Pay & Benefits

• Fannie, Freddie & You

  The meltdown of mortgage giants Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and outfits like AIG and Lehman Brothers have given many TSP investors the jitters. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey explains their impact on your TSP account.

  Benefits

  September 22, 2008
• The Bare Naked Truth

  What does the best day to retire and the worst day of a career have to do with a nudist camp in Maryland? There is linkage and Senior Correspondent Mike Causey is ready, willing and eager to tell you about it.

  Mike Causey

  September 19, 2008
• COLA Still Up

  But, says Senior Correspondent Mike Causey, not by much.

  Mike Causey

  September 18, 2008
• Market Meltdown Meets Tsunami

  What happens when a retirement tidal wave meets a stock market meltdown? Lots of steam that\'s for sure. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey talks about how safe, or not, your TSP investments are right now.

  Mike Causey

  September 17, 2008
• Four days a week . . .

  Continuing the verbal ping pong over a four-day work week for feds.

  Workforce

  September 16, 2008
• 4-Day Week, Can It Fly?

  Lots of people like the idea of a four-day workweek, but many feds who have been there-done that say it has its problems. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey talks to feds from Kuwait to Baltimore about the pros and cons of a 10 hour day.

  Mike Causey

  September 16, 2008
• Rocky Road To Four-Day Week

  Lots of people are talking about the pros and cons of a four-day federal workweek, but Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says it was tried once before and didn\'t pan out so well.

  Mike Causey

  September 15, 2008
• Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll!

  The sex, drugs and rock and roll scandal in one federal agency is being welcomed by the public and the media. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey explains why.

  Mike Causey

  September 12, 2008
• 9-11-01

  Remember where you were, what you were doing and what you thought on this day seven years ago. For lots of us, as Senior Correspondent Mike Causey points out, it was up close and personal.

  Mike Causey

  September 11, 2008
• Retirement Bound? Timing Is Everything!

  Thinking about retiring? If so, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says picking the magic day or days could both make and save you a lot of money.

  Mike Causey

  September 10, 2008
• Escape From Flyover Land

  So how come feds in Houston make more than their counterparts in Austin? The answer is that when it comes to pay raises some feds get more than others. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey explains.

  Mike Causey

  September 09, 2008
• Welcome Back, (Almost) All Is Forgiven

  If your body and brain have been away, or on hold, for the last couple of weeks, welcome back. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey brings you up to speed today starting with good news about your TSP investments.

  Mike Causey

  September 08, 2008
• Contractors Watch The Calendar

  Threats of a government-wide shutdown don\'t phase most long-time, long-suffering feds. But for contractors, says Senior Correspondent Mike Causey, who outnumber civil servants, it could be a different story.

  Mike Causey

  September 05, 2008
• Government Shutdown: Fear Not

  In politically correct Washington, parents don\'t threaten naughty children with the boogeyman. Instead, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says they keep their toddlers in line using just two powerful words: government shutdown.

  Mike Causey

  September 04, 2008