Pay & Benefits

  • The Roosevelt Scholars Act of 2009 would fund graduate-level education in mission-critical fields. In exchange, the graduate would have a service commitment to federal government. The legislation for Roosevelt Scholars was introduced in the last…

    February 20, 2009
  • Terry McAuliffe Virginia Gubernatorial Candidate Derrick Thomas AFGE District 2 National Vice President Brian Moran Virginia Gubernatorial Candidate Arlene Holt Baker AFL-CIO Executive Vice President

    February 19, 2009
  • Publication of pay-for-performance data made in \"spirit of transparency,\" program head defends system despite \"culture shock.\"

    February 19, 2009
  • By Amy Morris Executive Editor, FederalNewsRadio The payouts for pay for performance employees at the Department of Defense are complete. The National Security Personnel System (NSPS) is reporting on its website that close to 170,000…

    February 18, 2009
  • Last year, feds were worried that Congress and the President would freeze their federal pay raise. Now, feds are worried about something else. FederalNewsRadio Senior Correspondent Mike Causey tells us what the word on the…

    February 17, 2009
  • The reformation of the country\'s health care system is one of the next priorities for President Barack Obama and Congress, and the Department of Health and Human Services and the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services will be at the center of this effort.

    February 17, 2009
  • Just how many private contractors are employed by the federal government? No one really knows – and the Partnership for Public Service says that’s a problem, especially in light the stimulus package that’s about to…

    February 17, 2009
  • If you’re a federal manager, or a federal employee under the Federal Employee Retirement System, you’ll want to listen up. Congressman Jim Moran (D-VA.) has introduced a bill to eliminate the “use it or lose…

    February 17, 2009
  • Happy William Henry Harrison day. Actually this holiday, officially known as Washington\'s Birthday Holiday, has been hijacked by merchants hoping you might buy more if it honored more people. But Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says it\'ll always be GWs birthday to him, and Martha.

    February 16, 2009
  • The chairman of the House Veterans Affairs Committee wants to give returning vets who take classes online some parity with those who go to brick-and-mortar schools.

    February 13, 2009
  • Have you heard about the federal pay freeze, about a cushy postal service buyout offer or that retirees may have to take a cut? Those are some of the false rumors making the rounds. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey gives his take about rumors-on-steriods.

    February 13, 2009
  • Most people agree that it is time for some belt-tightening, but Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says in an ideal world it is somebody else\'s belt. Read, listen and maybe learn today.

    February 11, 2009
  • The Federal Government is tightening its belt. We learn about what it’ll mean for the rank-and-file federal worker from FederalNewsRadio Senior Correspondent Mike Causey.

    February 10, 2009
  • The Officer of Personnel Management terminated its $290 million, 10-year contract with Hewitt Associates to develop the recalculation engine for OPM\'s \"RetireEZ\" program. Now, the two sides have settled their dispute.

    February 09, 2009