Federal Report
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Inflation dropped last month but that won\'t have any impact on the 3.6 percent cost-of-living adjustment coming to retired feds in a couple of weeks. But some will get more than others.
December 20, 2011 -
Did it ever occur to you that the well known \"Mess In Washington\" may partially be your fault. As in, who represents you in the House and Senate, and how did they get here, Senior Correspondent Mike ponders.
December 19, 2011 -
According to some experts, the ancient Mayans played soccer with human heads. We know for a fact that politicians play chicken with paychecks — as in your paycheck, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says.
December 16, 2011 -
If the bad news coming out of Congress sounds familiar, there is a reason for it, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says. You\'ve heard it lots of times this year, and we\'re only halfway through the month of December ...
December 15, 2011 -
Host Mike Causey is joined by Jessica Klement of the Federal Managers Association, and Federal Times reporters Stephen Losey and Sean Reilly. December 14, 2011
December 14, 2011 -
Thanks to the behavior of Congress, federal workers no longer top the national S (for super) list of \"Most Loathed Professions.\" But you are definitely on it, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says.
December 14, 2011 -
Is Uncle Sam protecting you, or ripping you off, by limiting your TSP fund choices? The answer depends on whom you ask, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says.
December 13, 2011 -
There is still time, but not much, to pick your 2012 health plan. Missing the boat could mean you\'ll shell out much too much money in premiums. And doing the wrong thing could translate into a $14,000 mistake, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says.
December 12, 2011 -
Want to know a way to get more money that doesn\'t involve a gun, mask or duct tape? It can be done if you take action before quitting time on Monday, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says.
December 09, 2011 -
You can save a lot of money on health insurance premiums if you live the good life and hate your wife...or husband. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey gives some unorthodox tips for navigating through the health insurance open season, which closes next Monday.
December 08, 2011 -
Walt Francis, editor of the Checkbook Guide to Federal Health Plans, and Steve Losey and Sean Reilly of the Federal Times, join host Mike Causey on today\'s program. December 7, 2011
December 07, 2011 -
Senior Correspondent Mike Causey\'s got some health plan hunting advice today, plus an important warning about groups that are fishing for your Social Security number using the Open Season as the entry portal.
December 07, 2011 -
The health insurance hunting season ends next Monday. Sticking with your current plan, without doing any shopping, is probably OK. But if 2012 is a bad medical year for you and yours — ignorance is not bliss, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says.
December 06, 2011 -
Timing the market — buying low and selling high — is the fastest way to make money in your Thrift Savings Plan. The concept is simple. The only problem is the timing part, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says.
December 05, 2011 -
Are federal workers going to need a new kind of survival kit to replace the one\'s that were issued after the 9/11 attacks. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey has a suggestion as to what should go in it.
December 02, 2011