Federal Report
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Senior Correspondent Mike Causey is on vacation. Today's guest columnist says that the drop in employee morale can partially be attributable to the decline of faith in career managers.
December 30, 2014 -
Senior Correspondent Mike Causey is on vacation. Today's guest columnist explains why it might be a good idea for FEHBP participants to enroll in Medicare.
December 29, 2014 -
Senior Correspondent Mike Causey is taking some time off. Today's guest columnist wonders why some federal employees — graying workforce, millennials and veterans — are getting all the attention while mid-career professionals are being treated like proverbial "red-headed stepchildren".
December 26, 2014 -
Whatever your reason for working this holiday, be assured that Senior Correspondent Mike Causey feels your pain, but thankfully from afar.
December 25, 2014 -
Author and University of Pennsylvania professor John Dilulio joins host Mike Causey to discuss his new book: "Bring Back the Bureaucrats". December 24, 2014
December 24, 2014 -
Senior Correspondent Mike Causey is on vacation. Today's guest columnist is a recent retiree who says if you can get out, you should consider it. He's hoping that gridlock in the next Congress will (as it did this year) keep feds out of harm's way.
December 24, 2014 -
Did you dream of being a doctor, astronaut or jockey when you grew up? Federal service may not have been your dream job when you were 9, guest columnist Nancy Crosby says, but that doesn't mean it can't be fulfilling or important.
December 23, 2014 -
A ruling could have a major impact on the pay, pensions. bonuses and job security of Uncle Sam's 6,000 top career executives, says Senior Correspondent Mike Causey.
December 22, 2014 -
If you've ever contemplated fiddling with your federal income taxes, 2014 may be the year to go for it, says Senior Correspondent Mike Causey.
December 19, 2014 -
Who are the decision makers in Washington, D.C.? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says it's not who you think.
December 18, 2014 -
Carol Bonosaro, president of the Senior Executives Association, will give her thoughts on President Barack Obama's speech to members of the Senior Executives Service. December 17, 2014
December 17, 2014 -
Washington is a place where politicians from all sides are unveiling "new ideas." Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says whether an idea is new or a reinvention of the wheel, there are people out there ready to praise or savage it.
December 17, 2014 -
Federal and postal investors are entitled to feel a little bit smug as they follow what could be a landmark pension management case involving one of the nation's biggest firms. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says so can the people who set up and run the federal Thrift Savings Plan.
December 16, 2014 -
With the release of the Senate Intelligence Committee's 500-page report, columnists and politicians are pounding the Central Intelligence Agency. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says maybe the Senate should broaden its inquiry.
December 15, 2014 -
Many federal employees were impacted by the 2013 government shutdown. But the negative effect such shutdowns have on some groups, such as government contract employees, often goes unnoticed, says Senior Correspondent Mike Causey.
December 12, 2014