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CFedS Program Manager and Chairperson

From the desk of Don Buhler, Chief Cadastral Surveyor, Bureau of Land Management, Washington DC.

Effective November 21, 2011 - Robert W. Dahl was appointed the Acting Certified Federal Surveyor Program Manager and Ron Scherler as a contractor with TSP has been appointed the CFedS Chairperson.

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Returning CFedS Candidates Reduced Tuition Rate

The CFedS Program is now offering a reduced tuition rate to individuals that were previously in the training program, but did not successfully become certified.

Within one year of leaving the program, you may re-enroll for the reduced rate of $800. This rate does NOT include a new hard drive.

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Congratulations to our October 2011 CFedS!

Results are in and we have 20 new CFedS!

  • Russell Badgley
  • Gilbert Barish
  • Jim Botsford
  • Douglas Caster
  • James Coan
  • Leslie Davis
  • Christopher Ferguson
  • Mark Hardy
  • David Herold
  • David Icenhower
  • Kevin Lindow
  • Marty Mack
  • Melvin March
  • Daniel McAninch
  • Michael McFarlane
  • Timothy Poole
  • Ernest Rowley
  • John Strohminger
  • Terry Throesch
  • David VanDenBerghe

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You have found the official website for the Certified Federal Surveyors Program (CFedS). Co-administered by the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management and the American Congress on Surveying and Mapping (ACSM), the Program provides extensive training for Professional Land Surveyors in dealing with federal survey processes. This website contains all the information you need to learn about, register for, or utilize the CFedS Program. The CFedS Training Program was designed by the Bureau of Land Management. To learn more about the current CFedS team click on the Program Coordinator link. We invite you to explore this site.