Federal Report
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Investors in the federal Thrift Savings Plan are trying to figure out when their stock funds will return to normal. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says maybe they already have.
March 07, 2016 -
Bureaucrats are easy targets for politicians because they can't fight back, but Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says sometimes the faceless feds do bite back.
March 04, 2016 -
If your boss was up for reelection would you vote for him or her? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says that's the choice facing all federal workers right now.
March 03, 2016 -
If you work for Uncle Sam you know what the B-word is, but Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says being called a stubborn bureaucrat can be a good thing.
March 02, 2016 -
Federal workers and others trying to build substantial retirement nest eggs could be hit with future face limits on how much they can invest and save.
March 01, 2016 Do you know the difference between retirement planning and estate planning? Washington estate planner Tom O'Rourke will explain it when he joins host Mike Causey on Your Turn. March 2, 2016
February 29, 2016-
As of last January the TSP, Uncle Sam’s in-house 401k plan, had 3,272 people with accounts of $1 million or more.
February 29, 2016 -
Hundreds, maybe thousands of federal workers are holding the equivalent of a jackpot lottery ticket, but they better cash it in quickly, says Senior Correspondent Mike Causey.
February 26, 2016 -
Many think there is a gap between federal and private sector pay. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says the problem is that each side thinks it's on the losing end.
February 25, 2016 -
A few thousand Washington-area federal workers could be in for a surprise $100-a-week pay raise, says Senior Correspondent Mike Causey.
February 24, 2016 -
Federal benefits expert Walton Francis and NARFE legislative director Jessica Klement join host Mike Causey to discuss the new self plus one health care option and what Congress has in store for feds and retirees this year. February 23, 2016
February 23, 2016 -
What if the snow days many Washington-area feds enjoyed this winter were erased, as in never happened? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says it's not an episode of the Twilight Zone. It's Washington.
February 23, 2016 -
Depending on whose numbers you believe, federal workers are either overpaid by 34 percent or underpaid by 25 percent compared to the private sector.
February 22, 2016 -
What does Washington today have in common with ancient Rome? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says he’s found the missing link and it's an invisible, sort of, woman.
February 19, 2016 -
When unions representing federal workers endorse a presidential candidate, are they helping or hurting their members? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says it's a tough call.
February 18, 2016