Pay & Benefits
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What agency has the most employees? Which feds get paid the most? Federal News Radio looks at the latest data from the Office of Personnel Management.
August 25, 2016 -
If you're a retired fed, odds are you wear glasses, which Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says you're gonna need to see your next cost-of-living adjustment.
August 25, 2016 -
A little more than a month after the Office of Personnel Management dropped its long-term-care bombshell, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee is asking where exactly that bomb came from.
August 24, 2016 -
Since 2014, when Veterans Affairs Department reform legislation became law, the VA has been expanding its network of outside health care providers. The Choice Program recently underwent a major review. Dr. Baligh Yehia, assistant deputy undersecretary for health at the Veterans Health Administration, talked about the changes and what's still ahead on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
August 23, 2016 -
It's Tuesday and time to play What's My Homonyn? with the poor man's Alex Trebek, Senior correspondent Mike Causey.
August 23, 2016 -
Why are 264,000 federal workers and retirees literally fit to be tied? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says the answer's easy: long-term care insurance.
August 22, 2016 -
How come only a handful of government workers have signed up for the highly touted phased retirement program? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says the villain may be the place where you work.
August 19, 2016 -
Help the National Park Service celebrate its 100th birthday in 2016! August 19, 2016
August 18, 2016 -
Does your favorite TV weather person seem genuinely shocked that it's hot in August? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says maybe he or she should become a government behavioral expert.
August 18, 2016 -
Long-term care premiums going up 83 percent? The horrible choice facing feds reminds Senior Correspondent Mike Causey of a game his kids used to play.
August 17, 2016 -
Looking for the perfect book to take to the beach? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey has got a read that will save you thousands of dollars.
August 11, 2016 -
What happens when you ask a simple question about federal benefits? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says you usually get a very long, complicated answer qualified by "it depends."
August 10, 2016 This week on "Your Turn", John Grobe, president of Federal Career Experts will answer your questions about Social Security, and the best day for you to retire from the federal government. August 10, 2016
August 09, 2016-
What do folks in Ashburn, Bethesda and Glover Park have in common with residents of ancient Pompeii? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says they all got a nasty August surprise.
August 09, 2016 -
When they say "it" could have been worse, odds are "it's" pretty bad, which is how Senior Correspondent Mike Causey explains the big jump in long-term care premiums.
August 08, 2016