15/05/2012 - David Penman elected unopposed as FDA General Secretary

11/05/2012 - FDA responds to Telegraph’s claim that civil service staff ‘are allowed to get away with poor performance’

09/05/2012 - FDA votes to accept pensions deal from 2015

29/04/2012 - Bullying on the Commons Media Committee: FDA condemns media speculation and calls for a fully independent investigation of complaint

16/05/2012 - Demands for 'a fair package' are growing, says FDA deputy general secretary Dave Penman in today's Guardian
Writing in today's Guardian, FDA deputy general secretary Dave Penman explains that senior civil servants' demands for an appropriate 'total reward' package - decent pension provision and fair pay - are continuing to grow.

15/05/2012 - David Penman elected FDA General Secretary
David Penman was today elected unopposed as the next FDA General Secretary. He will take up office on 2 July 2012 and work a short period of handover with Jonathan Baume, the current General Secretary, who stands down in early autumn.

14/05/2012 - Prospect and GMB members vote to accept new pension scheme from 2015
Two more unions with members in the civil service have voted to accept the Government's proposals for a new pension scheme from 2015.