40th Annual FDR Training, Featuring cyberFEDS Users Group | July 28 - 31, 2025 • New Orleans Marriott

FDR Training 2025 Program Details

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Crafted by the most trusted federal experts and experienced practitioners, FDR Training’s robust agenda covers the most current EEO, HR, LR, ER, ADR and legal challenges you face in today's federal workplace. More than 70 workshops and sessions — led by the federal community’s favorite trainers such as Jo Linda Johnson, Barbara Haga, Robert Erbe and more — answer all your questions and provide guidance to keep your agency compliant and running efficiently.

We’re currently developing the 2025 program and will post details once available, but for now take a look at the 2024 program.

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2024 PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

KEYNOTE PROGRAM TRACKS AGENDA AT-A-GLANCE

A Keynote That Will Inspire You

Igniting FDR!
Making the Most of Your Federal Career Journey

Emily Gregory
Co-Author and Trainer, EMG Performance

Jo Linda Johnson, Esq.
Principal, JEI Solutions LLC

Dwight Lewis, Esq.
Senior Counsel, Gilbert Employment Law, P.C.

Donald J. Names, Esq.
Associate Counsel and Anti-Harassment Coordinator, Office of Ethics Counsel, National Credit Union Administration

Whether you are new to the federal government, a mid-level professional, or at the pinnacle of your career, it's important to make the most of your federal career journey. At this engaging Keynote, you'll learn critical skills that lead to both professional and personal success, such as having difficult conversations, making key connections along the way, and getting comfortable with discomfort. These four dynamic speakers will also talk about ways to have a healthier relationship with your job and give advice on advancing your own career, addressing persistent workplace challenges, and getting buy-in for an important initiative.

7 Focused Program Tracks

Equal Employment Opportunity

Geared toward federal EEO specialists, managers, directors, investigators and counselors, workshops and sessions deliver best practices for addressing DEIA, reasonable accommodations, anti-harassment programs, and other EEO issues in a compliant manner.

Human Resources

HR and personnel practitioners will gain the highest quality training on the tough HR challenges in today's federal workplace, including how to effectively handle telework and leave, FMLA, performance plans, hiring, and the latest changes in federal HR laws, regulations and administration priorities.

Labor Relations & Employee Relations

With workshops and sessions addressing discipline, adverse actions, Douglas factors, collective bargaining, and more, federal ER/LR practitioners will get comprehensive professional development to evaluate labor laws and advise management on contracts, worker grievances, and disciplinary procedures.

Alternative Dispute Resolution

Practitioners and mediators gain guidance on mediation, conflict resolution, and other ADR tools that can be used to guide parties to agreement. Sessions and workshops also focus on improving communication skills to advance problem-solving and dispute resolution.

Attorney/Legal

Attorneys can earn continuing legal education credits, or CLEs, by attending Legal Ethics Training to satisfy states' legal ethics requirements. Plus, Mock Hearings and Case Law Update sessions will provide the latest guidance on the federal employment legal landscape.

Town Hall Conversations

Your ultimate opportunity to get answers to your questions directly from top officials at the agencies responsible for implementing the Biden administration's agenda and resolving federal employee disputes! Find out what's happening at the EEOC, FLRA, FMCS, MSPB, OPM and OSC and what to expect from these agencies in 2024 and beyond.

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Agenda At-a-Glance

Tuesday \| August 6, 2024
Registration Open	7 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Networking Breakfast	7:30 - 8:30 a.m.
Workshops	8:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.
EEO Counselor and Investigator Refresher Training	8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Refreshment Break	10 - 10:30 a.m.
Lunch on your own Lunch will be available for purchase at the concession stand.	12 - 1:30 p.m.
Workshops	1:30 - 5 p.m.
Refreshment Break	3 - 3:30 p.m.

Wednesday \| August 7, 2024
Registration Open	7:30 a.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Networking Breakfast	7:30 - 8:30 a.m.
Keynote	8:30 - 9:30 a.m.
Refreshment Break	9:30 - 9:45 a.m.
Breakout Sessions	9:45 - 11:15 a.m.
Refreshment Break	11:15 - 11:30 a.m.
FMCS and MSPB Town Hall Conversations	11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Lunch on your own Lunch will be available for purchase at the concession stand.	12:30 - 1:45 p.m.
Breakout Sessions	1:45 - 3:15 p.m.
Refreshment Break	3:15 - 3:30 p.m.
Breakout Sessions	3:30 - 5 p.m.

Thursday \| August 8, 2024
Registration Open	7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Networking Breakfast	7:30 - 8:30 a.m.
FLRA and Special Counsel Town Hall Conversations	8:30 - 9:30 a.m.
Refreshment Break	9:30 - 10 a.m.
Breakout Sessions	10 - 11:30 a.m.
Networking Luncheon	11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Breakout Sessions	1 - 2:30 p.m.
Refreshment Break	2:30 - 3 p.m.
Breakout Sessions	3 - 4:30 p.m.

Friday \| August 9, 2024
Registration Open	7:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Networking Breakfast	7:30 - 8:30 a.m.
EEOC and OPM Town Hall Conversations	8:30 - 9:30 a.m.
Refreshment Break	9:30 - 9:45 a.m.
Breakout Sessions	9:45 - 11:15 a.m.
Legal Ethics Training	9:45 - 11:45 a.m.