Pay & Benefits
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OPM awarded a new seven-year contract to John Hancock Life and Health Insurance Company to administer the federal long-term care insurance program.
April 05, 2016 -
Why would an out-of-shape D.C.-area federal worker retire and move to Washington state? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey has a one-word answer: taxes.
April 05, 2016 -
All Federal Employee Health Benefit program carriers are required to cover applied behavior analysis (ABA) benefits for children on the autism spectrum this year. The Office of Personnel Management is also adding 19 performance standards to measure how well the program's carriers are doing.
March 31, 2016 -
Federal News Radio reporters Meredith Somers and Nicole Ogrysko join host Mike Causey on this week's Your Turn to discuss changes in commuter benefits and how the 2017 GOP budget proposal would affect feds. March 30, 2016
March 29, 2016 -
Federal News Radio speaks with the leader of DoD's New Beginnings program about the changes employees will see starting in April.
March 28, 2016 -
The House Budget Committee wants to cut non-Defense spending over the next 10 years even lower than what's called for under sequestration. It's calling for a 10 percent reduction in the civilian workforce through attrition.
March 25, 2016 -
Can being overly happy cut into your retirement nest egg? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says yes, and he has the guru to prove it.
March 23, 2016 The Performance Institute will host its 2016 Government Performance Summit in Washington, DC on May 16-18, 2016. March 18, 2016
March 18, 2016-
In retirement, it's not enough to juggle your annuity, Social Security and your savings. You have to watch your spending. Tammy Flanagan, senior benefits director at the National Institute of Transition Planning joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin with more on hitting that moving retirement target.
March 18, 2016 -
Senior Executives Association interim president Jason Briefel joins host Mike Causey to talk about issues affecting senior executives in the federal government, and Katie Maddocks with the Federal Managers Association will talk about some pending legislation on Capitol Hill and how it could affect feds. March 16, 2016
March 15, 2016 -
Did you ever hear of the Tennessee Valley Authority? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says it may be in for some pension changes you should be aware of.
March 14, 2016 -
When it comes to investing for retirement, who's on the right track? Boomers or millennials? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says in government it may be the old timers.
March 10, 2016 -
The Government Accountability Office and the Congressional Budget Office defended their increased budget requests to Congress, emphasizing the amount of returns on the investment each agency brings back to the government.
March 09, 2016 -
When investing for retirement having more time is good, but Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says that young and lower-paid federal investors may be missing a golden opportunity.
March 09, 2016 -
On this week's Your Turn, financial analyst Bob Lang will discuss investment options for federal workers and Katie Maddocks with the Federal Managers Association will talk about some pending legislation on Capitol Hill and how it could affect feds. March 9, 2016
March 08, 2016