Federal Report
With two months to go in the COLA countdown for January 2016, it appears unlikely retirees will get any adjustment next year. The CPI-W will be announced later this month, but all indications say there won't be a COLA in January, says Senior Correspondent Mike Causey.
August 10, 2015It could take up to four months before some security firm is signed up to sort out (one hopes) the multiple messes caused by the cyber breaches earlier this year. The government has promised to provide protection to those impacted. That raises some questions for Senior Correspondent Mike Causey. How long will the protection last?
August 07, 2015When they retire (or not) and hit age 65, federal workers have an important and expensive decision to make: if they should they buy Medicare Part B coverage, says Senior Correspondent Mike Causey.
August 06, 2015-
If you have a long-term care insurance policy, pat yourself on the back. If not, you may have just been dealt a kick in the assets, says Senior Correspondent Mike Causey.
August 05, 2015 Federal benefits expert John Elliot joins host Mike Causey to discuss how you should plan your retirement from the federal government. August 5, 2015
August 04, 2015-
When you think of the IRS, words like warm, fuzzy, helpful, friendly, don't immediately come to mind. But Senior Correspondent Mike Causeys says there are reasons to reconsider that assessment.
August 04, 2015 -
It's sad to say, but bad news is often good news for the media. That's a shame, says Senior Correspondent Mike Causey, because so much good news about the federal government never gets reported.
August 03, 2015 -
We may know the who, what, when and where of the OPM cyber hacks, says Senior Correspondent Mike Causey, but the "why" still remains something of a mystery.
July 31, 2015 -
If you want more time off in your next life, consider running for Congress, says Senior Correspondent Mike Causey.
July 30, 2015 -
Almost all of the good news in mid-2015 is that most of the pending bad news hasn't panned out, at least not yet, says Senior Correspondent Mike Causey.
July 29, 2015 -
This week on "Your Turn", Katie Maddocks and Greg Stanford of the Federal Managers Association, will bring us up to date on what Congress is doing, and what's likely to happen soon, and during the 2016 election year. July 29, 2015
July 28, 2015 -
Senior Correspondent Mike Causey asks, do journalists just like to kick “bureaucrats?" Or, are they just too lazy to check job comparisons given to them by think tanks with a philosophical axe to grind?
July 28, 2015 -
Senior Correspondent Mike Causey asks, what school of thought do you belong to when it comes to personal defense? Is it arm yourself and fight or is it turn tail and run?
July 27, 2015 -
Many private sector types claim they would lop off a key part of their anatomy to be in the Thrift Savings Plan, says Senior Correspondent Mike Causey.
July 24, 2015 -
So, you are definitely, maybe, maybe not, one of the 22 million current, retired, or former feds who’ve been hacked. That's about everybody in the states of Florida and Arkansas, says Senior Correspondent Mike Causey. Now what?
July 23, 2015