Petition Convert all Federal Police Officers
Classified as GS-0083 to LEO status
FLEOA has been advocating for the proper Law Enforcement
Retirement for all Federal Police including the VA Police and US Postal Police
for many years. Every day, Federal Police Officers risk their lives
to defend the US Constitution, guard our borders and ports of entry, thwart
acts for terror domestic and abroad, protect our elected officials and
safeguard our financial and economic infrastructure. Many pay the
ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty. Federal Police Officers sacrifice
higher paying private sector corporate careers to serve this great nation.
While the value of the dollar continues to decease, these professionals
continue to struggle to provide a standard of living commensurate to corporate
jobs. Innovation in business interests continue to flourish in our free
market society while needful Government agencies fail to attract the talented
workforce necessary to combat the security challenges, anti-police sentiment,
web-based viral videos of police shootings and the enforcement of the rule of
law to ensure safety. We desperately need our government to provide a
quality law enforcement retirement for our Federal Police.
This petition would support the conversion of all Police
Officers classified as 0083 to be eligible for 6C retirement. The previous
administration and the previous congress introduced legislation but it never
made it out of committee. Air traffic controllers and BOP prison employees such
as cooks have received LEO status but their duties are not law enforcement.
OPM will not amend the definition of Law Enforcement Officer to include
0083 Police Officers. Congress and the previous administration refused to act
on bills introduced in both house of congress. Therefore, I strongly urge
President Trump to consider this petition because it is a matter of national
security. Granting these Federal Police Officers the LEO status
will save taxpayers money.
Please Sign This Petition
Needs 99,919 signatures by February 22, 2017 to get a
response from the White House
81 have signed it…100,000 is the goal
The results will go to the following Legislative Committees:
Committee on Government & Regulatory Reform
Committee on Homeland Security & Defense
Committee on Veterans & Military
Together we can make America Great
Respectfully Submitted,
Dominick L. Stokes
Vice President for Legislative Affairs
Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association