Pay & Benefits
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The Defense Department is giving Congress its suggestions for the 2018 defense authorization bill. The proposal gives service members a 2.1 percent pay raise.
June 12, 2017 -
The VA is shortening the time it takes for student veterans to get the payments they need to attend school through the G.I. bill. Lawmakers still think the time is too long, however.
June 09, 2017 -
In one of her first public appearances, Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson gives pilots more flexibility in contract lengths.
June 05, 2017 -
After years of people complaining that nothing was getting done because of gridlock between Congress and the White House, suddenly lots of federal workers and retirees are now worried that gridlock will go away.
June 05, 2017 -
While one fund took an unexpected downturn into the red, the rest of the federal retirement funds generally posted higher returns last month or remained relatively unchanged.
June 01, 2017 -
President Donald Trump’s new budget has many federal employees seeing red, as in Republican, and feeling blue, as in Democratic. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey explains why.
June 01, 2017 -
Have you read so much about the proposed 2018 budget that you feel like your head will explode? Do you just want to know which provisions would affect you, but are having trouble separating it from all the rest? Federal News Radio has boiled it all down to some key takeaways all federal employees need to know. If you read nothing else about the budget, read this.
May 30, 2017 -
Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says current and future federal retirees would lose thousands of dollars in cost-of-living benefits if Congress goes along with the president's plan to put them on a zero-COLA plan.
May 30, 2017 -
Do you know what's in your federal benefits package? If not you should. Federal benefits expert Tammy Flanagan will explain why when she joins host Mike Causey on this week's Your Turn. May 31, 2017
May 29, 2017 -
The 2018 budget proposal funds programs that will keep airmen in the service and better their life outside the military.
May 25, 2017 -
Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) said he will make the case to fellow lawmakers that it’s the wrong time to cut federal employee benefits as the unemployment rate is low.
May 25, 2017 -
The military's top reserve officers told Congress they have too many other issues to prioritize over duty status pay and benefits.
May 24, 2017 -
Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says the greatest fear of retirees who don't get a pension from work or an inflation adjustment is running out of money.
May 24, 2017 -
Are you worried about running out of money? This week on Your Turn, financial planner Arthur Stein joins host Mike Causey to discuss how long your investments should last during retirement. May 24, 2017
May 23, 2017 -
Congress is in the midst of "reforming" the federal government by rounding up overpaid bureaucrats and whittling back their break-the-bank benefits.
May 22, 2017