Pay & Benefits
Should you set up a trust to manage your assets? Estate planner Tom O'Rourke says yes and he explains why when he joins host Mike Causey on this week's Your Turn. June 8, 2016
June 07, 2016-
The White House listed 20 pages worth of qualms with the Senate 2017 defense authorization bill, including military health care reforms, acquisition policy changes and personnel tweaks.
June 07, 2016 -
What's the one word you should never shout in a crowded theater in the D.C. area? Brace yourself, because Senior Correspondent Mike Causey is about to utter the "B" word.
June 07, 2016 -
After 29 years of disappointment, OPM said it has the right governance and oversight processes in place to modernize its retirement systems.
June 06, 2016 -
What do you call a bonus system where 60 percent of all workers get the cash awards? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says it's called the U.S. government.
June 06, 2016 -
DoD declined millions in savings to make sure dual military families continued getting current BAH funds.
June 03, 2016 -
Being a federal civil servant doesn’t guarantee one eternal happiness. But it may help.
June 03, 2016 -
Tune in to get the latest updates about federal law enforcement! June 3, 2016
June 02, 2016 -
Four training regimens between now and 2018 are meant to communicate the impacts of the new retirement system at all levels of the military.
June 02, 2016 -
If federal benefits were reported like the weather, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says the outlook for a pay raise is good but the retiree COLA is cloudy.
June 02, 2016 -
Service members with post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury cannot separated be from the service without those conditions being taken into consideration, even in cases of misconduct.
June 01, 2016 -
Does having tax-free income when you retire sound like a good deal? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says it's an option available to federal and military personnel right now. No catches.
June 01, 2016 Financial planner Arthur Stein is this week's guest on Your Turn. He will discuss the differences between a regular TSP account and a Roth TSP, and which one is right for you. June 1, 2016
May 31, 2016-
Self service and longer hours for the call center are two goals of an ambitious project to update the way the Thrift Savings Plan interacts with federal employees. Kim Weaver, director of external affairs for the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin with a status report on Project ExPRESS.
May 27, 2016 -
Excited about the possibility of a $40,000 going-away gift from your agency? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says there's good news and not-so-good news on the buyout front.
May 26, 2016