FEDERAL EXECUTIVE ASSOCIATION

Why You Should Be a Member

"Although each executive agency and its field organization have a special mission, there are many matters on which the work of the departments converge. Among them are management and budgetary procedures, personnel policies, recruitment efforts, office information duties, and similar matters. There are opportunities to pool experience and resources, and to accomplish savings. In substantive programs there are also opportunities for a more closely coordinated approach in many activities."  With those words, the concept of Federal Executive Boards (FEBs) was introduced by President John F. Kennedy in 1961.

 

What is the Association - The Federal Executive Boards (FEB) which the Federal Executive Association (FEA) is under were established in 1961 by a Presidential Directive to improve coordination among Federal activities and programs outside Washington.  The need for effective coordination among the field activities of Federal departments and agencies was then, and is still, very clear.  Approximately 84 percent of all Federal employees work outside the national capital area.  Decisions affecting the expenditure of billions of dollars are made in the field.  Federal programs have their impact largely through the actions of field representatives of the departments and agencies.  In addition, Federal officials outside Washington are the principal contact of the Federal Government with the citizens of the country.  The FEB’s are under the direction of the Office of Personnel Management.  In cities where FEB’s do not exist (such as Nashville), another organization of local principal Federal agency officials exits.  These organizations are generally entitled Federal Associations and have purposes and objectives similar to FEBs.

 

 

 

Mission -

 

– To provide more efficient and effective Government services through partnering and sharing information among federal agencies and the emphasize the “Four C’s” – Collaboration, Cost Effectiveness, Commitment, and Community Involvement.

 

Goals -

 

·        Communicate – FEA will inform member agencies of each other’s initiatives and successes, and inform the local community of policies and priorities

·        Reduce Costs and Improve Efficiency – FEA will bring together agencies with common goals so that their efforts are complementary.

·        Facilitate Service Delivery – FEA will draw together agencies with common clients so that government services are convenient for the customers.

·        Partner with Community Groups – FEA will partner with community groups to solve problems.

·        Coordinate Emergency Services – FEA will stand ready to aid a member agency in a crisis, or to assist the citizenry in a public emergency.

 

 

What Are FEA’s Objectives –

 

• To be a forum for developing a spirit of cooperation and mutual understanding and the exchange of information between agencies

• To be a forum for sharing and pooling resources to provide, as efficiently as possible, and at the least possible cost to the taxpayers, common services such as training courses, employee assistance programs, savings bond drive, vacancy announcements, etc.

• To become involved in the emergency operations, such as under hazardous weather conditions, etc.

• To promote efficiency and maintain the best standards and traditions of the federal government

• To be a point of coordination for the development and operation of federal programs having common characteristics

• To be a forum for improving awareness of other federal agencies

• To improve public awareness of federal agencies by providing a Public Recognition Week activity

• To extend relations of helpful interest between the federal agencies and public sector.

• To coordinate a successful Combined Federal Campaign

• To present a scholarship annually to a deserving candidate        

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What Does FEA Do?

 

• Publishes a monthly newsletter

 

• Developed a website (www.oocities.org/mtfea) which includes articles relating to a wide variety of federal government subjects.  Features links to the FEB website and other federal government websites.

 

• Conducts monthly meetings with high educational value, presents and discusses appropriate federal government topics

 

• Present professional development workshops (don’t – but would be good)

 

• Supports the Combined Federal Campaign

 

• Supports the scholarship program

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Your Membership Benefits:

 

Better Understanding of our Nation’s federal government challenges and how federal agencies help solve the problems to keep our Nation strong.

 

Close Association between federal agencies.

 

Opportunity to keep abreast of the latest federal government issues.

 

Receipt of the FEA Newsletter – Published monthly

 

Opportunity to highlight your agency at a monthly

meeting.

 

Opportunity to highlight your agency on the FEA website.

 

Participation in professional activities, to include attending regular meetings, participating in workshops, special activities, and making field trips to other agencies.

 

Leadership Opportunities to plan and organize local meetings, programs, special events, etc.

 

Opportunities to share in training, resources, announcements, etc. with other agencies.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MIDDLE TENNESSEE

FEDERAL EXECUTIVE ASSOCIATION