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What comes next for the federal government\'s internship programs? Colleen Kelley, president of the National Treasury Employees Union, discusses the end of FCIP and the new Pathways Program. January 14,2011
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What\'s up, what\'s down and where should our money be? We ask CFP Arthur Stein.
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Thanks to congressional interest in federal retirement benefits, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says membership in the Die At Your Desk Club may soar. So what\'s the deal and what are the proposed changes?
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Witold Skwierczynski President, AFGE National Council of SSA Field Operations Locals Joseph Riedel Member, AFGE VA Local 2798 Tim McManus Vice President of Education and Outreach, Partnership for Public Service
January 13, 2011 -
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Federal employee and management groups sent a letter to President Obama urging him to reject proposals to cut workforce benefits made by the Deficit Commission. The letter comes on the heels of a new bill to codify many of the commission\'s recommendations.
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In 2010, federal employees\' pay and benefits came under attack by lawmakers faced with a gaping deficit. Federal News Radio\'s Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says we might be able to see the future by looking at the past.
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The decision about what comes next for Teresa Chambers will have to come from OPM, not Interior. Attorney Debra Roth explains.
January 13, 2011 -
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The agency plans on hiring 500 more federal employees in 2011. Officials said they could save $40 million by reducing the number of vendor employees. CBP also is hiring more lower-level employees to help keep the pipeline of skills flowing.
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The agency needs to lower IT contract costs to use money for staff and other mission-critical needs. Customs and Border Protection must deal with a several hundred million dollar technology budget cut while needing to update its infrastructure.
January 13, 2011 -
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So how do you sell something to Congress and the public? You must make sure that the numbers you present look good...even if they don\'t make sense. Thanks to a sharp-eyed reader, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey is now in possession of the magic numbers formula and if you read today\'s column you can save yourself $124.6 billion.
January 13, 2011 -
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Rep. Gerry Connolly\'s bill claims to increase transparency in life insurance payments.
January 12, 2011 -
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Defense Secretary Robert Gates said last week that he wants to increase health insurance premiums for working-age military retirees by a \"modest\" amount to take pressure off of DoD\'s ballooning health care budget. Groups that represent retirees say Gates\' past proposals for TRICARE hikes have been anything but modest.
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This week\'s show is all about you - the federal employee. What other changes may be in store for feds in 2011 in the wake of the federal pay freeze and the change in Congress? January 12, 2011
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A federal board has ordered the reinstatement of a U.S. Park Police chief who was fired in 2004 after complaining publicly that her department was understaffed and underfunded. Teresa Chambers tells Federal News Radio she\'s humbled, heartened and ready to come back.
January 12, 2011
