Pay & Benefits

• Monday Mail Call

  Mondays can be tough, even if it is spring, but in today\'s Monday Mail Call column Senior Correspondent Mike Causey has some stuff about you that should be uplifting.

  Mike Causey

  March 23, 2009
• Renewed interest in the public sector

  By Amy Morris Executive Editor FederalNewsRadio Working for the government is apparently more appealing than ever. Word today that more undergrads and MBA graduates are turning to the federal government for jobs. Q: Why the…

  Pay & Benefits

  March 20, 2009
• DoD’s NSPS under fire

  By Amy Morris Executive Editor, FederalNewsRadio The system which controls how 200,000 Defense Department employees are hired, compensated, promoted and rewarded is now under review. The National Security Personnel System (NSPS) has come under fire…

  Defense

  March 19, 2009
• Locking Step on the TSP

  Federal employees are one step closer to automatic enrollment in the Thrift Savings plan. House lawmakers have approved a provision that would automatically enroll new civilian federal workers. Originally, the plan would have included members…

  Federal Drive

  March 19, 2009
• Fighting for Pay Parity

  Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) is calling for equal pay raises between federal workers and military members. The Virginia Congressman hand-delivered letters to President Obama and House Budget Chairman John Spratt recently. He explains why this…

  Pay & Benefits

  March 16, 2009
• New TSP choices

  By Amy Morris Executive Editor, FederalNewsRadio Federal employees who invest in the Thrift Savings Plan, the 401K for federal workers, might have something new to look forward to in the future. Leaders at the TSP…

  Pay & Benefits

  March 13, 2009
• Horrible Rumor Club Launched!

  Hey, did you hear the report that Uncle Sam is going to get rid of every federal worker who is 65 or older? Well, it\'s not true of course, but Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says it\'s one of the beauties making the rumor-rounds.

  Mike Causey

  March 13, 2009
• GSA publishes new RITA tables

  The annual tax tables for calculating the Relocation Income Tax Allowance (RITA) is now available on the General Services Administration\'s Web site.

  Pay & Benefits

  March 11, 2009
• ID Theft: Cover Your Assets

  If you travel, either for Uncle Sam or for yourself, your assets are on the line every time you use a credit card. But Senior Correspondent Mike Causey has some simple ways to protect yourself.

  Mike Causey

  March 10, 2009
• Securing What’s Been Opened Up

  Getting more employees to telework while maintaining secure networks is no easy feat for the Department of Veterans Affairs, but VA has taken steps to improve its methods. Lindsey Ross, Manager of Client Services at…

  Federal Drive

  March 09, 2009
• Anyone For Pork Tartar?

  In what city is pork the favorite fruit of the ruling classes? If you guessed Washington DC you are a winner. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey takes a look at how this odd taste preference going to affect the president\'s plan to overhaul government contracting.

  Mike Causey

  March 06, 2009
• Inside Government – March 6th, 2009

  Carol Waller Pope FLRA Acting Chairwoman Mark Roth AFGE General Counsel Jim Aldridge President of AFGE\'s Law Enforcement Council Don Drewett Vice president of AFGE Bureau of Prisons (BOP) Local 3860

  Pay & Benefits

  March 05, 2009
• From labor leader to House subcommittee chairman

  Past 8 years \'frustrating\' for new panel chair

  Congress

  March 05, 2009
• Snow Angels or Snow Weenies?

  Is there something about Washington DC that turns transplanted Minnesota lumberjacks and flinty Chicagolanders into snow weenies? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey deals with the question of snow angels vs. snow weenies.

  Mike Causey

  March 05, 2009