Federal employees had mixed reactions to the administration\'s proposed 0.5 percent pay raise for feds starting in 2013.
That wave you see out there just could be the long-anticipated retirement tsunami, and if coupled with expanded buyout offers it could create the perfect storm, Senor Correspondent Mike Causey says. So, is your lifeboat ready?
A list of agencies considering or offering buyouts and early retirements in 2012.
What kind of people worked during the dead-zone period between Christmas and New Year\'s? their reasons and motives might surprise you, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says.
Tammy Flanagan, the senior benefits director at the National Institute of Transition Planning joined In Depth with Francis Rose to discuss what federal employees should consider when choosing a life-insurance program.
Tom Trabucco, the director of external affairs at the FRTIB joined In Depth with Francis Rose to discuss the year in TSP.
For most of 2011, it looked as if federal workers were about to be bent, folded, stapled or otherwise mutilated by politicians. After the dust settled, the government is still with us. How come?
Are you better off financially slogging it to work or sleeping in five days a week? Some people say that all things considered they would be better off as a retiree than as an office serf. So do the math, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says.
Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that in 2011 federal employees\' paychecks increased by 1.3 percent compared to a 1.2 percent increase in the private sector.
Host Mike Causey will talk about the Thrift Savings Plan with Tom Trabucco, director of External Affairs at the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board. Also on the show - CBS Moneywatch\'s Allan Roth. December 21, 2011
Former Virginia Congressman Tom Davis discusses congressional gridlock over the budget and the payroll tax cut extension, and the potential fallout that federal employees may face.
Do you know any well-endowed feds? You know — people who have more than it takes? So how did they get that way? Check out Mike Causey\'s Federal Report and learn the secrets of the masters.
The House has blocked the Senate\'s version of a two-month payroll tax cut extension.
Julie Tagen, legislative director for the National Association of Active and Retired Federal Employees, told Federal News Radio that certain provisions in the bill would affect federal employees.
Inflation dropped last month but that won\'t have any impact on the 3.6 percent cost-of-living adjustment coming to retired feds in a couple of weeks. But some will get more than others.