R. 1585, please visit http://thomas.loc.gov/.

DO AGENCIES NEED A CHIEF MANAGEMENT OFFICER?

Senator Daniel Akaka (D-Haw.) presided over the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight of Government and Management, the Federal Workforce and the District of Columbia hearing on December 13, 2007, to discuss the necessity of improving oversight of federal agencies with the creation of a Chief Management Officer (CMO).

Senator Akaka noted that a CMO will help agencies focus on their mission by meeting their operational goals. Senator Akaka expressed a CMO, “[W]ould not complicate the existing bureaucracy; rather, I believe that elevating the issues of strategic planning, human capital, and business transformation to a higher level will provide management issues the priority they deserve.” Federal agencies have many hurdles to overcome in the near future. Senator Akaka also noted, “[I]n a little more than a year, the federal government will face a Presidential transition… We need to ensure that [previous] management efforts do not disappear by making management part of the institutional framework at … federal agencies.” A CMO will ensure the continuity of management initiatives no matter who possesses the keys to the White House. Senator George Voinovich (R-Ohio) reiterated Senator Akaka’s statements by commenting that a CMO is pivotal for improving oversight of federal agencies, especially at the Department of Defense (DOD).

The Office of Management and Budget Deputy Director Clay Johnson III appeared before the Subcommittee and reinforced the initiative undertaken by the Secretary of Defense Robert Gates by agreeing that the existing Deputy Secretaries can perform performance-related responsibilities if requirements are delineated. Johnson made clear in his opening statement he did not feel a separate CMO position was necessary throughout the government. The Deputy Director testified that the current Senior Executive Service (SES) employees must be held accountable and evaluated on the performance of their programs. Johnson remarked to the Subcommittee, “[C]areer employees who do the work continue to be held accountable when political leadership is not yet in place during the first months of a new administration.” Johnson also stated that a CMO should not be subject to term limits and can be a political position as long as there is a strong career deputy. In closing, he reiterated the Administration’s call for performance oriented results by quipping, “We should measure programs by the results achieved for the citizen and taxpayer rather than the money spent.”

Deputy Under-Secretary of Defense for Business Transformation Paul Brinkley reported optimistically to the Subcommittee. Brinkley has managed, along with Deputy of Defense Secretary Gordon England, the Defense Business System Management Committee (DBSMC) which handles the DOD’s business activities. At the Department of Defense, England also serves as the agency’s CMO. While Brinkley detailed the progress that has been made within DOD’s business transformations, the last panelist was quick to point out the flaws in the department’s system.

Comptroller General of the United States, David Walker of GAO discussed the need for every agency, especially the Departments of Homeland Security and Defense to have a full-time, senior level chief operating officer (COO)/CMO with a term limit of five to seven years. Comptroller General Walker believes a CMO can achieve measurable goals for public services. He also stated that currently the federal government is not the model for efficiency, ethics and effectiveness and that the CMO position would help fix this problem. Walker also reiterated some of the statements made by Senators Voinovich and Akaka in that the position would allow for continuity in times of an administration change. On the issue of the necessity of a CMO, Walker and Deputy Director Johnson were on differing ends of the spectrum.

Both Senators made it clear that improving management at federal agencies is imperative and applauded DOD for the initial steps to overcome their difficulties. However, the current direction of tackling this management dilemma with a CMO must be filled with a person who will continue in their capacity when Administration’s enter and leave office.

To obtain copies of the hearing transcripts, please visit http://hsgac.senate.gov/. The GAO report on this issue (GAO-08-322T) can be found at http://www.gao.gov/.

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WHAT’S NEW IN THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH?

