Pay & Benefits

  • Tammy Flanagan, Senior Benefits Director at National Institute of Transition Planning, explains what feds may stand to lose in budget talks.

    September 09, 2011
  • It used to be normal for senior correspondent Mike Causey to walk through federal buildings, meet with feds in the halls or have lunch at the OPM cafeteria. That all changed after Sept. 11.

    September 09, 2011
  • Debra Roth, a partner with Shaw, Bransford and Roth, joined the Federal Drive for the Legal Loop segment to explain when and how agency can force employees out.

    September 08, 2011
  • Is the proposed reform of the US Postal Service the equivalent of dining on lobster or road kill, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey ponders. The battle is heating up and each side is warning that the end is near ...

    September 08, 2011
  • Erik Wasson, a staff writer for The Hill newspaper, joined the Federal Drive to discuss what the Congressional initiatives and wrangling could mean for federal employees.

    September 07, 2011
  • Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe warned senators that the Postal Service would stop delivering mail by next August unless Congress authorizes sweeping changes. After paying October\'s bills, Donahoe said the agency would have a week\'s worth of cash left. Meanwhile, the White House said it would propose reforms soon.

    September 07, 2011
  • There are 185 federal workers with million dollar Thrift Savings Plan balances. Who are they and how did they do it, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey wonders?

    September 07, 2011
  • Does Washington really have the worst drivers of any big city in America, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey wonders?

    September 06, 2011
  • Even though it\'s a federal holiday, the one when working folks are supposed to rest, Uncle Sam has millions of lifeguards — civilian and military — on duty today. For obvious reasons. And even if you can\'t see them, they are there, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says.

    September 05, 2011
  • Registered employee benefit consultant Ed Zurndorfer joined the Federal Drive with tips for choosing a good financial planner, especially for feds.

    September 02, 2011
  • If you had to guess which group of federal workers are the smartest investors would you pick NIH researchers, Air Force and NASA rocket scientists, postal service letter carriers or CIA agents. If you are feeling lucky, take a guess, says Senior Correspondent Mike Causey.

    September 02, 2011
  • Ahead of a Senate hearing Tuesday on the Postal Service\'s financial woes, the National Association of Postal Supervisors is urging senators to change the USPS\' payment schedule for retiree health care. The union said it would oppose the elimination of Saturday delivery and other legislative proposals.

    September 01, 2011
  • When it comes to politics are federal workers, postal employees and government retirees mostly Democrats, Republicans or Independents. Unions representing feds are solidly in the Democratic camp. But what about members and non members they represent, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey wonders?

    September 01, 2011
  • Tom Trabucco from the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board joins us to discsuss everything TSP. Plus, Sean Reilly from the Federal Times gives us the latest on cuts coming to the U.S. Postal Service. August 31, 2011

    August 31, 2011