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When times were good having a federal job was nice. When the going got tough having a federal job was golden. But next, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says, comes the political backlash to the point where many feds are having second thoughts about their career goals.
July 15, 2011 -
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Which of the following items are NOT at stake in the current White House-Congressional debt limit dance: pay raises, your insurance premiums, the health of your brand-new puppy or future raises for federal and Social Security retirees? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says it\'s both serious and confusing and, maybe down the road, amusing too.
July 14, 2011 -
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A bill to modernize the federal workers compensation program unanimously cleared a House committee.
July 13, 2011 -
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The Obama administration and lawmakers from both political parties are warming to a lower cost-of-living adjustment formula for retirees\' annuity in budget talks as the government nears the Aug. 2 deadline to increase the debt limit.
July 13, 2011 -
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Getting and keeping a security clearance is vital in a growing number of federal jobs. And useful when feds retire and go into the private sector. But are those all-important clearances going to be harder to get, and keep in the future? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey explains.
July 13, 2011 -
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Some thoughts on reforming government workers\' pay to make it truly match up to what their colleagues make in the private sector from John Palguta, vice president for policy at the Partnership for Public Service.
July 12, 2011 -
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Federal and postal workers and retirees are under so many attacks that many of them don\'t know which of the threats is real and which is most serious. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says a lot of people are worrying about something that probably won\'t happen while ignoring several bigger threats.
July 12, 2011 -
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The Thrift Savings Plan is often lauded as the best retirement plan in the country. But there\'s still some confusion about who\'s eligible for the TSP and how it works.
July 11, 2011 -
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Most federal workers, no matter how critical their jobs, are accustomed to working behind the scenes and away from the spotlight. And it was that way with our late colleague Suzanne Kubota who loved her job, loved federal workers and loved making all of us look better. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey takes a look at Suzanne\'s life.
July 11, 2011 -
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Participants in the USDA\'s E. Kika De La Garza Fellowship Program join host Derrick Dortch to talk about about the organization\'s mission and its goals. July 8, 2011 (Encore presentation September 2, 2011)
July 08, 2011 -
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Host Bill Bransford is joined by Tom Caulfield, executive director of the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, and National Science Foundation Inspector General Allison Lerner. July 8, 2011
July 08, 2011 -
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Tammy Flanagan, senior benefits director for National Institute of Transition Planning, explains some of those differences.
July 08, 2011 -
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The House passed a 1.6 percent pay raise for military personnel.
July 08, 2011 -
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Financial planning tips for new feds from Registered employee benefit consultant Ed Zurndorfer
July 08, 2011