BASE CLOSURE COST SAVINGS NOT AS HIGH AS PROMISED

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) published GAO-08-341T on December 12, 2007, detailing that the anticipated savings promised under the fifth Departmentof Defense (DOD) Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) round are not as lucrative as promised. The fifth BRAC round differs from previous rounds due to the sheer scope of the base closings and realignments. The Secretary of Defense in May 2005 made public more than 200 recommendations that would generate net annual recurring savings of $5.5 billion beginning in fiscal year 2012. The 2005 BRAC was unique due to the Secretary’s emphasis on transforming the military instead of reducing excess infrastructure. The Department of Defense intends on executing over 800 closure and realignment actions as part of the BRAC round, more than double the number of closures completed in the previous four rounds combined. It must be noted that the majority of the facilities affected by the latest BRAC round are Army National Guard and Reserve facilities, representing 60 percent of the closures.

The Department of Defense plans on spending more money than they originally stated in the 2005 BRAC report given to Congress. DOD’s cost estimates to implement the 2005 recommendation as reported in its fiscal year 2008 BRAC budget submission have ballooned by 48 percent or $10 billion. GAO concluded that nearly two-thirds of the increase is associated with military construction expenses and that these costs can be mitigated by renovating existing facilities and sharing infrastructure.

The projected annual recurring savings have decreased five percent from $4.2 billion to $4 billion. DOD associates the decrease in its savings estimate to changes in initial assumptions. GAO estimates that the reported BRAC savings may be overstated by $1.85 billion because DOD’s estimates include savings from military personnel entitlements without a corresponding reduction in the number of military personnel operating at a military facility. Furthermore, the government will not experience the savings until 2017, which is four years later than the original projected savings date of 2013.

To review the GAO report entitled Military Base Realignments and Closures: Estimated Costs Have Increased and Estimated Savings Have Decreased, please visit: http://www.gao.gov/.

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT’S FINANCIAL AUDIT RECEIVES MIXED REVIEWS

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the U.S. Department of Treasury released the Fiscal Year 2007 Financial Report of the United States Government detailing the short- and long-term financial outlook of the government. Both OMB and the Treasury claimed this year as a success.

Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, Jr. noted, “The $2.6 trillion in record-breaking revenues that flowed into the Treasury this year reflect a healthy economy.” OMB highlighted that there has been a 39 percent decrease in the U.S. government’s operating costs. OMB Director Jim Nussle attributes the lowered deficit and health of the U.S. government to an elixir composed of tax relief combined with spending restraint. “This formula has helped promote economic expansion that, in turn, has helped generate higher-than-expected revenue and resulted in deficit reduction of $250 billion over the last three years.” OMB also painted a rosy picture of the health of the government by noting that the net operating costs for 2007 of $276 billion is $175 billion less than the 2006 figure.

Paulson forewarned the public that the government faces financial difficulties in the near future. He remarked that the expected revenue in years ahead will not come close to meeting the growing cost of our social insurance programs. Paulson’s sentiments were magnified by the Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) report attached to the 2007 financial report. GAO found material weaknesses in such areas as record keeping, financial reporting and incomplete documentation by federal agencies. This failure to maintain adequate records affects the government’s ability to measure their financial and non-financial performance. GAO echoed the sentiments of the Treasury that the legacy programs need to be reformed. The Treasury believes that by 2080, these programs will consume 18 percent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). GAO did not confirm this, but Comptroller General David Walker said in a statement, “ The federal government's fiscal exposures totaled approximately $53 trillion as of September 30, 2007, up more than $2 trillion from September 30, 2006, and an increase of more than $32 trillion from about $20 trillion as of September 30, 2000. This translates into a current burden of about $175,000 per American or approximately $455,000 per American household."

GAO’s gloomy financial picture portrays Social Security as a mandate that faces a questionable future. Social Security revenues would be sufficient to pay 75 percent of scheduled benefits in 2041, the year the trust fund will be exhausted, and decrease to 70 percent of scheduled benefits in 2081. Another government program, Medicare Part A, projected future revenues would be sufficient to pay 79 percent of scheduled benefits in 2019, the year the trust fund is exhausted. Benefits will subsequently decrease to 29 percent of scheduled benefits in 2081.

