Your Turn

  • When low premiums are a must it’s hard to beat the federal employee health benefits program. Uncle Sam pays the lion’s share of the premium and there are some bargains in the program, if you know where to look.

    December 05, 2018
  • Walton Francis, editor of Consumers Checkbook Guide to Federal Health Plans, joined host Mike Causey on this week's Your Turn to talk about best buys during FEHBP open season and why more people need to switch health care plans.

    November 28, 2018
  • Walton Francis, author of the Checkbook's Guide To Health Plans For Federal Employees, joins host Mike Causey on this week's Your Turn to discuss how to spot the best buys when picking out a federal health plan during open season. November 21, 2018

    November 21, 2018
  • Walt Francis, a federal health plan expert, joined Federal News Network's Mike Causey on Your Turn to answer your open season questions.

    November 14, 2018
  • Joan Melanson and Paul Forte of Long Term Care Partners will talk about the Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program and other federal benefits available during this open season, including dental and vision insurance.

    November 07, 2018
  • Estate planner Thomas O'Rourke joins host Mike Causey on this week's Your Turn to discuss the best strategies for maximizing the amount of money you have in retirement, including how to prep for retirement and the advantages of both the traditional TSP and the Roth TSP. October 31, 2018

    October 31, 2018
  • If you are planning to retire soon, when should you do it? Federal benefits expert Tammy Flanagan joined host Mike Causey on this week's Your Turn to talk about the best dates to retire.

    October 24, 2018
  • Washington, D.C. area financial planner Arthur Stein joins host Mike Causey on this week's Your Turn discuss how volatility in the U.S. stock market is affecting federal workers' TSP accounts, and whether feds should head for the ‘safety’ of the Treasury securities fund, or stay the course. October 17, 2018

    October 17, 2018
  • Kristine Simmons, Thomas W. Ross and Bill Valdez join host Mike Causey on this week's Your Turn to talk about a new report that proposes some major changes to the Civil Service Reform Act.

    October 10, 2018
  • Find out what has to happen for Congress to approve a pay raise for federal workers and what's the latest on the Trump Administrations' plans to re-train what is sees as an aging, tech-challenged workforce on this week's Your Turn.

    October 03, 2018
  • Federal Managers Association President Renee Johnson and FMA Government and Public Affairs Director Greg Stanford join host Mike Causey on this week's Your Turn to discuss what their organization is doing to help secure a 1.9 percent pay raise for white collar feds. September 26, 2018

    September 26, 2018
  • The CSRS and FERS programs are considered the jewel in the crown of federal civil service benefits but the Trump administration wants to cut costs in the giant federal retirement program by totally eliminating future COLAs for FERS retirees. NARFE's Jessica Klement and John Hatton join host Mike Causey on this week's Your Turn to discuss what the organization is doing to protect all federal benefits, including the retirement plan. September 18, 2018

    September 19, 2018
  • Financial planner Arthur Stein joins host Mike Causey on this week's Your Turn to talk about bull and bear markets, and explain why playing it “safe” can actually be dangerous to your long-term financial health.

    September 12, 2018
  • Are you a TSP millionaire? If not, what steps can you take to maximize your retirement benefits? Find out this week when Tom O'Rourke, principal at Miles & Stockbridge joins host Mike Causey on Your Turn. September 5, 2018

    September 05, 2018
  • Federal News Radio reporters Nicole Ogrysko and Jory Heckman join host Mike Causey on this week's Your Turn to discuss the recent court ruling against the Trump administration’s crackdown against federal unions, and why there is a mini-exodus of scientists from the federal government. Aug. 29, 2018

    August 29, 2018