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Veterans with mental health issues receive care comparable to that available in the private sector but the care falls short of standards set by the Department of Veterans Affairs, according to a new report. Dr. Kate Watkins, who conducted the study for the RAND Corporation, told Federal News Radio where VA has succeeded and where it has failed.
October 28, 2011 -
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Are you better off financially slogging it to work or sleeping in five days a week. Some people say that all things considered they would be better off as a retiree than as an office serf. So do the math, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says.
October 28, 2011 -
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A rare public hearing of the supercommittee suggests members aren\'t close to developing a plan to cut more than $1 trillion from the federal deficit over 10 years. Congressional Budget Office Director Doug Elmendorf warned them that cuts to discretionary funding, including feds\' pay, would not solve the problem.
October 27, 2011 -
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A picture is starting to form about what federal and postal workers can expect from Congressional budget-cutters. And as you probably suspected, it isn\'t pretty, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey.
October 27, 2011 -
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Host Mike Causey is joined by Paul Forte and Beth O\'Brien of Long Term Care Partners, and Federal Times reporter Stephen Losey. October 26, 2011
October 26, 2011 -
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Health insurance policies cover doctor's visits and hospital stay but assume your problem is over when you go home. These policies do not cover living assistance for chronic health issues.
October 26, 2011 -
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Office of Management and Budget employees are voting today and Nov. 1 on whether or not they want to be represented by the American Federal of Government Employees union.
October 26, 2011 -
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Todd Harrison, a senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin and Amy Morris to discuss changes to military retirement.
October 26, 2011 -
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Amid calls for military retirement reform, Pentagon officials say the system that\'s in place right now is not the main driver of the department\'s escalating personnel costs and is affordable . Their remarks Tuesday before a Congressional subcommittee run counter to a Defense Business Board report that suggested retirement costs may eventually crowd out warfighting capability.
October 26, 2011 -
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Robert Moffit is a senior fellow at the Heritage Foundation's Center for Policy Innovation.
October 25, 2011 -
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Saving money on long-term care insurance premiums is easy: All you need is to sign up a couple of weeks before a stroke or accident makes it impossible for you to dress, bathe, eat or get in and out of bed. If you don\'t know that horrible, magic moment, check out Senior Correspondent Mike Causey\'s column today.
October 25, 2011 -
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David Snell, the director of retirement benefits at the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association, joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin and Amy Morris to discuss how the COLA bump affects feds differently.
October 25, 2011 -
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Would you take a buyout if the boss offered you one? You might want to decide now because if and when an offer comes, it won\'t be on the table very long, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says.
October 25, 2011 -
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The three agencies have joined a growing number that are offering incentive payments for employees to leave the payroll. Federal News Radio provides a roundup of recent buyout offers.
October 24, 2011
