PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. - eTradeWire -- FDR Training^SM, a qualified training activity in accordance with OPM's 5 CFR 410.404, announced highlighted sessions for the event taking place July 28 - 31, 2025, at the New Orleans Marriott.

The FDR Training 2025 program features sessions and workshops focusing on the most crucial federal workplace challenges, including:

• Reductions-in-Force: Following the Rules, Getting Them Right – In this session, Barbara Haga will give an overview of RIF processes and an in-depth review of MSPB decisions on the key aspects of RIFs.
• Putting Your Best Foot Forward: EEO Refresher Training for Counselors and Investigators – This interactive and engaging workshop will satisfy the annual 8-hour refresher training requirement and will cover new EEO case law and current issues and also offer a learning environment of sharing best practices in EEO case processing.
• What HR Practitioners Need to Know About Resignations and Retirements – This session will provide information on types of retirement that might apply in connection with an adverse action and what the agency may do when an employee attempts to withdraw a retirement or resignation after it's been submitted.
• Navigating the New Schedule Policy/Career – This session, led by attorney Kevin Owen, will provide an overview of the executive actions, OPM guidance, and regulations implementing Schedule Policy/Career.
• The New Rules for Probationary and Trial Periods – In this session, attorney Robert Erbe will explain how Executive Order 14284 marks a pivotal shift in federal employment practices — and what agencies must do to comply.
• Suitability Determinations and Actions Under the Trump Administration – This session will provide an overview of the changes to the suitability regulations, and the process for making determinations and taking actions under the new rules.
• Administrative Leave: Dissecting OPM's New Regulations – This session will explore the key issues addressed in OPM's long-awaited regulations on administrative leave.

FDR Training will also feature the cyberFEDS^® Users Group Track, where attendees will get exclusive guidance and training straight from the legal editors, experts, and trainers behind this innovative online resource. The 2025 program also includes the Keynote, "How to Turn Expectations Into Reality With an Accountability Culture," with Joseph Grenny, cofounder of Crucial Learning, one of the world's most respected learning and organization development firms.

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"These highlighted sessions focus on some of the major changes the Trump administration is implementing, and our knowledgeable speakers will provide attendees with the most up-to-date information to ensure compliance," said Leslie Lake, Vice President, Federal Editorial, LRP Media Group.

For more information and to register visit www.FDRtraining.com or call toll-free 1-800-341-7874.