Federal Report

  • Friday is D-Day, as in Decimation Day, when federal agencies are supposed to unveil and reveal their downsizing plans, which will mean buyouts, early outs and layoffs for some.

    June 29, 2017
  • Congress and the White House have a laser-focus on four major parts of the federal civil service retirement program. So which one is going to get the ax?

    June 28, 2017
  • If you've got kids or grandchildren and you’ve got a phone, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says you may also have a bull's-eye painted on your purse or wallet.

    June 27, 2017
  • There are three ways federal investors can join the million-dollar Thrift Savings Plan club. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says investing steadily produces the most millionaires.

    June 26, 2017
  • Federal retirees beware: What if your grandson calls and says he's in jail on a DUI and needs you to wire the court $2,800 ASAP? Most people would probably get the cash then find a place they could wire it, only to learn it's a scam.

    June 23, 2017
  • At the bottom of the Great Recession in March 2009, many federal workers and retirees saw their Thrift Savings Plan accounts drop as much as 40 percent. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey asks, what's your plan for the next downturn?

    June 22, 2017
  • Good news: Stock market is at an all-time high. Bad news: The market is long overdue for a major correction. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey asks, do you have a Plan B for your TSP?

    June 21, 2017
  • What's it like to work for the world's largest nonprofit whose top brass are mostly millionaires looking to cut your pay and pension?

    June 20, 2017
  • The Department of Veterans Affairs will soon have a new fast-track system to spot, punish and fire employees for a variety of reasons. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey asks, is your agency or your job next?

    June 19, 2017
  • With four months left to go in the cost-of-living adjustment countdown, the increase is looking like 1.51 percent in Social Security, civil service and retired military pay benefits, but that's not guaranteed and few people understand how the system works.

    June 16, 2017
  • This week's heat wave kicks off the annual strip show in some offices. And if so, is it better or worse than in previous years, when some feds said some coworkers looked like they were auditioning for the Rocky Horror Picture Show?

    June 15, 2017
  • If the office creep is the big boss, what can you do? Who can you tell, or, if you want to keep your job, should you grin and bear it? While there isn't a vaccine that will cure the problem, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says there are ways you can make things better.

    June 14, 2017
  • Is your work environment toxic? What can you do to make things better? Find out when ELI CEO Stephen Paskoff joins host Mike Causey on this week's Your Turn. June 17, 2017

    June 13, 2017
  • If you get Social Security, or civil service or military retirement benefits, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says you may be on the road to the biggest inflation-catchup in years.

    June 13, 2017