Pay & Benefits
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More than 90,000 current and former federal workers have 401k plan balances of half a million dollars or more. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey explains why.
March 08, 2016 -
The Office of Personnel Management saw retirement claims increase in volume in February as its backlog of claims continued to climb upward.
March 07, 2016 -
Investors in the federal Thrift Savings Plan are trying to figure out when their stock funds will return to normal. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says maybe they already have.
March 07, 2016 -
The IRS has issued a notice to employers on how to retroactively apply federal transit benefits this current tax filing season.
March 02, 2016 Three federal graphic designers and DotGov Design committee leaders discuss how they are improving design standards in government. March 4, 2016
March 02, 2016-
Federal workers and others trying to build substantial retirement nest eggs could be hit with future face limits on how much they can invest and save.
March 01, 2016 Do you know the difference between retirement planning and estate planning? Washington estate planner Tom O'Rourke will explain it when he joins host Mike Causey on Your Turn. March 2, 2016
February 29, 2016-
Non-union DISA employees have their telework days reduced, but other employees are worried they may be next.
February 29, 2016 -
Hundreds, maybe thousands of federal workers are holding the equivalent of a jackpot lottery ticket, but they better cash it in quickly, says Senior Correspondent Mike Causey.
February 26, 2016 -
Sen. Jim Inhofe asked the Armed Services Committee to delay voting out Brad Carson's nomination for undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness until allegations of a hostile work environment are checked out.
February 25, 2016 -
Many think there is a gap between federal and private sector pay. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says the problem is that each side thinks it's on the losing end.
February 25, 2016 -
A few thousand Washington-area federal workers could be in for a surprise $100-a-week pay raise, says Senior Correspondent Mike Causey.
February 24, 2016 -
Federal benefits expert Walton Francis and NARFE legislative director Jessica Klement join host Mike Causey to discuss the new self plus one health care option and what Congress has in store for feds and retirees this year. February 23, 2016
February 23, 2016 -
Two Democratic House leaders and the largest federal employee union are leading the charge on a bill to give Transportation Security Administration airport screeners better pay, benefits and workplace protections.
February 23, 2016 Tom Devine and Jeff Neal join host, Debra Roth, to discuss the intersection between whistleblowers and Inspectors General. February 19, 2016
February 19, 2016