The Board of Directors of SFLERP regrets to inform you that we have revised our previously announced agenda. As many of you know, the current environment in Federal Sector Labor and Employment is ever-changing, and this has significantly impacted the planning of this year’s SFLERP Symposium.
Several Acting and Chairs of Agencies scheduled to speak are no longer available. Instead, qualified speakers from the respective Agencies will present key information about case law and Agency news.
Due to recent changes to his schedule, James Sherk will not be able to participate in our Symposium’s Executive Order/Policy Panel. The panel listed below will be equally compelling, as you can see. Session 6 Executive Order/White House Policy Panel – NFFE President Randy Erwin; Moderator Todd Dickey, Syracuse University; Robert J. Gilson, Former FedSmith Contributor and Federal Management Consultant; Gregory Goldstein, FMCS Chief Operating Officer and Acting Agency Head.
51st ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM – PROGRAM and SCHEDULE
Thursday, March 13
8:00 AM Registration Opens. Coffee – Lobby Foyer
8:30 AM Welcome: SFLERP President Keith Greenberg
8:45 AM – 10:15 AM Session 1
Merit Systems Protection Board Presentation
MSPB Attorneys Steven Kostkowski and Victoria Harrison
10:15 AM – 10:30 AM Coffee Break – Lobby Foyer
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM Session 2
Federal Labor Relations Authority Presentation
FLRA Chairman Colleen Kiko
12:15 PM – 1:30 PM LUNCH
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM Session 3
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service Presentation
Deputy Director Javier Ramirez
3:15 PM – 3:30 PM Coffee Break – Lobby Foyer
3:30 PM – 4:45 PM Session 4
Barbara Haga – President, Federal HR Services, Inc.
A Current View on Leave Issues.
4:45 PM – 6:00 PM Networking Reception – Lobby Foyer
Friday, March 14
8:00 AM – 8:45 AM Coffee – Lobby Foyer
8:45 AM – 10:15 AM Session 5
Barbara Haga – President, Federal HR Services, Inc.
Living in Interesting Times – Employee Relations in 2025.
10:15 AM – 10:30 AM Coffee Break – Lobby Foyer
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM Session 6
Executive Order / White House Policy Panel – NFFE President Randy Erwin / POPA President Kathy Duda / Moderator Todd Dickey, Syracuse University / Robert Gilson, Former FedSmith Contributor, FSIP Member, and Federal Management Consultant / Gregory Goldstein, Chief Operating Officer and Acting Agency Head, FMCS.
12:15 PM – 1:30 PM LUNCH
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM Session 7
Joseph Schimansky, Former Executive Director of the Federal Services Impasses Panel (FSIP), will discuss the pendulum swings between administrations over the years at the FSIP.
3:00 PM – 3:30 PM SFLERP Annual Membership Meeting