Pay & Benefits

  • Capt. Robert J. Tosatto Director Medical Reserve Corps October 23rd, 2009 (Originally aired June 12th, 2009)

    October 23, 2009
  • Extension comes after employee unions and others ask for it during a hearing last week. Employees must decide whether to stick with their current plan and see premiums increase, or move to a different plan.

    October 22, 2009
  • Speeding up the federal hiring process is something that must be done, and it\'s easy! Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says all you need to do is hire people much, much faster, then punish bureaucrats if the hires turn out to be bad, or dangerous.

    October 22, 2009
  • In today\'s look at the \"5 Fallacies of Government?\", FederalNewsRadio turns the focus on the \"retirement wave\" of the future.

    October 21, 2009
  • What would the New World look like if Christopher Columbus had been a federal worker rather than a private contractor? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says things would probably be a lot quieter.

    October 19, 2009
  • If Christopher Columbus tried to discover America today he would face a lot of rules and red tape. Mike Causey speculates that if he had to go through what modern feds do, he might still be awaiting sailing orders.

    October 12, 2009
  • On tomorrow’s Your Turn with Mike Causey, Certified Financial Planner Art Stein drops by to talk all about why Long Term Care insurance is necessary — and gives us an update on some recent changes.…

    October 06, 2009
  • By Dorothy Ramienski Internet Editor FederalNewsRadio Worrying about money is no fun, especially if you have a spouse in the Armed Forces who might deploy at any time. There’s a resource out there that can…

    October 05, 2009
  • Did you hear the one about the porn-obsessed executive who, when caught, said he was doing it for the good of poor, oppressed people in third world countries? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey wants to know if you can handle the truth about what, sometimes, goes on in your office.

    October 05, 2009
  • There still are two more weeks to send ideas to OMB to win the SAVE Award. OMB also is kicking off a physical fitness challenge to its employees to see who walks the most. The winner will have lunch with Director Orszag.

    October 01, 2009
  • Politicians from beyond the beltway rarely pay much attention to voters who are federal workers, but Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says, in the case of the health care reform debate, one good look at the numbers could change all that.

    September 30, 2009
  • Those in the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program are going to spend more on health care in 2010. On average, costs are going up almost 9 percent. Federal News Radio’s Max Cacas has the full…

    September 29, 2009
  • A key member of Congress has proposed moving members of the House and Senate out of the federal employee health benefits program and taking you with him. Although it is a scary thought, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says it\'s a little to early to panic.

    September 25, 2009
  • By Dorothy Ramienski It’s up . . . it’s down . . . it’s all-around confusing sometimes. The Stock Market retreated from recent gains on Monday morning, but a number of economists — including Fed…

    September 21, 2009