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Pay & Benefits
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What do younger federal workers have in common with the Javan Rhino, the Hawaiian Monk Seal and the Giant Chinese Salamander? All of them are on the rare or endangered species list, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says. But that may be about to change.
January 17, 2012 -
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If you are working today — or even if you aren\'t — Senior Correspondent Mike Causey would like to hear from you. We\'ll protect your identity but we just want to know what you are up to on a federal holiday. But for reasons best not detailed here, if you do respond would you do it early in the day because Mike has a plan.
January 16, 2012 -
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Tammy Flanagan, the senior benefits director for the National Institute of Transition Planning, joined In Depth with Francis Rose to discuss the pros and cons of taking a buyout.
January 13, 2012 -
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TSA is offering targeted early retirements, but certain mission-critical employees cannot apply. NGA is offering 150 buyouts.
January 13, 2012 -
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Ed Zurndorfer, a registered employee benefit consultant, joined The Federal Drive with Tom Temin with tips on how to do it.
January 13, 2012 -
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The Internal Revenue Service has decided to offer a limited number of buyouts to many of the same employees who were asked if they would take $25,000 to retire last year. Other agencies are also making plans for limited, quick-decision buyouts.
January 12, 2012 -
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The Agriculture Department\'s closing of 259 offices could result in buyout offers, said the agency\'s deputy secretary. This week Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said the closures would save about $150 million year in the agency\'s $145 billion budget.
January 12, 2012 -
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Reading about buyouts is as exciting and unrewarding as hearing about million-dollar lottery winners, unless you find out you may have one of the winning tickets, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says.
January 12, 2012 -
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Administrators are preparing to expand the Federal Employee Health Benefits plan in May to thousands of employees of Indian tribes and tribal organizations. Tribes have urged the change for a long time. It was mandated by the Affordable Care Act in 2010 and is just now becoming a reality.
January 11, 2012 -
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Senior Executives Association president Carol Bonosaro will discuss civil service reform when she joins host Mike Causey on today\'s show. January 11, 2012
January 11, 2012 -
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Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.), the ranking member on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, anticipates strong opposition to President Obama\'s promised 0.5 percent pay increase for federal employees.
January 11, 2012 -
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Do you have the feeling that all politicians hate you? Are you disappointed that the proposed federal pay raise will bring the average worker less than $400 a year? There may be light at the tunnel, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says — whether its sunshine or a freight train is yet to be determined.
January 11, 2012 -
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The agency said it wants to reduce its workforce by 5 percent. GSA hopes the restructuring will ensure it has the skill sets required for peak efficiency and effectiveness. The Office of Personnel Management must approve its request.
January 10, 2012 -
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If you are a government worker you know first hand what PMS is, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says. Now we\'ve devised a test to see if maybe, just maybe, you know too much and have been in government too long. Check it out, if you dare.
January 10, 2012
