Federal Report

  • One of the best things about retiring from the government is that pensions are inflation-protected for life, but the Trump administration wants to eliminate cost-of-living adjustments for one group of retirees and trim future inflation catch-ups for others.

    June 12, 2017
  • If you pick 100 people at random from your federal agency, odds are 34 of them could retire today, or six months ago. But they haven't. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey explains why.

    June 09, 2017
  • If you're a government worker or retiree, odds are you are dreading the day when your grandson or granddaughter asks you about the good old days, when folks had pensions.

    June 08, 2017
  • On this week's Your Turn radio show, Mike Causey talks with Greg Stanford of the Federal Managers Association about the political climate in D.C. and how it's affecting feds.

    June 07, 2017
  • Normally a president's first budget has some good news and some bad news for federal workers and retirees, but Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says this time around the good news is pretty bad and the bad news is terrible.

    June 07, 2017
  • Although World War II was truly global long before America got into it, the invasion of Normandy, or D-Day, stands out for most Americans. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey recalls the memories of guys who were there.

    June 06, 2017
  • After years of people complaining that nothing was getting done because of gridlock between Congress and the White House, suddenly lots of federal workers and retirees are now worried that gridlock will go away.

    June 05, 2017
  • Trimming or eliminating the cost-of-living adjustments for 2.6 million federal retirees would be a major financial blow to communities where they live, which is just about most places, says Senior Correspondent Mike Causey.

    June 02, 2017
  • President Donald Trump’s new budget has many federal employees seeing red, as in Republican, and feeling blue, as in Democratic. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey explains why.

    June 01, 2017
  • Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says Trump should keep his hands off the federal retirement program, at least if he wants to stay in power.

    May 31, 2017
  • Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says current and future federal retirees would lose thousands of dollars in cost-of-living benefits if Congress goes along with the president's plan to put them on a zero-COLA plan.

    May 30, 2017
  • Do you know what's in your federal benefits package? If not you should. Federal benefits expert Tammy Flanagan will explain why when she joins host Mike Causey on this week's Your Turn. May 31, 2017

    May 29, 2017
  • Despite the fact that most people aren't working today, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says it's important to remember that Memorial Day is not a “fun” holiday.

    May 29, 2017
  • Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says many feds are in shock over proposed changes in the federal retirement program and what it would do to all retirees.

    May 26, 2017