Benefits

  • Things are looking up for the TSP in September. Tom Trabucco, director of external affairs at the Thrift Savings Board, joined Chris Dorobek on The Dorobek Insider to talk about the numbers and the positive…

    October 05, 2010
  • OPM said the rise in costs is lower than the industry standard. Employees who choose family coverage will see an increase of $22.90 a month. Open season starts Nov. 8.

    October 01, 2010
  • Gracia Hillman Commissioner, U.S. Election Assistance Commission Dwight Bowman AFGE 14th District National Vice President Bill Fletcher AFGE Field Services and Education Department Director Mark Roth Former AFGE General Counsel

    September 30, 2010
  • The Federal Thrift Investment Board said it opposes the option for a new Thrift Savings Plan fund that one congressman is calling a \"socially responsible\" investment. Federal News Radio\'s Senior Correspondent Mike Causey is wary of the proposed fund. Hear his analysis.

    September 28, 2010
  • If it rained two billion dollars in cash every month, would you want an umbrella or a bucket? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says most people, including some hungry mutual funds, pick the bucket!

    September 27, 2010
  • A private company claims to have the secret for outperforming the TSP. We ask the TSP\'s Tom Trabucco for his opinion.

    September 24, 2010
  • U.S. Rep. Donna Edwards (D-Md.) Ben Jealous President & CEO, NAACP Scott Paul Executive Director, Alliance for American Manufacturing

    September 23, 2010
  • Remember a few years back when a congressional roadblock threatened to shutdown the government and furlough you without pay? Well, the same thing is happening this year except it is no problem and nobody is talking about shutdowns. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says timing is everything.

    September 22, 2010
  • A deadline is nearing for federal labor managers. November first is when they are supposed to be up and running with Labor-Management Council Forums. Carol Bonasaro gives us an update

    September 21, 2010
  • If you count on your flexible spending account to pay for uncovered medical bills and co-payments, you are going to need to tighten your belt. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says big changes are coming in the FSA program next year.

    September 21, 2010
  • Tom Trabucco, Director of External Affairs for the Federal Retirement Thrift Investments Board, joined Chris Dorobek on the Dorobek Insider.

    September 20, 2010
  • Everybody knows the government is full of waste, duplication and has too many employees. Where we often disagree is just where that\'s at. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey thinks he\'s found the solution. Or not.

    September 20, 2010
  • Word is spreading about who is, and isn\'t, covered under the Federal Employees Health Benefit Program now that President Obama has signed the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Ed Zurdorfer, a registered employee benefit consultant, explains how it works.

    September 17, 2010
  • Former Rep. Harold Ford Jr. (D-Tenn.) Author of \"More Davids Than Goliaths: A Political Education\" John Wilson Executive Director, National Education Association Former Rep. Bob Edgar (D-Pa.) President & CEO, Common Cause

    September 16, 2010