The Office of Management and Budget and the Treasury attribute the health of the treasury to a lowered deficit. However, it should be noted that the decrease in the budget deficit correlates with an increase in the debt ceiling. The debt ceiling has been raised during the past 6 years, from $5 trillion to over $9 trillion. The national debt on March 31, 2001 was $5.7 trillion. As of September 20, 2007, the national debt was $9.05 trillion.

To view the Treasury and GAO’s report in its entirety, please visit http://www.fms.treas.gov/fr/07frusg/07frusg.pdf.

HISPANIC REPRESENTATION IN GOVERNMENT ON THE RISE

The Office of Personnel and Management (OPM) published on December 13, 2007, its Seventh Annual Report to the President on Hispanic Employment in the Federal Government . The report indicates that Hispanics are increasing their participation in the federal workforce, rising to 7.7 percent, or 130,224, as of June 30, 2007. This is an increase of 3,000 federal employees who state they are Hispanic.

Hispanics increased their representation in most agencies and pay levels, from GS-5 to GS-15. Among the report's highlights, OPM Director Linda Springer noted Hispanics represented 8.6 percent of all new hires government-wide, a 1.1 percent increase since the 2006 report. Director Springer commented, “The retirement wave the Federal Government is facing continues to create an increasing number of excellent career opportunities for citizens interested in public service… In demographic terms, the Hispanic segment of the population is certainly a significant part of this equation.”

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report on May 18, 2007 entitled, Data on Hispanic Representation in the Federal Workforce, or GAO-07-493R. The GAO report contains data subsets of the federal workforce with comparisons to Hispanic representation in the Civilian Labor Force (CLF). The data in the report stretches from 1990 to 2006. GAO included both permanent and non-permanent employees which are further broken down by federal agency, occupation, and General Schedule band. The information provided in the GAO report demonstrates that Hispanics are increasing their participation in the federal workforce at all levels of government.

To view OPM’s public announcement, please visit http://www.opm.gov/. GAO-07-493R can be obtained at http://www.gao.gov/.

OMB LAUNCHES NEW WEB SITE ON FEDERAL GRANTS AND LOANS

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has added a link to its Web site that makes it easier for members of the public to access information on federal grants and loans. The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance administered by the General Services Administration’s (GSA) Office of Chief Acquisition Officer, Regulatory and Federal Assistance Division (VIR) has 15 types of assistance programs ranging from grants to state and local governments, loans, insurance, use of federal personnel, property, advisory services, training, and complaints and employment that are open to individuals, not-for-profit organizations, companies and governments.

The GSA web site offers links to other federal grants and loans. One such site is Grants.gov used to access grant information and application packages for more than 1,000 federal grant programs across 26 federal grant-making agencies. Grants.gov disperses $460 billion annually to non-profits, individuals, institutions, and governments. It is easy to navigate and applicants have to register online by creating a profile.

Additionally, USA.gov has government information by topic, such as benefits and grants, and Govbenefits.gov allows users to search benefits and assistance programs offered by the federal government by topic. Govloans.gov has information on agriculture, business, disaster relief, housing and other government loan programs.

There are many resources on federal grant and loan programs and as such, OMB is trying to elevate its presence so the public can better utilize the resources at their disposal. Grant information can be found at: http://12.46.245.173/cfda/cfda.html.

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GET INVOLVED AT THESE EVENTS!

FMA ZONE CONFERENCES SCHEDULED ACROSS THE COUNTRY!

The Federal Managers Association Zones 6, 7 and 8 will be holding their annual joint conference at the Pala Hotel and Casino in San Diego, California, January 18 – 20, 2008. Registration fee for the conference is $125 per delegate and hotel reservations can be made by visiting www.palacasino.com. For questions or more information, please contact FMA Chapter 143 President Bobbie Spittal at bsusmc@cox.net.

For the ninth straight year, the FMA Zone 1 Conference will be held at the Pier 4 Hotel in Somers Point , NJ, February 1 – 3, 2008. The registration cost is $30 per delegate and the FMA room rate is $70. Hotel reservations can be made by calling 1-888-927-9141. Contact Zone 1 President Mike Donovan with any questions or for more information, donovanme@aol.com.

