NARFE's John Hatton and Katie Maddocks from the Federal Managers Association, join host Mike Causey to talk about some of the issues that Congress will tackle when it returns from its summer recess. September 2, 2015
Why will geographically challenged federal workers get a smaller pay raise in 2016? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says it's because they live and work in the wrong place.
President Barack Obama authorized a pay raise for civilian and uniformed federal employees effective Jan. 1, 2016.
Federal and Social Security retirees are due an inflation catchup in January, but Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says it's likely to be a no-cal COLA again.
Randy Silvey, wealth adviser and president of Silverlight Financial, contends federal employees don’t take enough control of their retirement planning and that impacts their future.
The Navy’s top officer says the Pentagon is fighting a congressional proposal that would dramatically reduce take-home pay for tens of thousands of service members by reducing their housing allowances.
Almost all of the good news in mid-2015 is that most of the pending bad news hasn't panned out, at least not yet, says Senior Correspondent Mike Causey.
Senior Correspondent Mike Causey asks, do journalists just like to kick “bureaucrats?" Or, are they just too lazy to check job comparisons given to them by think tanks with a philosophical axe to grind?
Federal executives say they worry about the capacity of their workforce and how it impacts their agencies’ performance in a recent “Future of Government Service” survey released this month.
The fact that there are so many millionaires in Congress worries many people. But Federal News Radio Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says the solution may be to pay them less, not more money.
Some people see parallels between what goes on here in political Washington with poop hurling battles that allegedly take place among the apes in the wild. Or with bored residents at the zoo, says Senior Correspondent Mike Causey.
An hourly pay rate of just over $76 is a lot more than most American workers get. But is it enough of a salary to compensate the top-tier of the general schedule? asks Senior Correspondent Mike Causey.
Where does your salary stack up compared to other areas receiving locality pay? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey will help you figure it out.
Some managers in the Washington, D.C., region are pulling down big salaries. Of course, we\'re not talking about top federal managers, says Senior Correspondent Mike Causey.