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All Agencies Comply with No FEAR Act Requirements

Treasury's Financial Management Service (FMS) announced today that all federal government agencies have complied with the Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002 (the No FEAR Act) requirements and have either reimbursed the Judgment Fund for payments made on their behalf, or have set up repayment plans.

The No Fear Act (OPM's interim final rule, 5 CFR Part 724) requires agencies to reimburse the Judgment Fund for payments in connection with judgments against agencies for discrimination against particular individuals or groups. The Act also requires agencies to post the No Fear data on their websites, and it requires FMS to post, on an annual basis, a listing of agencies failing to either repay the Judgment Fund, or to make arrangements in writing for a reimbursement plan, within 45 days of an FMS notice for reimbursement.

"This was the first year the requirement was imposed, so this was a major undertaking for FMS and for the agencies, but we have built a network of partnerships now and expect continued support in coming years," said Wanda Rogers, FMS' Assistant Commissioner for Financial Operations. "It really took a lot of teamwork and our hats are off to the agencies for working with us to ensure 100 percent compliance."

For further information, contact Melody Barrett at melody.barrett@fms.treas.gov or call (202) 874-6557 in the FMS Office of Legislative and Public Affairs.