Pay
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As part of its 2013 budget proposal, the White House will include a 0.5 percent pay increase for civilian federal employees, according to an administration official.
January 06, 2012 -
That wave you see out there just could be the long-anticipated retirement tsunami, and if coupled with expanded buyout offers it could create the perfect storm, Senor Correspondent Mike Causey says. So, is your lifeboat ready?
January 06, 2012 -
What kind of people worked during the dead-zone period between Christmas and New Year\'s? their reasons and motives might surprise you, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says.
January 05, 2012 -
For most of 2011, it looked as if federal workers were about to be bent, folded, stapled or otherwise mutilated by politicians. After the dust settled, the government is still with us. How come?
January 03, 2012 -
Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that in 2011 federal employees\' paychecks increased by 1.3 percent compared to a 1.2 percent increase in the private sector.
December 27, 2011 -
Former Virginia Congressman Tom Davis discusses congressional gridlock over the budget and the payroll tax cut extension, and the potential fallout that federal employees may face.
December 21, 2011 -
The House has blocked the Senate\'s version of a two-month payroll tax cut extension.
December 20, 2011 -
Federal employees were safe from another year of a pay freeze and changes to their annuity formula in the two-month payroll tax cut bill passed by the Senate this weekend. But now House Republican leaders are shunning the bipartisan bill, wanting to write their own version.
December 19, 2011 -
Federal employees have dodged a bullet...for now. Congress will not freeze federal pay or change the annuity formula to pay for the two-month extension of the payroll tax cut.
December 17, 2011 -
Registered benefit consultant Ed Zurndorfer offers up some last minute tax tips for 2011.
December 16, 2011 -
Without Congressional action, the public transit benefit that many federal employees use to take the subway, bus or vanpool to work will decrease on Jan. 1 from $230 to $125 per month. Feds said, for the most part, they\'ll continue to use mass transit even if it costs them more to get to work.
December 16, 2011 -
According to some experts, the ancient Mayans played soccer with human heads. We know for a fact that politicians play chicken with paychecks — as in your paycheck, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says.
December 16, 2011 -
Maryland and Virginia lawmakers say federal employees have been singled out enough and shouldn\'t endure another year of a pay freeze or other benefit cuts. The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act includes such provisions. Rep. Gerry Connolly said continued pay freezes or reduction in benefits will impact recruiting and retention of employees.
December 15, 2011 -
If the bad news coming out of Congress sounds familiar, there is a reason for it, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says. You\'ve heard it lots of times this year, and we\'re only halfway through the month of December ...
December 15, 2011 -
Host Mike Causey is joined by Jessica Klement of the Federal Managers Association, and Federal Times reporters Stephen Losey and Sean Reilly. December 14, 2011
December 14, 2011