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A report from Congressional Research Service reports on increases in federal pay and pension since 1969.
Senior Correspondent Mike Causey, Janet Kopenhaver of Federally Employed Women and Tom Shoop of Government Executive joined the DorobekINSIDER to discuss the repercussions of the recent Washington Post poll results that shows public negativity toward federal workers.
How federal managers can prepare for furloughs, layoffs and hiring freezes from the Partnership for Public Service\'s John Palguta.
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.
Tom Trabucco of the Thrift Savings Plan joined the DorobekINSIDER to discuss the latest items from the board meeting.
Poll: What\'s the biggest challenge feds face?
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.
A Washington Post poll and Rasmussen Reports survey both find public negativity toward federal employees and the government.
President Obama said Friday that agencies might leave some vacancies as the administration figures out how to save money, The Washington Post reports.
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.
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.
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.
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!