Benefits
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For most of the year, people getting Social Security have worried about Medicare Part B premiums going up, but Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says it's all good.
November 13, 2015 -
Guess how many federal health plan brochures are among the best selling plans? Zero, says Senior Correspondent Mike Causey.
November 12, 2015 -
With the defense authorization bill poised for President Obama's signature, Federal News Radio looks at certain provisions that will impact federal workers.
November 11, 2015 -
Would you like to save $2,000 on your federal health insurance next year? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says it's easy to do if you know where to listen.
November 11, 2015 Federal benefits expert Walton Francis, author of the Checkbook Guide to Health Plans for Federal Employees, joins host Mike Causey to answer your questions and emails about FEHBP open season. November 11, 2015
November 10, 2015Take control of your long term care benefits this Open Season. Learn about their “virtual benefits fair,” why it’s never too early to sign up for long term care, and what packages Long Term Care Partners provides. At the virtual benefits fair, you can easily find the information you need to review plan information, contact individual carrier representatives, and make decisions about your Federal benefits. Sign up to attend on November 18, 2015 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. ET. November 6, 2015.
November 06, 2015-
Five Department of Veterans Affairs employees were in the hot seat this week as they answered questions on an alleged scandal involving senior officials using an agency program for their personal and financial benefit.
November 04, 2015 -
The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board approved changes in how the TSP allocates investments in its lifecycle funds.
October 28, 2015 -
Just weeks after new federal employees began placing their retirement savings into Lifecycle Funds by default, the board that governs the plans is considering changing how it allocates investments in the funds. Kim Weaver, director of external affairs at the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, the panel that oversees the TSP, talked to In Depth with Francis Rose about the L funds, and some of the changes the board is looking at.
October 28, 2015 Katie Maddocks with the Federal Managers Association joins host Mike Causey to talk about the chances of a government shutdown, and legislation pending in Congress that would affect federal workers. October 28, 2015
October 27, 2015-
The Office of Personnel Management's Office of the Inspector General has issued a management alert warning that the agency's procurement process for certain benefits is outdated, creates a conflict of interest and could cause taxpayers to overpay on services.
October 27, 2015 Who better to provide insight into big issues facing the workforce other than those covering it? Tune in this week to FEDtalk for a roundtable discussion with reporters covering the federal beat. October 23, 2015.
October 23, 2015-
If the boss offered you a tax-deferred, 5 percent pay raise, would you take it? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says a lot of government workers say no.
October 23, 2015 -
More agencies utilized the federal student loan repayment program in fiscal 2014 to recruit and retain mission-critical employees than the year before. Funding for the program reached $58.7 million in 2014, compared with $52.9 million the previous year.
October 19, 2015 -
Federal retirement benefits don't have legislation in place to protect against fraud. Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) tells Francis Rose he plans to address that.
October 16, 2015