Pay & Benefits
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If you won the lottery would you take smaller payments starting immediately or bigger bucks if you wait? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says that's the choice confronting lots of feds.
April 27, 2016 -
Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says you don't want to be one of the 11 percent of federal employees who don't contribute to their Thrift Savings Plan accounts.
April 25, 2016 -
Celebrate Public Service Recognition Week with members of the Public Employees Roundtable! April 22, 2016
April 22, 2016 -
Randy Silvey, president Silverlight Financial, advises federal employees to take action now to protect their identities and credit by paying for a credit freeze and changing financial passwords.
April 20, 2016 -
If you work for Uncle Sam, up to half of your retirement income will come from your investments. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says playing it too safe could make you sorry.
April 20, 2016 Financial planner Arthur Stein joins host Mike Causey on this week's Your Turn show to discuss the pros and cons of the TSP lifecycle funds, and whether your retirement is protected from another "bear" market. April 20, 2016
April 19, 2016-
Dr. David Shulkin, the undersecretary for health at VA, says the agency needs better integration with private sector medical providers in order to "re-engineer" the way veterans access treatment.
April 14, 2016 -
Washington's largest export may be advice from experts. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says the warnings are often dire and involve something you are doing wrong.
April 14, 2016 -
We're living longer and defined pensions funds are drying up, and the definitions of work and retirement are blurring. Benefits and retirement planning expert Tammy Flanagan talks about the impact of changing lifespans on federal retirement on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
April 12, 2016 -
Former DoD personnel lead Brad Carson said his ideas will prevail and more change is coming for personnel issues.
April 11, 2016 -
All the experts who predicted a retirement tidal wave from government were wrong. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey explains why so many retirement-age feds are still working.
April 11, 2016 Help the National Park Service celebrate its 100th birthday in 2016! April 8, 2016
April 08, 2016-
The Office of Personnel Management chipped away at its growing inventory of retirement claims in March, thanks to the low volume of new claims it received this month. But the agency still faces an uphill battle in reducing the backlog it worked so hard to manage late last year.
April 06, 2016 -
Which states don't tax civil service retirement benefits or have any personal tax? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says odds are you don't live in one of them.
April 06, 2016 Bob Leins, host of Federal News Radio's For Your Benefit show, joins host Mike Causey to discuss what you should be doing for this tax filing season. April 6, 2016
April 05, 2016