Senior Status
Radio station WTOP in DC uses a line I can relate to: “News and weather on the eights.” It seems that my life has had news and weather on the eights, as well. In 1948, I was born on Boxing Day, right after Christmas. In 1958, my parents bought their first house, where I grew up and they lived until they died. In 1968, I had my first federal job, a summer Congressional intern on Capitol Hill. In 1978, the Civil Service Reform Act was passed, the basis of my life’s work. In 1988, the great state of California foolishly awarded me a passing score on my bar exam. In 1998, I was promoted to Chief Counsel to the Chairman of MSPB. In 2008, Ernie Hadley and I converted FELTG from a tiny non-profit organization into the behemoth juggernaut of a training company that it is these days. And it is today near the end 2018. The civil service is in flux, the political tides are a changin’, and Deb Hopkins is now a better lawyer than I ever was. Time for me to take my rest. It has been a wonderful ride. Attention in the FELTG Nation! Ms. Hopkins has control of the ship. I stand relieved.
[Hopkins note: We won’t let Bill get away that easily. He has graciously agreed to continue teaching the world-famous MSPB Law Week, and we’ll see if we can convince him to occasionally make an appearance elsewhere.]