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  • How federal managers can prepare for furloughs, layoffs and hiring freezes from the Partnership for Public Service\'s John Palguta.

    October 19, 2010
  • Is all this talk about about furloughs, a pay freeze and now layoffs serious stuff or is this a political pile-on that will go away after the election. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey tests your conspiracy theory IQ.

    October 19, 2010
  • Tom Trabucco of the Thrift Savings Plan joined the DorobekINSIDER to discuss the latest items from the board meeting.

    October 18, 2010
  • Poll: What\'s the biggest challenge feds face?

    October 18, 2010
  • Ed O\'Keefe, the Washington Post\'s Federal Eye, joined the DorobekINSIDER to discuss the results of the Post\'s poll on public perception of federal employees.

    October 18, 2010
  • A Washington Post poll and Rasmussen Reports survey both find public negativity toward federal employees and the government.

    October 18, 2010
  • President Obama said Friday that agencies might leave some vacancies as the administration figures out how to save money, The Washington Post reports.

    October 15, 2010
  • If Congress decides to give you a 10 day furlough, would you want it one-day at a time or in all at once? We asked feds about furlough options and Senior Correspondent Mike Causey finds they have some very interesting, creative, thoughts on the subject.

    October 15, 2010
  • Barlow explains the Burr under his saddle.

    October 14, 2010
  • Do you remember the good old days of double-digit certificates of deposit? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says that even in these lean times some long-time feds still have an exclusive investment option that beats the competition.

    October 13, 2010
  • When it comes to the Thrift Savings Plan, feds are told that its always best to take the long-range view of this vehicle for your retirement savings. This was true for the month of September, as we learn in the latest edition of our monthly feature, \"TSP Snapshot\". Guest analyst Arthur Stein, a certified financial planner with SPC Financial in Rockville, says the keyword last month was \"recovery\". Also: a primer on the C Fund.

    October 12, 2010
  • When it returns for a post-election session, a grumpy, angry Congress may take up a proposal to furlough federal workers for up to two weeks next year. But Senior Correspondent Mike Causey wonders, is there another solution? Like maybe working holidays!

    October 12, 2010
  • Groups representing federal workers, managers and executives are calling in a lot of IOUs. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says they\'re trying to keep Congress from freezing federal pay and furloughing workers.

    October 08, 2010
  • Now that we know the FEHBP\'s 2011 premiums, feds are waiting for the next shoe to drop: what is going to happen to your deductibles, copayments and prescription drug schedules? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says that\'s even more important than premiums themselves.

    October 06, 2010