Federal Report

  • Federal News Radio has chosen seven winners for its inaugural Causey Awards. The awards honor their outstanding achievements and important contributions in the Human Capital Management field in 2009.

    May 21, 2010
  • Jennie Liming, with the General Services Administration\'s Federal Acquisition Service, was nominated for a Causey Award for her work creating, implementing, and managing a program to develop entry-level employees.

    May 21, 2010
  • Senior Correspondent Mike Causey has just reported in from an expedition to West Virginia where he found dedicated, English-speaking federal workers in the midst of a ceremony honoring some of their best. Check out his column and look for the movie!

    May 21, 2010
  • Elizabeth (Kitty) Wooley, with the Department of Education, was nominated for a Causey Award for the unique ways she created for federal managers to collaborate on best practices.

    May 20, 2010
  • Sabrina Segal, with the U.S. Agency for International Development, was nominated for a Causey Award for her development of a wiki to assist in the ethical decision making of her fellow attorneys.

    May 20, 2010
  • If you\'re an investor in the Thrift Savings Plan, chances are most of the gold you own is in your mouth. Today Senior Correspondent Mike Causey talks about precious metals funds and your TSP.

    May 20, 2010
  • Neil Barofsky, the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program, was nominated for a Causey Award for building the TARP office from the ground up.

    May 19, 2010
  • Wanna be a millionaire by the time you retire? This week on Your Turn, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey talks with investment guru Allan Roth about how you might be able to achieve that goal. Also, there\'s a lot happening on Capitol Hill, including discussion of some bills that could affect your pay & benefits. Randy Erwin of the National Federation of Federal Employees fills us in.

    May 19, 2010
  • If you are retired but want to come back into government there are two ways. One lets you keep your pension and your salary. The other limits pay but lets you build a bigger annuity. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey has the details.

    May 19, 2010
  • Are federal and postal workers mostly Democrats, or Republicans, or what? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey thinks the answer is \"or what\" but that feds have a lot more political clout than they think.

    May 18, 2010
  • Thanks to alternate work schedules, Mondays and Fridays are low-readership days for those of us in the fed-oriented media. But Senior Correspondent Mike Causey, with help from our marketing department, believes he\'s found a way to cash in on those Dead Zone days.

    May 17, 2010
  • Jennie Liming is one of seven winners of Federal News Radio\'s 2010 Causey Awards. Liming was nominated for creating, implementing, and managing a program to develop entry-level employees at GSA.

    May 14, 2010
  • The way you feel about teleworking or raising the age for dependent health care coverage may depend on whether your favorite ice cream flavor is Vanilla or Rocky Road. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey explains the different-strokes rule.

    May 14, 2010
  • Putting manure on strawberries produces excellent results, but Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says it can be quite a disappointment if you were expecting cream and sugar.

    May 13, 2010
  • If you\'ve been on active duty with the National Guard like many federal and postal workers have been, Uncle Sam may have a $5,000 check waiting for you. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey\'s got the details.

    May 12, 2010