Federal Report

• Working on Labor Day, incredible!!!

  If you are working today, be advised a lot of people know what you are doing and appreciate it, says Senior Correspondent Mike Causey.

  Mike Causey

  September 07, 2015
• Guess who’s coming to dinner?

  Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says when a son or daughter decides to bring a government worker home for dinner it can be heavy stuff for a parent to face.

  Mike Causey

  September 04, 2015
• Remember the last shutdown?

  Do you remember where you were before and during the last federal shutdown in October 2013? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says conditions are the same for another shutdown come Oct. 1.

  Mike Causey

  September 03, 2015
• Shutdown, Medicare hike, pay raise, COLA

  If your regular September game plan is to recover from your vacation and focus on back-to-school stuff, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says you picked the wrong month this year.

  Mike Causey

  September 02, 2015
• Medicare hike, pay raise, COLA, shutdown and more

  NARFE's John Hatton and Katie Maddocks from the Federal Managers Association, join host Mike Causey to talk about some of the issues that Congress will tackle when it returns from its summer recess. September 2, 2015

  Your Turn

  September 01, 2015
• 2016 pay-raise have-nots

  Why will geographically challenged federal workers get a smaller pay raise in 2016? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says it's because they live and work in the wrong place.

  Mike Causey

  September 01, 2015
• While you were away …

  Senior Correspondent Mike Causey has been checking the congressional calendar and he doesn't like what he sees.

  Mike Causey

  August 31, 2015
• Reality check: Last day to have fun

  It's late August. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says that means Washington is bonding with its sister cities, like Minot, North Dakota and Huntsville, Alabama.

  Mike Causey

  August 28, 2015
• Win a paid October vacation: No charge to annual leave

  Could you use a bonus or paid vacation in October? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says it's a distinct possibility — like the one you had in 2013.

  Mike Causey

  August 27, 2015
• ISO a COLA? Pray for $5 per gallon of gas!

  Federal and Social Security retirees are due an inflation catchup in January, but Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says it's likely to be a no-cal COLA again.

  Mike Causey

  August 26, 2015
• What shape is your boss in?

  Carol Bonosaro, president of the Senior Executives Association, joins host Mike Causey to discuss how career federal executives are impacted by lame duck presidential administrations. She will also give her thoughts on a recent report based on an employee job survey conducted last year by the Office of Personnel Management. August 26, 2015

  Your Turn

  August 25, 2015
• The storm before the calm, or are most feds Democrats?

  The presidential election is still more than a year away, but that's not preventing Senior Correspondent Mike Causey from wondering not only which candidates the political parties will pick but which parties feds most identify with.

  Mike Causey

  August 25, 2015
• Avoiding (or adjusting to) the dog food diet

  Unless your plan is to live off the land, you’ll probably need more money in retirement than you think, says Senior Correspondent Mike Causey.

  Mike Causey

  August 20, 2015
• Long-term care for the uniformed military services

  Many people don’t realize that members of the uniformed military services are eligible for the government’s long term care insurance program. Retired Army Brig. Gen. Michael Meese, chief operations officer of the American Armed Forces Mutual Aid Association, talks about recent premium changes on Your Turn.

  Your Turn

  August 19, 2015