Pay & Benefits

  • With all this talk about furloughs and layoffs Senior Correspondent Mike Causey has a timely reminder for politicians: while their target may be waste, red tape and duplication in Washington, people hurt most by government cutbacks live, work and VOTE way outside the beltway.

    January 20, 2011
  • Bryan Lowry President, AFGE Council of Prison Locals Former Rep. Bob Edgar (D-Pa.) President & CEO, Common Cause

    January 19, 2011
  • It\'s a smorgasbord of topics on this week\'s Your Turn. From TRICARE changes to the White House\'s relationship with unions and SSA\'s contract issues, Mike Causey and his guests will discuss all of these issues. January 19, 2011

    January 19, 2011
  • Agencies spend significant time and resources recruiting and training top talent but a new study warns that many are ignoring the other crucial side of the equation - keeping those employees. Booz Allen\'s Ron Sanders explains.

    January 19, 2011
  • If you want a preview of coming attractions in your own agency, check out what is happening in the giant US Postal Service. It is looking at a major cutback of administrative personnel, consolidating post offices and relocating employees, not to mention possible pay and benefit changes. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says you could be next.

    January 19, 2011
  • A new report warns that agencies need to focus on employee retention as Congress threatens pay and hiring freezes. Agency leaders and line managers must work together to maintain their workforces.

    January 18, 2011
  • Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board\'s Tom Trabucco explains what federal employees need to know before they withdraw from their Thrift Savings Plan.

    January 18, 2011
  • Fired U.S. Park Police Chief Teresa Chambers will meet Tuesday afternoon with officials from the Department of Interior and National Park Service to determine how she will return to the job. We get the latest from WTOP reporter Neal Augenstein.

    January 18, 2011
  • Snow, ice, sleet, freezing rain combine to delay opening federal agencies in the Washington, DC area. The Office of Personnel Management has announced a two hour delayed arrival this morning for employees, who also have the option to take unscheduled leave or telework.

    January 18, 2011
  • Most federal workers and most federal retirees didn\'t get a pay raise or a cost of living adjustment this year. But for a smaller group of retired feds, a 1.7 percent cost of living adjustment has just kicked in. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says timing is everything.

    January 18, 2011
  • Patrick Donahoe became the 73rd Postmaster General Friday, assuming control of the Postal Service in the midst of a fiscal crisis. Donahoe said USPS will reduce its workforce by another 7,500 people in 2011. Still, he\'s optimistic about the future. In the short term, however, the reality is that postal workers are likely to suffer while the agency tries to balance its books.

    January 17, 2011
  • If you are working today, thanks for being there. We are too. And we like the company. Especially yours. If you are off, that\'s even better. Get some rest or go spend some money somewhere. We\'ll resume the (mostly) bad news tomorrow but for today kick back, relax and check out Senior Correspondent Mike Causey\'s column.

    January 17, 2011
  • WFED\'s Mike Causey responds to the introduction of a bill that mandates two weeks of furlough for federal employees.

    January 14, 2011
  • Richard Skinner\'s last day as DHS IG will be March 1, 2011.

    January 14, 2011