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1 MARCH/APRIL 2017 Spring Has Sprung! TABLE OF CONTENTS Page 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

2 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 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

3 Trump Team Silent on Federal Employee Pay, Benefits for Now 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.

4 Trump Team Silent on Federal Employee Pay, Benefits for Now (cont.) 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

5 INSPIRATIONAL QUOTE OF THE MONTH

6 REIMBURSEMENT BUDGET AUTHORITY by Terri Goodwin 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.

7 RBA by Terri Goodwin, cont.

8 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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