Federal Report
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If we could each kick in $43,000 we could eliminate the national debt overnight. One of Mike\'s readers says there is an existing mechanism...the Combined Federal Campaign.
May 27, 2010 -
Is the person in the next cubicle doing his or her important government job, or viewing porn? And is this a problem exclusive to government? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey takes a peek at the porn problem.
May 27, 2010 -
Did you ever hear of a GS 14 step 15? Some feds say that\'s what the National Security Personnel System created, and they love it. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey discusses the rise and fall of the loved-hated NSPS program.
May 26, 2010 -
This week\'s Your Turn was jam-packed with information. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey talked with Jessica Klement, legislative director at the Federal Managers Association, about the latest regarding the NSPS transition and rolling your unused annual leave into your TSP once you retire from federal service. He also talked with Certified Financial Planner Rebecca Schreiber, who explains why you shouldn\'t be panicking about the global economy just yet.
May 25, 2010 -
When it comes to the Thrift Savings Plan is the government limiting how much investors can make or is it protecting them from themselves? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey talks about the lack of investment options in the federal 401(k) plan.
May 25, 2010 -
One in every six Americans gets a federal, military or Social Security retirement benefit that is linked to inflation. But what happens when their isn\'t any inflation? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey sorts out the numbers.
May 24, 2010 -
Karin O\'Leary is one of seven winners of Federal News Radio\'s 2010 Causey Awards. O\'Leary was nominated for putting into place new recruitment processes to improve employee retention.
May 21, 2010 -
Beverly Malone is one of seven winners of Federal News Radio\'s 2010 Causey Awards. She created a mentoring program for the wounded soldiers to gain work experience with the IRS prior to transitioning out of military service.
May 21, 2010 -
Elizabeth (Kitty) Wooley is one of seven winners of Federal News Radio\'s 2010 Causey Awards. Wooley was nominated for creating unique ways for federal managers to collaborate on best practices through regular meetings and through her own blog.
May 21, 2010 -
Dr. Susan Clayton is one of seven winners of Federal News Radio\'s 2010 Causey Awards. Dr. Clayton identified and evaluated emerging and experienced leaders within the IRS\' succession and leadership programs.
May 21, 2010 -
Neil Barofsky is one of seven winners of Federal News Radio\'s 2010 Causey Awards. He built the Office of the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Protection Program, from two people to 100 people in one year, doubling his staff every two months by calling upon experienced folks from every agency.
May 21, 2010 -
Sabrina Segal is one of seven winners of Federal News Radio\'s 2010 Causey Awards. Segal was nominated for developin a wiki to assist in the ethical decision making of her fellow attorneys.
May 21, 2010 -
Dr. Susan Clayton, HR Specialist, Internal Revenue Service, was nominated for identifying and evaluating emerging and experienced leaders within the IRS\' succession and leadership programs.
May 21, 2010 -
Beverly Malone, with the Internal Revenue Service, was nominated for a Causey Award for creating a mentoring program for the wounded soldiers to gain work experience with the IRS prior to transitioning out of military service.
May 21, 2010 -
Karin O\'Leary, with the Department of Justice, was nominated for a Causey Award for the new recruitment processes she developed to improve employee retention.
May 21, 2010