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The more you try to compare federal and private salaries and benefits, the more complicated the topic becomes.
Low inflation makes a cost-of-living adjustment for federal retirees unlikely next year. If that happens it could make almost a million former federal employees a little poorer. Jessica Klement, legislative director for the National Active and Retired Federal Employees association, told In Depth with Francis Rose why Civil Service Retirement System retirees might see an income drop next year
Tune in this week to learn how the performance appraisal process is used to evaluate individual job performance connected to overall agency performance, and if it's actually working. October 9, 2015.
Retirement, benefits and pay were hot topics discussed by Chief of Naval Personnel Vice Adm. Bill Moran this week while speaking on the Navy’s All Hands Radio podcast.
Federal workers are 1 percentage point happier this year than they were in 2014. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says this is a giant leap for mankind, sort of.
Cato says the average salary and benefits of the federal workforce, which consists of 2.1 million people, are 78 percent higher than the average salary of 111 million people in the private sector.
The health insurance hunting season begins next month. This year for the first time, feds, postals and retirees will have a third option. In addition to being able to buy self-only or family coverage, people can also elect self-plus-one (S+1) coverage.
Steve Bauer, executive director of the Federal Employee Education and Assistance Fund joins host Mike Causey to discuss how the program works and how it can help you. October 7, 2015
Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) wrote a letter to the Justice Department pushing for action on this latest scandal at the Veterans Affairs Department.
On this edition of “Disaster Relief for America”, hosts Tim Karney and Tom Moran interview Aaron Strickland, the Emergency Operations Director for Georgia Power Company (Southern Company).
The outlook for federal workers and retirees when it comes to income in 2016 is pretty grim, says Senior Correspondent Mike Causey.
The Office of Personnel Management made progress for the fourth month in a row on its backlog of retirement claims.
Remember the birthday when you expected a puppy but got a goldfish instead? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says some federal workers and retirees are having goldfish flashbacks.
Why push the down button on the career elevator? According to a report from the Office of Inspector General at the Department of Veterans Affairs, two Washington-based senior executives used their clout to get what amounted to a demotion - one with fewer responsibilities but the same level of pay. The benefit of the demotion, according to the IG's report, was that the two career SESers got to keep their Washington pay levels while transferring to lower pressure jobs in places with more winter sports and better cheesesteaks.