Pay
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Federal workforce issues have become a hot topic on Capitol Hill. Host Bill Bransford talks the good, the bad, and the ugly with Dan Adcock of NARFE and Jessica Klement of FMA. December 17, 2010
December 17, 2010 -
Bryan Klopack, director of research at the Government Business Council, discussed a recent survey of federal managers by Government Executive on the impact of the impending pay freeze.
December 16, 2010 -
Questions about agency funding, pay freezes, and benefits are answered for feds as the end of the year approaches.
December 16, 2010 -
Whatever happens, it has to happen before 12:01 am Sunday! The Hill\'s Bob Cusack breaks it all down for us.
December 15, 2010 -
As proposed by the President, people who pay into Social Security would have their payroll tax cut by 2 percentage points next year. Those who don\'t pay into Social Security, like nearly 600,000 federal employees, would see no change. NARFE\'s Dan Adcock explains why there\'s grousing on both sides.
December 15, 2010 -
The $1.1 trillion Senate omnibus bill would authorize President Obama\'s pay freeze proposal. But it protects against furloughs or reductions-in-force. The Senate\'s bill would replace the House\'s version, which is a continuing resolution. Lawmakers must approve a bill before Dec. 19 when the current CR expires.
December 14, 2010 -
The Federal Drive\'s Amy Morris said the top story of 2010 was the proposed pay freeze.
December 14, 2010 -
Federal benefits expert Tammy Flanagan joins host Mike Causey with details on the Voluntary Contribution Program. They\'ll discuss how it works, who can join it, and how it would work with a Roth option. December 15, 2010 (Encore Presentation)
December 14, 2010 -
Federal News Radio senior correspondent Mike Causey offers some last-minute tips for open season.
December 13, 2010 -
With the emphasis on \"should.\" Without Senate passage of federal funding, the current continuing resolution expires Saturday night. The President\'s proposed pay freeze is part of the funding package passed by the House last week and is now in the hands of the Senate.
December 13, 2010 -
The House measure wraps all the unfinished annual spending bills into a single catchall measure while freezing spending at last year\'s levels. One of the biggest surprises in the act is the inclusion of a two year pay freeze as proposed by President Obama.
December 09, 2010 -
Pat Niehaus, the National President of the Federal Managers Association, discusses how federal employees have become the country\'s scapegoats.
December 08, 2010 -
By Jolie Lee Federal News Radio The House of Representatives is expected to vote Wednesday afternoon on a long-term continuing resolution that includes the president’s proposed two-year pay freeze for federal civilian employees, a Democratic…
December 08, 2010 -
The \"FY 2011 Year Long Funding Act\" contains language that will linger on long after the year is over. The Hill\'s Ian Swanson explains.
December 08, 2010 -
Buying a health plan simply because it has low premiums can be a big mistake unless: you have been dropped from your parents federal health plan; you are the ex-spouse of a federal worker or retiree or you are currently piggybacking on your nonfederal spouses health insurance. In that case, says Senior Correspondent Mike Causey, expensive can still be cheap.
December 08, 2010