Pay & Benefits

  • While Congress wrestles over tax law changes, registered employee benefit consultant Ed Zurndorfer suggests some ways to get in on deductions while the getting\'s still good.

    December 10, 2010
  • It is a small agency but its impact is great. This week, host Derrick T. Dortch talks with the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation. December 10, 2010 (This is an encore presentation.)

    December 10, 2010
  • How would you like a pay freeze and a two percent raise at the same time. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says that\'s what may happen to a large chunk of the federal workforce.

    December 10, 2010
  • Jacque Simon AFGE Public Policy Director Tim Shamble President, AFGE Voice of America Local 1812 Gerald Swanke AFGE 11th District National Vice President Fredna White AFGE 10th District Women\'s Coordinator

    December 09, 2010
  • More than 40,000 servicemembers have been wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Department of Veterans Affairs and the Defense Department are facing a backlog in disability claims. Both agencies have been conducting a pilot to…

    December 09, 2010
  • The House measure wraps all the unfinished annual spending bills into a single catchall measure while freezing spending at last year\'s levels. One of the biggest surprises in the act is the inclusion of a two year pay freeze as proposed by President Obama.

    December 09, 2010
  • Despite the White House proposed pay freeze, thousands of white collar workers are due a 3 percent raise over the next two years. But Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says those little known longevity step increases have been discovered by congressional budget-cutters.

    December 09, 2010
  • Pat Niehaus, the National President of the Federal Managers Association, discusses how federal employees have become the country\'s scapegoats.

    December 08, 2010
  • Comeback America Initiative\'s David Walker discusses the proposals by the president\'s deficit reduction commission.

    December 08, 2010
  • By Jolie Lee Federal News Radio The House of Representatives is expected to vote Wednesday afternoon on a long-term continuing resolution that includes the president’s proposed two-year pay freeze for federal civilian employees, a Democratic…

    December 08, 2010
  • The SAMMIES pay tribute to America\'s dedicated federal workforce, highlighting those who have made significant contributions to our country. We get nomination tips from the Partnership for Public Service\'s Max Stier.

    December 08, 2010
  • The \"FY 2011 Year Long Funding Act\" contains language that will linger on long after the year is over. The Hill\'s Ian Swanson explains.

    December 08, 2010
  • Former Virginia Congressman Tom Davis said federal employees are on the chopping block because they are easy prey. Davis, now a director with Deloitte and Touche, said a letter from the Washington-D.C. area delegation could impact the potential two-year pay freeze the White House is proposing. The eight House members say feds are being targeted unfairly to help reduce the deficit.

    December 08, 2010
  • Buying a health plan simply because it has low premiums can be a big mistake unless: you have been dropped from your parents federal health plan; you are the ex-spouse of a federal worker or retiree or you are currently piggybacking on your nonfederal spouses health insurance. In that case, says Senior Correspondent Mike Causey, expensive can still be cheap.

    December 08, 2010