Federal Report
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In the event of an emergency like a government-wide shutdown you want to have six months cash to cover your bills while Congress gets its act together. Where, you ask, do you find that financial cushion? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey tells you about how some members of Congress did it in the 1990s.
March 16, 2011 -
Are politicians who say federal workers are underworked, overpaid and out of touch onto something or do they have another agenda? And, asks Senior Correspondent Mike Causey, right, or wrong, is it possible that their bureaucrat-bashing will create the kind of government they claim they are trying to avoid.
March 15, 2011 -
All federal workers have a political appointee as their big boss. And what they say goes, until they go. And Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says the clock is ticking for thousands of noncareer appointees who are on, or about to go on, life support.
March 14, 2011 -
The upcoming March Madness basketball playoffs will be a major event in many federal offices. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey hears some consider it a morale builder, while other feds say its a waste of time equivalent to sleeping on the job or grooming your cat on government time.
March 11, 2011 -
Working on Capitol Hill often means being on call 14 hours day, 6-days a week. And the financial rewards are low unless your boss is defeated for reelection. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey explores the lame duck bonus phenomenon.
March 10, 2011 -
The U.S. Postal Service could reduce its workforce by up to 30,000 employees this year. Up to 7,500 of those positions would be eliminated as part of a redesign that USPS will announce March 25, an agency spokeswoman said.
March 09, 2011 -
Given the anti-government mood going around, a growing number of federal workers tell Senior Correspondent Mike Causey they\'re afraid to talk about what they do.
March 09, 2011 -
For bureaucrat-bashing members of Congress, March can be the cruelest month. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says that\'s especially so this year with a massive grassroots lobbying effort going on right now on Capitol Hill.
March 08, 2011 -
What do the annuity payments of federal retirees and the troubles facing Charlie Sheen have in common? And what\'s a Charlie Sheen? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey, as per usual, has most of the answers.
March 07, 2011 -
Federal workers who want politicians to suffer financially if the government is shutdown are missing a key point: lots of members of Congress are millionaires who don\'t know where the nearest COSTCO is or what K-Mart stands for. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey talks about the Capitol Hill millionaires club.
March 04, 2011 -
Does the current federal pay freeze run for two years or three? In a city of math-challenged politicians and journalists, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says that mistakes were made. Or not...
March 03, 2011 -
This week\'s show focuses on the continuing possibility of a government shutdown. Guests include Steve Watkins and Sean Reilly from the Federal Times and AFGE\'s Witold Skwierczynski. March 2, 2011
March 02, 2011 -
If there is a government shutdown some federal workers have a plan to punish the politicians who caused it. Unfortunately some of their tactics are the equivalent of shooting themselves in the foot. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey explains.
March 02, 2011 -
Did you hear about the 3-year federal pay freeze? Lots of people got the word Saturday and, considering the source was the President, it made them a tad nervous. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says not to worry... much.
March 01, 2011 -
Friday midnight is the deadline for a possible government shutdown but Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says the Great Government Shutdown of 2011 would not be like your father\'s shutdown of 1995-96 which also included a blizzard. He says there is more good news, and even more very bad news, for government workers this time around.
February 28, 2011