Pay and Benefits News

• Federal government’s employer brand is in trouble

  Employer branding is one of the chief battlefields in the fight for talent. The government is not well-positioned for that fight.

  Commentary
  February 21, 2019
• FERS retirees: Treading water or under it?

  Folks under the old Civil Service Retirement System, like people who get Social Security benefits, are protected from inflation. But most people on the federal pay roll are under FERS.

  Mike Causey Federal Report
  February 21, 2019
• Air Force orders immediate checks of 74K houses after reports of contaminants, rats

  After a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on military housing, the Air Force is inspecting all of its on-base, privatized housing.

  Air Force
  February 20, 2019
• A federal employee’s ethics guide during future government shutdowns

  The Office of Government Ethics has weighed in on wide variety of questions and issues that came up during the most recent 35-day government shutdown.

  Workforce
  February 20, 2019
• How feds can restore financial normalcy post shutdown

  Tammy Flanagan, veteran financial planner and retirement expert, joined Federal Drive to provide some advice on how feds can develop new habits to help them weather the next financial storm.

  Federal Drive
  February 20, 2019
• Federal employees get much needed guidance for future shutdowns

  In today’s Federal Newscast, the Office of Government Ethics laid out what kind of aid furloughed employees are allowed to receive during a government shutdown.

  Federal Newscast
  February 20, 2019
• Ho-hum TSP millionaires: Yawning your way to riches

  Allan Roth, founder of Wealth Logic and a nationally syndicated financial columnist, said that when it comes to investing, his motto is “Dare to be dull,” as in boring.

  Mike Causey Federal Report
  February 20, 2019
• Shutdown touches pay and taxes

  The timing of the third shutdown of 2018 and the implementation of 2017 tax reform created major paycheck and cash flow problems for tens of thousands around the nation.

  Mike Causey Federal Report
  February 18, 2019
• Merger of DoD, VA health systems getting more consideration

  How about a merger of the health systems operated by the departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs? Bloomberg Government analysts Rob Levinson and Megan Howard had more details.

  Federal Drive
  February 18, 2019