Pay & Benefits

  • In part 2 of the special investigative series, Diane Sellers said she faced another round of retaliation just this past January when management moved her into a new position without cause. Sellers and two other career agency officials say they are facing a hostile work environment because they blew the whistle on potential misconduct. SBA says there is no evidence of HR violations or creating phony positions.

    February 08, 2011
  • Benefit checks of most federal/postal retirees shrunk this month and Washington is playing the blame game to determine who is responsible. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says it\'ll be the IRS, OPM or the lame duck Congress, almost for sure.

    February 08, 2011
  • Tom Trabucco of the TSP board explains the returns in January 2011.

    February 07, 2011
  • NTEU says it\'s eager to move on to the next two steps — a union representation election, then bargaining a contract. We get details from NTEU President Colleen Kelley.

    February 07, 2011
  • The federal government in the Washington area has so far shut down one day because of snow and another time authorized workers to leave two hours early because of a pending snowstorm. What would Chicago do? How about Atlanta? We ask Senior Correspondent Mike Causey.

    February 07, 2011
  • In part one of the exclusive Federal News Radio series, Karla Saunders says SBA management continues to exact revenge against her for testifying on behalf of another employee about agency misconduct. Saunders says among the reprisals she has faced over the past three years is officials put her in two jobs involuntarily that she has no qualifications for. SBA officials deny any wrongdoing and say the administrator has no tolerance for waste, fraud, abuse or mismanagement.

    February 07, 2011
  • When a major snowstorm threatens, does your federal agency release people early, or shutdown altogether? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says it mostly depends on where you live and work.

    February 07, 2011
  • Agency administrator John Pistole determined workers can hold a vote on whether to be represented by a union. Pistole\'s memo details four areas that will fall under collective bargaining if employees approve it.

    February 04, 2011
  • FEMA has teamed up with the Central U.S. Earthquake Consortium (CUSEC) and the Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) to educate Americans about earthquakes. February 4, 2011 (Encore presentation March 18, 2011)

    February 04, 2011
  • Time is running out for Roth IRAs for 2010, but you still have time to act. Ed Zurndorfer explains.

    February 04, 2011
  • If you lived through, or observed, the blizzard of last week, how do you think Washington did? Was Uncle Sam wise to give feds a day off, then an early-release and is it up to Uncle Sam or should federal workers be more proactive? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey hears from feds.

    February 04, 2011
  • Postal workers have been collecting workers\' comp after retirement. A bill introduced by Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) would put an end to it.

    February 03, 2011
  • Air Force leaders announced involuntary force management programs Feb. 2 to reduce personnel as a supplement to the voluntary programs announced in December.

    February 03, 2011
  • What do the director of the Office of Personnel Management, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and Washington\'s electric power company have in common? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says all three of them are having a very tough winter and it\'s only going to get worse.

    February 03, 2011