Pay & Benefits

  • Today, according to some folks, is Dump Day. It\'s the deadline for either calling it quits with your spouse, partner, betrothed or significant other or sticking with them at least until next year. Fortunately for feds, the D-day decision for your health plan is not until mid-December.

    November 17, 2011
  • Host Mike Causey is joined by Walton Francis, author of \"The Checkbook Guide to Health Plans,\" to talk about what\'s the best health plan for you and your family. November 16, 2011

    November 16, 2011
  • What\'s the most romantic, sexy thing a federal worker can say to a private sector type? It\'s a simple five-letter word, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says: I\'ve got FEHBP

    November 16, 2011
  • Emily Pierce is Senate editor at Roll Call.

    November 15, 2011
  • If you like watching HD programs on television you may love the HD feature Uncle Sam offers employees as part of their health insurance package, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says. The open season is underway and benefits expert Jack Elliott thinks you should consider the HD/HSA combination.

    November 15, 2011
  • Tom Trabucco of the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board outlines the F Fund.

    November 14, 2011
  • 92 percent of plans have taken steps to educate their members about health information technology, but less than 5 percent of members are accessing their records online.

    November 14, 2011
  • Shirley Patterson, the assistant director of federal employee insurance options at OPM, told the Federal Drive with Tom Temin and Amy Morris the agency turned to a new channel of communication to get the word out this year: webcasts.

    November 14, 2011
  • Charges of sexual harassment and crimes have rocked the Penn State football dynasty and the campaign of a successful businessman seeking the presidency. So how are things in your shop? Is it a problem where you work, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey asks.

    November 14, 2011
  • Veterans Day is one of those odd holidays which, for many people, has almost lost its meaning. Lots of people are actually working today and for many, whether its a holiday or just another workday for them, the fact that it is not a Monday holiday is a mystery. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says the key to the mystery are the numbers 11/11/11.

    November 11, 2011
  • Greg Kutz is director of Forensic Audits and Investigations at the Government Accountability Office.

    November 10, 2011
  • The White House wants to carve out the prescription drug piece and give OPM the ability to negotiate prices through a third party. But experts say this change would cost employees more money and be the first step toward dismantling the entire Federal Employee Health Benefit program.

    November 10, 2011
  • For millions of current and future federal retirees Medicare Part B is the 800-pound gorilla in the room ... should you pay the money to keep it, or run away, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey wonders.

    November 10, 2011
  • Host Mike Causey will talk about the big issues facing federal employees with NARFE\'s David Snell and Federal Times staff writer Stephen Losey. November 9, 2011

    November 09, 2011