Federal Report
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Want to scare a retirement-age federal worker to death? Give him or her a high-five, as in the proposal to base their annuity on the employee's highest five-year average salary and years of service.
September 12, 2017 -
Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says we see the best of people and the government, even as politicians continue to wheel and deal with a government shutdown as the ultimate threat.
September 11, 2017 -
Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says feds still have time — retirement changes aren't set in stone (or legislation) yet.
September 08, 2017 -
Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says although the odds of a government shutdown this month seem to be diminishing, many federal workers are still on high alert.
September 07, 2017 -
Congress is tossing around a few ideas to reform federal retirement, all of which could negatively impact retirees' spending ability.
September 06, 2017 -
Congress is considering a several proposals to reform federal retirement system. If passed, how would they impact retirees' spending ability? Find out when Federal News Radio's Nicole Ogrysko joins host Mike Causey on this week's Your Turn. September 6, 2017
September 05, 2017 -
The new fiscal year may bring a pay raise and a larger COLA, but it also brings higher premiums. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says keep your radar up
September 05, 2017 -
Some federal employees are stuck in the office today. Didn't they hear it's a holiday? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey has the answer.
September 04, 2017 -
Would you prefer that the doctor who's going to perform brain surgery on you drive a brand new Tesla or a 1960 Volkswagen Beetle?
September 01, 2017 -
A very sharp civil servant out there has $5.8 million in his or her Thrift Savings Plan. Another 16,000 feds have at least $1 million in their TSP accounts.
August 31, 2017 -
Is there a buyout or maybe a layoff in your future? Inquiring federal workers want and need to know what a $25,000 buyout is worth after deductions.
August 30, 2017 -
What should you do if you lose your job and don't receive severance pay or a buyout? Find out when estate planner Tom O'Rourke joins host Mike Causey on this week's Your Turn. August 30, 2017
August 29, 2017 -
The number of millionaire federal employees is growing rapidly. But Senior Correspondent Mike Causey notes they earned their wealth by saving and smartly investing their money over a number of decades.
August 29, 2017 -
Who has the shorter attention span, your typical Washington politician or the guppy swimming around in your bowl?
August 28, 2017 -
Everybody in your office under 40 could disappear, if federal agencies decide to implement a reduction in force in order to cut staff under the president's proposed budget.
August 25, 2017