Pay & Benefits

• Honk If You Like The USA, Eh!

  July 4th greetings, from the heart, from Senior Correspondent Mike Causey.

  Mike Causey

  July 03, 2009
• IRS pays green for going green

  The IRS is knocking on your door. But this time they’re not collecting money. A new tax law is giving up to $1,500 dollars to homeowners, but there’s a catch: You have to make your…

  Federal Drive

  July 02, 2009
• Memo to the White House

  The President\'s decision to freeze the salaries of highly paid White House aides got the attention of a lot of people in the career ranks of the civil service. Many have let Senior Correspondent Mike Causey hear about it.

  Mike Causey

  July 02, 2009
• OPM Director John Berry Discusses the Agency’s Future

  Guest - OPM Director John Berry(rebroadcast of 5/13)

  Mike Causey

  July 01, 2009
• New Tax Break For Retirees?

  Two things happen when you retire from the government. Your income drops and you lose an important tax break that you might not even know you have. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey has the story and a possible solution.

  Mike Causey

  July 01, 2009
• TSP accounts on track to hit four positive months in a row

  By Dorothy Ramienski Internet Editor FederalNewsRadio The first quarter of the year is coming to a close, which means TSP participants should look for their quarterly statements. Tom Trabucco is the Director of External Affairs…

  Benefits

  June 29, 2009
• Baby-proofing Your Finances

  When you are about to have a baby, whether it is your first or your fifth, things change. Big time. Which is why the subject of today\'s column is baby-proofing your finances.

  Mike Causey

  June 26, 2009
• A possible cure for the FERS flu?

  As you probably know by now, the tobacco bill was signed into law without a cure for the FERS flu. All is not lost, however. Yesterday the House passed a bill that included a possible…

  Benefits

  June 25, 2009
• Paper Performance: Merit Pay

  Guests - Jessica Klement, FMA and Terry Rosen, AFGE

  Mike Causey

  June 24, 2009
• Causey on Pay-for-Performance

  Pay-for-performance within the federal government has been controversial for years. The Defense Department’s system — NSPS — has been the subject of endless debate since it began. Recently, DoD and OPM said they are taking…

  Defense

  June 23, 2009
• Elusive Benefits

  Remember the Pony, Puppy, or Python that you wanted but never got for Christmas? Year after year you were disappointed even after you had given it a name and set aside a special place for…

  Mike Causey

  June 23, 2009
• Inside Government – June 19th, 2009

  Matthew Brooks President, AFGE Local 527 (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement) Rick Perlstein Author, \"Nixonland: The Rise of a President and the Fracturing of America\" Gloria Totten President, Progressive Majority Dean Baker Co-director, Center for Economic and Policy Research

  Benefits

  June 18, 2009
• Following the Money: Roth Options in the TSP

  Guests - Tom Trabucco, Director of External Affairs for the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board; Certified Financial Planner Rebecca Schreiber

  Mike Causey

  June 17, 2009
• Expanding benefits

  Same sex partners who work for the federal government may receive word today about expanded benefits. The announcement is expected to extend federal health and other benefits to gay and Lesbian employees. The State Department…

  Federal Drive

  June 17, 2009