A full agenda for both conferences can be found on FMA’s Web site. Please keep checking back with us online at www.fedmanagers.org for up-to-date information.

GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE SUMMIT 2008 (10TH ANNUAL)

For the past ten years, federal leaders have gathered to explore the latest mandates and best practices in performance management and process improvement initiatives at the annual Government Performance Summit. The Summit is led by speakers from the upper echelons of the Executive and Legislative branches, as well as leading federal managers who offer their experience and advice to managers looking to improve the results earned by their programs and agencies — putting attendees in the room with the decision-makers on management policy from the Administration and Congress. For more information, visit the “Events” section at www.fedmanagers.org. FMA is an official cosponsor of this conference.

The event will be held February 25-27, 2008, at the Sheraton National Hotel in Arlington, VA. FMA members receive a $200 discount off registration fees. When registering, note priority code "P800-FMA."

HUMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT FOR DEFENSE 2008 (HCMD 2008)

Human Capital Management for Defense (HCMD 2008) is critical to your success in strategically managing human capital. Learn how senior leaders are developing the right mix of skills across the total force, aligning skills to requirements, and addressing competency gaps. Attend HCMD 2008 to gather best practices in the recruitment and retention of quality personnel and learn about exciting workforce development initiatives across DOD. For more information, please visit www.hcmd2008.com. FMA is an official cosponsor of this conference.

The event will be held February 26-29, 2008 at the Marriott Crystal Gateway, Arlington, VA.

PRELIMINARY AGENDA SET FOR FMA’S NATIONAL CONVENTION!

Planning for the Federal Managers Association 70th annual National Convention is underway! The event will take place March 9 – 13, 2008, at the Hilton Crystal City Hotel in Arlington, Virginia. Delegates can expect to receive a wealth of knowledge from private sector and government leaders under this year’s convention theme, Empowering America’s Workforce for the Challenges of Today, Tomorrow and Beyond.

Registration for the convention is now available. The early bird registration rate is $400 and runs through January 15, 2008. The special FMA hotel rate is $169 per night and reservations can be made through the FMA Web site. Make your reservations today!

Please continue to check the “Events” section of the FMA Web site, www.fedmanagers.org, for the most up-to-date information. We look forward to seeing you in March!

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GEICO, FMA Corporate Partner:  GEICO was created over 60 years ago to insure Federal employees.  Over the years GEICO has continuously strengthened its affiliation with the Federal workforce.  Today GEICO has a special program established to support the Federal community.  GEICO’s Federal program participates in the following organizations and programs: GEICO Public Service Awards, which  have honored Federal workers (active and retired) who have contributed to the public good since 1980; and GEICO Federal Leave Record Cards, which for over 40 years have been provided by GEICO to Federal employees, free of charge, to help them track their annual leave.  Find out how much you could save with GEICO auto insurance as an FMA member by getting a line-by-line rate quote at:  www.geico.com.

Shaw, Bransford, Veilleux and Roth, P.C., (SBVR) concentrates its law practice on the representation of Federal employees, with a special emphasis on the representation of executives and managers.  SBVR serves as General Counsel to the Federal Managers Association and is uniquely situated to recognize the interests and viewpoints of Federal managers.  For up to two free half-hour legal consultations and reduced legal fees as an FMA member, please visit:  www.shawbransford.com.

The Federal Managers Association and Management Concepts have teamed up to present the Federal Managers Practicum — a targeted certificate program for Federal managers. As the official development program for FMA, the Federal Managers Practicum helps FMA members develop critical skills to meet new workplace demands and deepen their managerial capabilities.  FMA’s leadership fully recognizes the need to prepare career-minded federal employees to manage the demands of the 21st century workplace with greater competence and fully supports this unique and comprehensive certificate program.  For more information, please visit:  www.managementconcepts.com/fmp/fmpodp.asp.

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The Washington Report is published biweekly by the Federal Managers Association.
Jessica Klement, Editor; FMA Staff Writers.

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