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FLEOA Wins Fight to Exempt Federal Officers From IRS 10% Penalty

Today, the Senate passed H.R. 2146 which will allow federal public safety officers to access their Thrift Savings Plan at age 50 without incurring the IRS 10% penalty.

June 24, 2015

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FLEOA Charges OPM With Jeopardizing Officer Safety After Database Breach

After the hearing regarding multiple recent data breaches at the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), FLEOA President Jon Adler issued the following statement in response.

June 17, 2015

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Boston Red Sox to Host Law Enforcement Night, Donate to FLEOA

The Boston Red Sox have teamed up with the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association to host Law Enforcement Appreciation Night at Fenway Park on Monday, July 27th. $5 from every ticket sold will be donated to FLEOA.

June 17, 2015

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FLEOA Issues Cease and Desist Order to TSA for Exposing Air Marshals to Unsafe Lead Levels

Today, the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association (FLEOA) announced that it has issued a cease and desist order to the TSA for persistent actions of TSA's senior management of exposing federal air marshals to dangerous lead levels at contracted gun ranges.

May 13, 2015

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FLEOA Issues Cease and Desist Order to TSA for Policy That Places Federal Air Marshals' Lives at Risk

Today, FLEOA announced that it has issued a Cease and Desist order to the TSA for persistent actions betraying Federal Air Marshals' identities, placing their lives unnecessarily at risk.

May 7, 2015

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The Secret Service: The Media's Punching Bag

Special agents are real people exposed to real risks; they suffer real pain and bleed real blood.

April 29, 2015

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F.L.E.O.A. Honors Eight Fallen Heroes at OKC Remembrance Ceremony

On April 19th, the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association (FLEOA) hosted a 20-Year Remembrance Ceremony in Oklahoma City to honor the eight fallen law enforcement heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice ‎in 1995.

April 27, 2015

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FLEOA Urges Passage of Federal Public Safety Officer Retirement Equity Act

Today, the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association (FLEOA) pledged its full support for the passage of the Federal Public Safety Officer Retirement Equity Act. According to FLEOA, this bill would remedy an oversight in the 2006 Pension Protection Act by providing federal officers with the same tax protections that their state and local counterparts receive.

April 16, 2015

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FLEOA Rebuts Attack on Federal LEOs' Pay

The Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association (FLEOA) has announced its opposition to Representative Rice's PAID Act (H.R. 1137) and labeled it another ill‐advised attack on the pay of federal law enforcement officers.

March 17, 2015

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FLEOA Honors Fallen Deputy U.S. Marshal Josie Wells

Today, the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association announced its heartfelt prayers and sorrow for the family of Deputy U.S. Marshal Josie Wells, who was fatally wounded while he and his team were in pursuit of a homicidal fugitive.

March 11, 2015

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FLEOA Denounces Bill to Change Federal LEOs' Pensions as Un-American

Today, the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association (FLEOA) released its response denouncing Congressman Westerman's bill that would change a federal law enforcement officer's pension to a "high‐five" year calculation. Currently, the pension is calculated on the average of an employee's highest three salary years.

March 6, 2015

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FLEOA Commends McConnell for Proposal to Fund DHS

Today, the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association (FLEOA) announced its praise for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's proposal to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Funding for DHS will expire on February 27, unless Congress passes an appropriations bill.

February 25, 2015