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About This FEB

Florida is rich with federal historical landmarks. A number of American space exploration pioneers were launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS)  including the first U.S. Earth satellite (1958), first U.S. astronaut (1961), first U.S. astronaut in orbit (1962), first two-man U.S. spacecraft (1965), first U.S. uncrewed lunar landing (1966), and first three-man U.S. spacecraft (1968). It was also the launch site for all of the first spacecraft to (separately) fly past each of the planets in the Solar System (1962–1977). 

St. Augustine, FL was founded by Spain in 1565 and is the oldest permanent European settlement on the mainland of North America, north of Mexico. Its long colonial history extends to 1822, when Spanish East Florida was annexed to the United States as part of the Florida Territory. Roughly half of the area's buildings were built before 1925, with a substantially large number in either Spanish Colonial or Moorish Revival styles.   

Truman Little White House Located in Key West, Florida, was the winter White House of President Harry S. Truman — although it initially served as a command-and-control center for the U.S. Navy back in 1890. Since then, five other Presidents have spent time here, although none quite captured people’s minds like Truman did. 

Leadership

  • Chair

    Brian Kostecki, Chief, Resource Management Division

    U.S. Coast Guard Seventh District

  • Vice Chair

    Agnes Winokur, Laboratory Director

    U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, Southeast Laboratory

Committees

  • All Hazards Emergency Management and Reediness Committee: convenes Emergency Managers, or individuals assigned to emergency management responsibilities.  Their mission is to (1) provide a forum for communicating and assessing government-wide emergency management policies and sharing best practices; (2) promote collaboration across agency lines and with FEMA; and (3) help educate the South Florida federal community on emergency preparedness, recovery, and mitigation issues.  Committee members meet monthly for 1-2 hours. 
  • Human Capital Readiness Committee: develops agency talent and bridges skill gaps. The committee focuses on identifying, evaluating, and distributing information on recommended human capital programs, such as human resource development, diversity, shared neutrals, and employee recognition for use by the South Florida Federal Community.
  • Federal Employee of the Year Committee: plans and conducts the annual recognition ceremony, which gives Federal agencies the opportunity to pay tribute to employees of the Federal government for their excellence on the job, for the sacrifices they have made, and for their commitment to their community.
  • Humanitarian Innovation Philanthropic Committee: manages and supports the federal community’s efforts to give back to the local community within the four counties—Palm Beach, Broward, Miami-Dade, and Monroe. Committee members plan, organize and implement community projects such as the Fed by the Feds Food Drive, Toys for Tots, Habitat for Humanity and other worthwhile community enrichment initiatives (exclusive of the CFC). The ESOL Outreach program brings non-native English-speaking professionals to high school English as a Second Language classrooms to relay their experiences with learning English after arriving in the U.S.