Pay & Benefits

• Ask the CHCO: SBA

  Darryl Hairston Deputy Associate Administrator for Management and Administration August 5, 2009

  Acquisition

  August 05, 2009
• Pro-Fed Bills on the Hill

  August 5, 2009 - Mike is joined by Jessica Klement, legislative director of the Federal Managers Association to discuss the pro-fed, pro-retiree bills Congress will take up after Labor Day.

  Mike Causey

  August 04, 2009
• Preview: Your Turn with Mike Causey

  Federal employees are closely watching pending bills on Capitol Hill, because those pieces of legislation include new rules that will directly impact everything from retirement to sick leave for federal employees. FederalNewsRadio Senior Correspondent Mike…

  Benefits

  August 04, 2009
• Sick Leave Debate Makes Some Feds Sick

  Is the current congressional debate over sick leave making you sick? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says some people think the use-it-or-lose it system should be dropped while others say sick leave is for sick leave. And you say...?

  Benefits

  August 04, 2009
• Bullish? What August might hold for your TSP account

  The odds are favoring the bull. The U-S stock market has rallied over the past few weeks, which means good news for your TSP. But this does not mean it’s time to live dangerously. Tom…

  Benefits

  August 03, 2009
• President nominates Werfel to be OMB controller

  He also nominates new CPSC commissioner and chairwoman of Merit Systems Protection Board.

  Defense

  July 31, 2009
• Retirement Party or Funeral?

  In some federal offices, you will likely attend as many funerals as going away parties over the next couple of years. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says that despite predictions of a brain-drain, retirements are actually down.

  Mike Causey

  July 30, 2009
• The Golden Years: getting there from here

  Rising medical costs, lengthening life spans, inflation, taxes and concerns about retiree medical benefits conspire to make retirement \"the most expensive goal that we\'ll ever have to fund.\"

  Benefits

  July 29, 2009
• SAMMIES Tracker: Cooler and greener

  You’re driving a cooler and more eco-friendly federal fleet today, at least when it comes to air conditioning. That’s in part because of 26-year old Kristen Taddonio. Her work as Director of Climate Choice at…

  Federal Drive

  July 29, 2009
• No money? Give time

  Despite the troubled economy more of you are taking time to volunteer. You put in 8.1 Billion hours last year. That number comes from the government-run Corporation for National and Community Service. Dr. Bob Grimm…

  Federal Drive

  July 29, 2009
• Social networks enhance federal career advancement

  There are many paths to career advancement in the federal government. And those paths are just a little smoother because of some new ways to communicate available to just about any fed.

  Technology

  July 29, 2009
• How to advance your career

  When it comes to advancing one’s career, what’s a fed to do? It turns out that there are lots of good things to consider for feds who are eyeing a promotion. FederalNewsRadio’s Max Cacas has…

  Benefits

  July 28, 2009
• Preview: Your Turn with Mike Causey

  At FederalNewsRadio, we track all the pay & benefits news relevant to you. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey talked with us earlier and gave us a preview of Your Turn, which airs tomorrow at 10 a.m.

  Benefits

  July 28, 2009
• A civilian ROTC

  The government is constantly looking for innovative ways to recruit new talent. The Roosevelt Scholars Act would give graduate students up to $60,000 per year in exchange for three to five years of service with…

  Federal Drive

  July 28, 2009