Pay
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The White House listed 20 pages worth of qualms with the Senate 2017 defense authorization bill, including military health care reforms, acquisition policy changes and personnel tweaks.
June 07, 2016 -
After 29 years of disappointment, OPM said it has the right governance and oversight processes in place to modernize its retirement systems.
June 06, 2016 -
What do you call a bonus system where 60 percent of all workers get the cash awards? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says it's called the U.S. government.
June 06, 2016 -
Being a federal civil servant doesn’t guarantee one eternal happiness. But it may help.
June 03, 2016 -
If federal benefits were reported like the weather, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says the outlook for a pay raise is good but the retiree COLA is cloudy.
June 02, 2016 Financial planner Arthur Stein is this week's guest on Your Turn. He will discuss the differences between a regular TSP account and a Roth TSP, and which one is right for you. June 1, 2016
May 31, 2016-
Federal workers are due to get their biggest raise in seven years, but Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says don't expect dancing in the streets.
May 27, 2016 -
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) wants increased troops and military pay in his much awaited amendment to the defense authorization bill.
May 26, 2016 -
Federal employees are one-step closer to a 1.6 percent pay raise in 2017 as the $21.7 billion Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill passed out of subcommittee.
May 25, 2016 -
If you could choose between a diet pay raise and a no-cal cost-of-living adjustment, which would you pick? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says it's a good problem to have.
May 23, 2016 -
So what are the odds federal workers will get a pay raise in January? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says there is good news and there is bad news.
May 20, 2016 -
Is bias or deliberate discrimination the sole cause of women professionals being paid less? It would be glib and easy to say so, but likely incorrect.
May 19, 2016 -
What do buying a new car and taking a federal job buyout offer have in common? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says maybe more than you think.
May 17, 2016 -
An Obama administration executive order protects the rights of federal contractor employees to blab about their pay. Alicia Samolis, partner with the law firm Partridge, Snow and Hahn shares advice on Federal Drive with Tom Temin about avoiding workplace chaos.
May 12, 2016 -
A Senate panel's version of the 2017 defense authorization bill keeps the military pay raise at 1.6 percent, but expands some health care options.
May 10, 2016