Pay & Benefits

  • Rep. John Sarbanes (D-Md.) David Borer AFGE General Counsel Don Hale Chair, AFGE Defense Conference Nate Whiteman Director of Recruitment and National Events, Union Sportsmen\'s Alliance

    June 01, 2011
  • FMA\'s Jessica Klement discusses the biggest legislative threat to federal employees\' pensions. June 1, 2011(Encore presentation June 29, 2011)

    June 01, 2011
  • One of the top job-related questions feds have is will they have time to retire this year before Congress changes retirement rules. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says the answer is very likely yes, but there are more serious threats facing both workers and retirees.

    June 01, 2011
  • Your Thrift Savings Plan took a hit in May, with all funds except for the F and G Funds showing negative returns for the month.

    May 31, 2011
  • \"Better, but not there yet\" may be the best way to sum up a recent report on gender differences in the federal workspace. The Partnership for Public Service\'s John Palguta tells us about a new report.

    May 31, 2011
  • The Agriculture Department is the first cabinet-level operation to offer early retirement and buyouts to employees. And it won\'t be the last. So what are your odds of getting an offer? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey has the exclusive.

    May 31, 2011
  • If you are working today, Memorial Day, odds are most members of the public, press or political establishment don\'t know it. Or don\'t know what you are doing. Or don\'t much care. But those who do, says Senior Correspondent Mike Causey, are very, very glad you are out there.

    May 30, 2011
  • Registered employee benefit consultant Ed Zurndorfer explains how feds can prepare for their post-federal career lives.

    May 27, 2011
  • If you are feeling paranoid, that is you are convinced that people in high places are out to get you, you can relax. You are not crazy. That\'s the good part. The bad part, says Senior Correspondent Mike Causey, is you are right to worry because your pay, pension and health insurance package are all on the chopping block. You need a scorecard to keep track, and we\'ve got it.

    May 27, 2011
  • The Postal Service\'s redesign continues, and employees may receive Specific RIF notices tomorrow.

    May 26, 2011
  • The National Defense Authorization Act of 2012 passed the House on a 322-96 vote. The bill determines defense spending levels and policy.

    May 26, 2011
  • Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle agree that federal contractors need to be a major part of the discussion on rightsizing the federal workforce. But, they have not yet come to terms with whether the debate is about just raw numbers or having the right number of employees doing an amount of work they can handle.

    May 26, 2011
  • The House is expected to vote today on the bill, which will set spending levels and policy for the DoD in fiscal year 2012.

    May 26, 2011
  • In the government, your salary level doesn\'t only depend on what you do. Add in, or subtract, where you do it. Which explains why folks who work in Houston and Dallas make more than those in Austin or San Antonio. And why people who transfer from San Francisco and LA lose money when they come to DC. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey explains.

    May 26, 2011