Federal Report
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Congress is back in town today after an extended summer break. What it\'ll find, in addition to a stack of unfinished business, is the career federal workforce which has been toiling away keeping things running.
September 03, 2010 -
If you are working today two things: A, we salute you and B, we are trying desperately to ensure that most of us are off. But whether we (you and us) are in or out, enjoy. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says reality begins tomorrow.
September 03, 2010 -
Are you working today, or at least keeping up with current events? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey and Senior Internet Editor Suzanne Kubota have a big bet, lunch, on just how many or few of you are out there today and what your status is. Check it out.
September 03, 2010 -
If you\'ve enjoyed the stock market ride for the past year, get ready to hit some bumps. The August returns for the Thrift Savings Plan will soon be published and Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says you aren\'t gonna like what you see.
September 02, 2010 -
Do your TSP investment options need to be expanded? Are you willing to take more risk for the chance of a greater reward? Checkout Senior correspondent Mike Causey\'s column today and hold on to your wallet...
September 01, 2010 -
This week, Mike Causey talks with financial planner Jerry Cannizzaro about the pros and cons of the L-funds. Then, benefits strategist John Elliott joins him to discuss your financial rights, benefits and options when you die.
August 31, 2010 -
Congress returns next week to deal with federal pay and teleworking issues, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says, and as a side effect, returns Washington, D.C.\'s traffic to its normal nightmare status...
August 31, 2010 -
When picking your retirement haven, do you want the advice of someone older who has shopped around or will you rely on a 29-year old bungee jumper? Today Senior Correspondent Mike Causey talks about favorites of been-there-done-that feds and retirees.
August 30, 2010 -
If Congress does what it\'s promised to do, your chances of working from home should be greatly improved within the next couple of weeks. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey reports on a flip-flop in the way teleworkers are to be picked.
August 27, 2010 -
This week, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey talks with Bryan Lowry, president of the American Federation of Government Employees Council of Prison Locals, about what life is like for feds -- and inmates -- in federal prisons.
August 25, 2010 -
Bad economic times and a very generous tuition assistance program have teamed up to make Uncle Sam an employer of first choice for many of the best-and-brightest job seekers, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says.
August 25, 2010 -
Federal unions cannot bargain over pay, holidays, vacation time or other federal fringe benefits. Yet tens of thousands of government workers belong to them. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says there are a number of good reasons why so many pay dues when they don\'t have to.
August 24, 2010 -
Are federal workers the driving force behind economic recovery, or are fat cat bureaucrats making things worse? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says it depends on which set of factoids you read and believe.
August 23, 2010 -
Compared to the private sector, civil servants are a very different breed of cat, as Senior Correspondent Mike Causey explains.
August 20, 2010 -
Are you overpaid, overweight and exempt from taxes? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says that\'s what some people are hearing in the on-going election year fight about the cost of government and government workers.
August 19, 2010