Pay & Benefits
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In the aftermath of the botched transition of a childcare subsidy program for military families, the Army and the General Services Administration say they’ve now cleared a backlog of thousands of overdue payments to soldiers. But as Federal News Radio’s Jared Serbu tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin, it will take several more months to get the fee assistance program on even footing.
January 07, 2016 -
The Army and GSA say most families who've been waiting months for promised childcare subsidies have been compensated. But several other aspects of the Army's Fee Assistance Program will take months more to correct.
January 07, 2016 -
Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says if you work for the government, you're on the right track for a comfortable retirement.
January 07, 2016 -
Sick of reading front page stories about bloated federal salaries? Tired of hearing you've got it made compared to folks in the private sector? Relief may be on the way. Maybe.
January 06, 2016 -
Randy Silvey, president of Silverlight Financial, makes the case for more training that happens earlier in a federal employee’s career and then more intensified training as the employee gets closer to retirement age.
January 04, 2016 -
Federal News Radio counts down the 10 most read stories of 2015. Find out what topics were most on the minds of our readers last year.
January 01, 2016 -
Senior Correspondent Mike Causey's Federal Report is one of our most popular features. Here are the 10 most popular Causey columns from 2015.
December 31, 2015 -
Congress is giving more money to the Department of Veterans Affairs, while also requiring the beleaguered agency to report more frequently to the House and Senate appropriations committees.
December 28, 2015 -
After a year of being the target in a one-sided game of Russian roulette, federal workers can relax. At least for a couple of weeks, and probably longer than that.
December 21, 2015 -
President Barack Obama on Friday signed an Executive Order authorizing a 1.3 percent pay raise.
December 18, 2015 With the public obtaining news and information from a growing array of sources, federal agencies are adjusting their communications strategies to inform and engage the public about agency missions, programs, and the people who carry them out. December 18, 2015.
December 18, 2015-
The omnibus spending bill includes money for the FBI’s new headquarters, 10 years of credit monitoring services for OPM breach victims and much more for federal employees.
December 17, 2015 -
February 2016 will be selfie month for thousands of federal workers. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says this is not a "smile and say cheese" event photo op.
December 17, 2015 -
The Defense Department said the housing allowance rates for 2016 will increase by average of $54 a month, but service members head into a second year of cost-sharing increases.
December 16, 2015 David Snell, director of retirement benefits at NARFE, joins host Mike Causey to discuss the new self-plus-one health care option for federal employees, and the backlog in processing retirement applications. December 16, 2015
December 15, 2015