Federal Report

• Perfect cure, unless it kills you

  Want deficit reduction, a cure for unemployment and longer, silkier eyelashes? It\'s all there in in the new Congressional-White House compromise, senior correspondent Mike Causey says. But to be safe, check the fine print.

  Benefits

  August 04, 2011
• What’s next for FAA, USPA and AFSA feds

  Host Mike Causey is joined by Daniel Hirsch, State vice president of the American Foreign Service Association. Steve Losey and Sean Reilly from the Federal Times also join the show.

  Mike Causey

  August 03, 2011
• Feds and Turkeys Facing Same Fall Fate?

  What\'s the primary difference between a mid-career federal civil servant and a mature turkey? One thing they have in common is a Thanksgiving deadline, senior correspondent Mike Causey says.

  Benefits

  August 03, 2011
• End Of World On Hold…

  The end of the world as Washington knows it was supposed to take place today. But it has been fixed by the people who almost caused it. And your pension check, your pay check and your job are safe. For now.

  Mike Causey

  August 02, 2011
• Furloughs Will Cost States A Bundle

  Even with the debt limit crisis settled, federal workers are going to be hearing, and living with the F-word for a long time. F in this case stands for furloughs and freezes.

  Budget

  August 01, 2011
• Pay, pensions, premiums: So many horrible options, so little time

  Federal workers\' pay, pensions and health premiums are on the line and definitely in the line of fire as Congress and the White House limp toward a solution to the debt limit crisis. Federal News Radio senior correspondent Mike Causey wants to know what are the primary targets?

  Congress

  July 29, 2011
• When Feds Get F%*^#*

  Depending on how the debt ceiling issue is settled - or not - furloughs could be just around the corner for hundreds of thousands of federal workers. If so, how would they work and are you ready? Would it be a dreamy surprise mid-summer dream or a pre-back-to-school nightmare?

  Mike Causey

  July 28, 2011
• FAA furloughs overshadowed by debt ceiling

  \"There\'s not a whole lot of talk about this, because it\'s just overcome by the whole debt ceiling crisis,\" says Mike MacDonald, regional vice president of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association. July 27, 2011

  Mike Causey

  July 27, 2011
• Civil Service: Target-Rich Environment

  Washington\'s real and self-appointed experts agree something big is going to happen by August 2. Exactly what it is, however, is in dispute Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says. The one thing that seems certain is that federal pay and benefits are considered part of the problem by both sides.

  Congress

  July 27, 2011
• Furloughs and High-Flying Politicians

  While Congress quibbles over the debt ceiling more than 4,000 feds have been furloughed without pay because of political differences over user-fee taxes on airline tickets. But, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey asks, it\'s still safe to fly, isn\'t it?

  Mike Causey

  July 26, 2011
• Smaller Paychecks, Pensions In The Works?

  Budget negotiators from the White House and Congress have apparently identified some low hanging fruit waiting to be plucked, that Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says would reduce your take-home pay and your future retirement benefits.

  Mike Causey

  July 25, 2011
• The End Is Near (again)…

  Federal workers dodged a bullet in April when the government shutdown fizzled, and we all breathed a sign of relief when the world, as predicted, didn\'t end last May. Now we all face two new threats to jobs, benefits and services. So Senior Correspondent Mike Causey asks, what are our odds?

  Mike Causey

  July 22, 2011
• Nip and Tuck or Guillotine Time?

  It\'s showtime for Congress, the White House and members of the federal family. Odds are, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says, you are not going to like what you see and hear for the next couple of weeks.

  Budget

  July 21, 2011
• Federal worker, retiree orgs ‘haven’t heard a thing’ on debt limit

  Bruce Moyer, spokesman for the Federal-Postal Coalition, joined Your Turn with Mike Causey to discuss the group\'s efforts to learn information about what a government default would mean for federal employees. The coalition, made up of scores of federal groups, sent a letter to administration officials last week seeking information about a possible shutdown, federal furloughs and the impact of a default on the assets of the G Fund of the Federal Employees\' Retirement System.

  Mike Causey

  July 20, 2011