Pay & Benefits

• Pay Raises & the F-Word

  Not only are you not going to be furloughed after all, but the pay raise you were expecting got even better! Senior Correspondent Mike Causey is the bearer of glad tidings.

  Mike Causey

  June 30, 2008
• Medicare & FEHBP, Who Needs It?

  Is Medicare too expensive? Is it worth it? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey puts the question to an expert.

  Mike Causey

  June 27, 2008
• Nobody Gets Out Alive!

  One of the first questions retirement and financial planners ask their clients is a bit tricky. As in \"when are you going to die?\" Senior Correspondent Mike Causey may have help calculating your odds.

  Mike Causey

  June 26, 2008
• Time Flies, Even If You Are NOT Having Fun!

  Senior Correspondent Mike Causey asks the musical question \"Will You Be Ready for Retirement?\"

  Mike Causey

  June 25, 2008
• Investing From Day One

  When should you start planning for retirement? Most of the pros tell Senior Correspondent Mike Causey the second day on the job is about the right time, and a happy retirement begins with an early investment habit.

  Mike Causey

  June 24, 2008
• Honk If You Like The USA, Eh!

  Although it is still June, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey has already written his Fourth of July column. Like many of his best, he really didn\'t write it himself, but he knows a good thing when he steals sees it.

  Mike Causey

  June 23, 2008
• The Loan Rangers Ride Again

  The number of federal-postal-military people taking loans from the Thrift Savings Plan is down, even though the number of account holders is way up. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey explains why.

  Mike Causey

  June 20, 2008
• Dangerous Duty: Being A Fed Anywhere

  When feds are called upon to give their all, at least, says Senior Correspondent Mike Causey, there\'s the knowledge that their children will still be part of the federal family.

  Mike Causey

  June 19, 2008
• Win, Place and Show in the TSP

  The normally strong C-fund of the TSP has dropped to second place in the hearts, minds and portfolios of federal investors. So how come? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey has an educated guess.

  Mike Causey

  June 18, 2008
• COLAs Out Pace Pay Raise

  In the race to see who gets the biggest January increase, the COLA, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says the car driven by millions of retired federal and military personnel has just pulled ahead of the maximum amount active duty civil servants are going to get.

  Mike Causey

  June 17, 2008
• Salute to the Graveyard Shift

  While most of us are sleeping soundly in our beds, a lot of people - police, firefighters, utility workers and national security types - are on the job so that we can rest. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey had a close encounter with them and files this report.

  Mike Causey

  June 16, 2008
• Investors Sticking With TSP

  Despite the roller coast nature of the world stock markets, about 130,000 federal-postal and military people joined Uncle Sam\'s 401(k) plan over the past year. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey thinks he knows why.

  Mike Causey

  June 13, 2008
• Mixed Emotions From The Loyal Opposition

  Senior correspondent Mike Causey says mixed emotions is when you see your mother-in-law drive off a cliff in your new, uninsured BMW. That\'s the way he feels about the departure of his friend-rival Stephen Barr.

  Mike Causey

  June 12, 2008
• Teleworking and Personal Security

  Are some federal agencies backtracking on promises to get more workers teleworking, or are the number of teleworking opportunities growing? The answer to both, according to Senior Correspondent Mike Causey, is \"yes.\"

  Mike Causey

  June 11, 2008