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MARCH/APRIL 2017
President’s Message, Ken Sweeney
National News
National News
Inspiration of the Month
Reimbursement Budget Authority:
o With Terri Goodwin
Upcoming Events
Yankee Chapter – Volunteer Opportunities
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Spring Has Sprung!
PRESIDENTS LETTER
April/May 2017
Dear Friends and Family:
I think everyone is ready for this winter to be finally over and with spring right
around the corner I am hoping that the Yankee chapter will spring into action with
many new and exciting events and happenings.
Our Committees are always seeking volunteers, Programs, Membership,
Training/Education, Fundraising, Community Service – these Chairs and the
volunteers who participate deserve a HUGE THANK YOU. It is this core group of
people who come out each and every month and volunteer to support the
Yankee Chapter. You make us look good!
The Mini-PDI will take place on 15 Nov 17 at the Hanscom conference center.
Chair, Harley Ironfield and his crew has been working very hard on making this
one of the best Mini PDI’s. He has formed many committees to run up the flagpole
and make this a huge success. There is still room for anyone else who would like
to volunteer, please contact Harley.
Our Community Service committee did an outstanding job with their most recent
event on 7 March 2017 at ‘Table of Plenty’ in Chelmsford. If you missed out, don’t
worry there will be many future events you can volunteer with, please watch your
e-mail for future events.
A huge thank you to Mr. Terry Goodwin for a very successful and meaningful
lecture on Reimbursement Budget Authority at the last ASMC Luncheon. He did
an outstanding job.
If you have any ideas for events or monthly meetings or any comments, please
let me know and we can try to accommodate. I look forward to a great year
from the Yankee Chapter.
Best Regards,
Ken Sweeney, President
ASMC Yankee Chapter
ASMC YANKEE CHAPTER
Published: March 22, 2017
President Trump’s initial budget request mentions no intended changes to
federal benefits or workplace policies, but such proposals could be
in a more thorough budget proposal to be released in May. The plan
released late last week focuses mainly on funding levels for Cabinet
department and several of the larger independent agencies, OPM
not among them. It does not discuss potential policy changes to major
nationwide benefits programs, so in that context silence regarding federal
retirement, health insurance and other issues would be expected.
Trump Team Silent on Federal Employee Pay, Benefits – for Now
ASMC YANKEE CHAPTER
Numerous ideas to reduce the value of those benefits are in circulation,
however, and may appear in the later budget and/or in legislation
initiated on Capitol Hill. Trump’s budget document similarly was silent
regarding a federal pay raise, but indications continue that the later
budget will endorse a 1.9 percent raise. Nor was there specific mention
of the potential for early retirement and buyout offers, but in advocating
deep cuts in most agencies the initial plan did address–along with
eliminating nearly two dozen relatively small agencies and separate
units of Cabinet departments–administration officials have said they
expect workforce reductions that could require RIFs. That in turn has
raised expectations of incentives being offered to soften the impact, as
well as expectations that the general hiring freeze will be continued,
possibly with some terms changed, under a workforce plan that is to be
released in late April.
Even the more detailed budget to come also will be only a proposal that
must go through the congressional budget process and that commonly
produces decisions much different than the original plan
Trump Team Silent on Federal Employee Pay, Benefits – for Now (cont.)
ASMC YANKEE CHAPTER
Mr. Terry Goodwin, GS-13 from XZC gave a great presentation on Reimbursable Budget Authority at the Yankee Chapter Luncheon which was held on 22 March 17 at the Hanscom Chapel.
ASMC YANKEE CHAPTER
REIMBURSEMENT BUDGET
AUTHORITY by Terri Goodwin
20 May, 2017 – More than Words,
Waltham, MA
24 May, 2017 – Yankee Chapter Luncheon,
Hanscom Chapel Annex, 11:30 – 1:30 pm.
TOPIC: Civillian Career Advice, speaker is
Mr. Dan Harvey
28 June Ms. Sarah Felton, 66thg ABG,
Ethics Counselor will be our guest speaker.
Topic: Business Ethics for Financial
Managers
July 25, 2017 New England Center for
Homeless Vets, Boston, MA
August, Date TBD will be Catie’s Closet in
Dracut, MA
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