Federal Report
Katie Maddocks with the Federal Managers Association joins host Mike Causey to talk about the chances of a government shutdown, and legislation pending in Congress that would affect federal workers. October 28, 2015
October 27, 2015-
If you really like your teeth and you plan to retire from your government job some day, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey has some advice for you and your choppers.
October 27, 2015 -
More than 70 million federal and Social Security retirees get COLAs from the government, but Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says this year's COLA fails the taste and smell test.
October 26, 2015 -
If the boss offered you a tax-deferred, 5 percent pay raise, would you take it? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says a lot of government workers say no.
October 23, 2015 -
Maybe we should all find at least one colleague who would agree to give us a courtesy pulse-check at the end of the day.
October 22, 2015 -
When or if you make it to retirement, a little advance planning could be worth its weight in gold.
October 21, 2015 Would you rather be attacked and eaten by a great white shark, a saltwater crocodile or a hungry tiger? It's your call. The you-must-choose game is one my kids played with me when they were younger, and now federal workers get to play — or rather be pawns in — a version of that no-win game every couple of years when shutdowns are on the table.
October 20, 2015Federal retirement benefits are not going up in January but it gets worse. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says the retirees will start 2016 in the hole.
October 19, 2015-
Attention all overpaid, loafing, red-tape loving bureaucrats, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says there's another report about how lousy you are and you're going to love it.
October 16, 2015 -
There likely won't be a cost of living adjustment for federal retirees and people who get Social Security. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey explains why.
October 15, 2015 -
You've got a federal Thrift Savings Plan account. The market tanks. What should you do? Senior correspondent Mike Causey says often the best thing to do is nothing.
October 14, 2015 Financial planner Arthur Stein will talk about the pros and cons of the TSP Lifecycle funds, when he joins host Mike Causey on this week's edition of "Your Turn". October 14, 2015
October 13, 2015-
Imagine if Washington-based politicians had run the first Christopher Columbus expedition. With the “New World” just over the horizon, a fast messenger ship arrives from Spain with startling news — the government has been shut down. The Niña, Pinta and Santa Maria are ordered to drop anchor. And do nothing.
October 13, 2015 -
When it comes to federal holidays some are more popular than others. In fact, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says there are two that almost don't exist.
October 12, 2015 -
Federal workers are 1 percentage point happier this year than they were in 2014. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says this is a giant leap for mankind, sort of.
October 09, 2015