Federal Report
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How could anybody, in or outside of government, be unhappy making $149,000 per year? It\'s easy, according to Senior Correspondent Mike Causey who tackles the plight of the capped GS 15s.
July 28, 2008 -
What\'s the civil service equivalent of yelling \"fire\" in a crowded theater? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says you try shouting Pay for Performance to a group of nervous feds and get the same result.
July 24, 2008 -
Senior Correspondent Mike Causey takes a look at the future of merit pay in government when a new President, and a new Congress, take over.
July 24, 2008 -
Would you settle for 60 percent of the next pay raise while some of your office mates got 110 percent? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says that\'s the possibility facing tens of thousands of feds.
July 23, 2008 -
When you arrive at work each day do you sometimes think you\'ve entered a fashion twilight zone? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says what\'s left of the office dress code is fast being shed.
July 22, 2008 -
Are your guaranteed long term care insurance premiums going up next year? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says the solid answer is maybe, maybe not.
July 21, 2008 -
There are some basic, easy steps to being one well-off puppy when you retire. But saying it and doing it are two different things. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey explains how and where so many of us go wrong.
July 18, 2008 -
Federal and military retirees are looking at their biggest cost of living adjustment in years. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says the big jump in inflation in June has pushed the pending COLA to 5.7 percent.
July 17, 2008 -
There are two kinds of insurance most people need but hope their premium dollars will be wasted. They are fire insurance and long term care insurance. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says the clock is ticking on the LTC program.
July 16, 2008 -
Do you ever have the urge to scream at a staff meeting? Welcome to the club! Meetings in many offices are getting out of hand and Senior Correspondent Mike Causey has some true life horror/funny examples.
July 15, 2008 -
Have you ever been to a meeting where the subject matter was when and where to have the next meeting? If so, you are not alone according to Senior Correspondent Mike Causey\'s B.S. meter.
July 14, 2008 -
Did you hear the rumor that the CSRS isn\'t long for this world? The good news is that it isn\'t true. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says the bad news is that lots of wonderful sounding proposals for feds are about to be left behind.
July 11, 2008 -
Do you wish your 401(k) plan had a Gold Fund, an Internet Fund, or a Real Estate Fund? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey has reserved you a front-row seat at a congressional hearing that may grant that wish.
July 10, 2008 -
Given the choice would you rather have a 25 percent tax-free cost of living allowance or get a 32 percent taxable pay raise? The answer may surprise you! Check out Senior Correspondent Mike Causey\'s column today.
July 09, 2008 -
Senior Correspondent Mike Causey is back - tanned, rested and ready - from his annual vacation. And today\'s column is chock full of news about pay raises, early retirement offers and some of the bravest people in the country.
July 08, 2008