Benefits
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House Armed Services Committee Military Personnel Subcommittee Chairman Joe Heck confirms a 2.1 percent pay raise for troops.
November 29, 2016 -
The Defense Department has cited lower health care costs as one of the benefits of the $58 billion in contract awards it issued in July to manage its TRICARE health care system. But in at least one of the two contracts, price wasn’t the driving factor.
November 28, 2016 -
Experts who said President-elect Donald Trump couldn't win are now guessing at his blueprint for government. But Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says they're overlooking the obvious.
November 28, 2016 -
The TSP has almost 3,300 people with account balances of $1 million or more. There are 418 regular rank-and-file feds who have million dollar accounts by steadily investing since the TSP was launched in the late 1980s.
November 25, 2016 -
One military advocacy group is calling on President-elect Donald Trump to make military families' issues a top priority.
November 24, 2016 -
In the joke world, the question's what did the sadist do to the masochist? Punchline: nothing. But, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says there's a federal version too.
November 23, 2016 -
AAFMAA COO Mike Meese and Walt Francis, editor of the Checkbook Guide to Health Plans for Federal Employees and Annuitants, join host Mike Causey on this week's Your Turn to answer your questions about the new military retirement system and FEHBP open season. November 23, 2016
November 22, 2016 -
If you're a federal worker, how do you afford premiums that are going up 6 percent while your pay increase is only 1 percent? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says the answer's a four-letter word.
November 22, 2016 -
Randy Silvey, president Silverlight Financial, explains some of the considerations federal employees to keep in mind as they decide when is the right time to retire.
November 21, 2016 -
Does the federal agency where you work really value you as an employee and a human being? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says there's an easy way to tell.
November 18, 2016 -
Tune in this week for an end-of-year financial check-in with Livingston Federal Employee Retirement Planning and get your finances in order for the new year. November 18, 2016
November 17, 2016 -
The National Academy of Public Administration released a detailed study that showed the Veterans Benefits Administration has improved disability claims backlogs, but that's only the beginning. John Kamensky, chairman of the academy's VBA panel, joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin for more.
November 17, 2016 -
It stands to reason that premiums in a self-plus-one health plan would be lower than family plan premiums, but Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says not always.
November 17, 2016 -
The Office of Personnel Management released the calendar year 2017 federal holiday schedule, including the plan for the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump.
November 16, 2016 -
Are you good at doing nothing and hate shopping? If so, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says he can almost guarantee you'll lose up to $2,000 next year if you work for Uncle Sam.
November 16, 2016