Pay & Benefits

  • Managers run things, but how did they get there and what makes them tick? Managers have been studied to death, but today Senior Correspondent Mike Causey gets feedback from the folks who know bosses best.

    July 26, 2010
  • Tim McManus discusses OPM\'s recent Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey and why it\'s important for their Best Places to Work report.

    July 23, 2010
  • We look at the 10 biggest mistakes feds make when planning for retirement according to registered employee benefit consultant, Ed Zurndorfer.

    July 23, 2010
  • What happens when a brilliant scientist, technician or specialist gets promoted to being a manager. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says a new government study indicates the promotion is often a disaster.

    July 23, 2010
  • Like other sectors of the federal government, federal law enforcement is also dealing with ensuring a diverse workforce. July 23, 2010

    July 22, 2010
  • Charles Stephenson Co-author, \"The Beat! Go-Go Music From Washington, D.C.\" Lisa Schlosser Director, Information Collection Office of Environmental Information, Environmental Protection Agency Bob Hill District Advisor, First Command

    July 22, 2010
  • Microsoft issues temporary fix for Windows Shell zero-day

    July 22, 2010
  • Health premiums and pay for active duty federal workers are both going up next year. One more than the other. But Senior Correspondent Mike Causey notes retirees are going to have to pay the same premiums but without any increase in benefits.

    July 22, 2010
  • Planning for what happens after you die is not pleasant to think about, but it is essential, especially if you are a resident of the D.C. metro area. Tom O\'Rourke is an estate planning expert who talked with Senior Correspondent Mike Causey about why you need to take time, and spend a bit of money, to plan for what will happen after you pass.

    July 21, 2010
  • Will teleworking eliminate traffic jams and cure male pattern baldness or will it cost the taxpayers an arm and a leg? And who is on the banned from teleworking hit list? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey has the answers.

    July 21, 2010
  • If you have an allotment to buy U.S. savings bonds through your military pay, you need to take a couple of steps before the U.S. Savings Bond Payroll Savings Plan goes all electronic by the end of August. Joyce Harris, the director of Public and Legislative Affairs at the Bureau of the Public Debt, at the Treasury Department tell us what they are.

    July 20, 2010
  • For many otherwise normal federal workers, these weeks of summer are the most trying. That\'s because whatever passes for dress codes is often overwhelmed by the heat and humidity. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey tells you how to survive.

    July 20, 2010
  • Automatic enrollment starts Aug. 1.

    July 19, 2010
  • The 21st century workplace may look a lot like your kitchen table! Seth Siegel, Technology Strategy and Architecture lead at Deloitte Consulting, says telework could save your agency up to 40% on its building costs.

    July 19, 2010