Pay & Benefits
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Does the ACA, aka Obamacare make you sick or are you afraid it’ll be replaced by President Trumps proposal? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says get a fed job.
May 15, 2017 -
If you work for Uncle Sam and you don't like your benefits package, you need help. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey has just the person to talk to.
May 10, 2017 -
The new chairman and ranking member of the House Armed Services Personnel Subcommittee tell Federal News Radio what they are thinking for the next NDAA.
May 09, 2017 -
One of the tough choices for people turning 65 can be both important and expensive, says Senior Correspondent Mike Causey, namely choosing to purchase Medicare Part B coverage or not.
May 09, 2017 How would a Republican-backed health care bill affect mental health programs in the US? Find out this week when Ron Honberg joins host Derrick Dortch on this week's Fed Access. May 12, 2017
May 04, 2017-
Every time federal workers hear about a private company freezing its pension plan, they feel a distinct chill. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey wonders if feds are feeling a little cold these days.
May 01, 2017 -
The Air Force is expanding its diversity and making things easier on pregnant women. The policies are part of a larger push from the Air Force to attract and retain its best talent. The Air Force is trying to grow to 321,000 active duty airmen from 318,000 by the end of the year.
April 28, 2017 -
Averages: If you encase one bare foot in dry ice and the other in boiling oil, on average you're doing fine.
April 27, 2017 -
Trick question: Who's going to get the biggest pay raise next year: active-duty federal workers or federal retirees and folks who get Social Security?
April 20, 2017 -
If you are worried about the status of Social Security, maybe you are onto something, says Senior Correspondent Mike Causey.
April 17, 2017 -
The Office of Personnel Management renewed its contract with LTC Partners to provide services for BENEFEDS, the enrollment and administration program for the Federal Employees Dental and Vision Program (FEDVIP) and other federal benefits.
April 13, 2017 -
Government workers and postal employees have only a few legal ways to have Thrift Savings Plan accounts worth more than $1 million. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey shares the details.
April 13, 2017 -
Financial planner Arthur Stein offers investment strategies on Your Turn with Mike Causey for just-starting-out feds, people mid-career and those facing retirement or already there.
April 12, 2017 -
The Army cast off nearly 700 soldiers in the second half of 2016.
April 11, 2017 -
How do you legally become a millionaire on the side using just your government paycheck? A reader gives Senior Correspondent Mike Causey the lowdown.
April 10, 2017