Pay & Benefits

  • Many federal and postal workers are worried about minor changes in their retirement benefits but Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says they should be focusing on more immediate actions that could have a lifetime impact on their pay and pensions.

    June 24, 2011
  • Debra Vess\'s program, HR Connect, has been recognized for benefitting many agencies in the field of HR. It\'s the reason she was named a 2011 Causey Award winner.

    June 23, 2011
  • If you live or visit the DC area, you understand why we have the second worst traffic in the nation. But, says Senior Correspondent Mike Causey, we may be living in the good old days compared to what\'s about to come our way.

    June 23, 2011
  • Steve Bauer, executive director of the Federal Employees Education and Assistance fund talks about the organization\'s 25th anniversary

    June 22, 2011
  • Sixteen years after the bombing of the federal building in Oklahoma City, reports Senior Correspondent Mike Causey, nearly two dozen children who lost one or both parents are going to college on free-ride scholarships provided by their parent\'s fellow federal workers.

    June 22, 2011
  • Not everyone thinks you’re being persecuted by all of the proposals to freeze your pay and cut your benefits. Federal News Radio Senior Correspondent Mike Causey has some comments from one of those people in…

    June 21, 2011
  • We\'ll talk to a Causey Award Winner Julia Ruffini, a Field Office Chief for the Defense Security Service who has to be right 100 percent of the time. We\'ll tell you how she does it.

    June 21, 2011
  • Kathryn Medina, the executive director of the Chief Human Capital Officers Council, spearheaded the first Federal Human Resources HR University and helped develop a framework for HR University. She is a 2011 Causey Award winner.

    June 21, 2011
  • Federal News Radio is recognizing winners of the second annual Causey Awards. Federal News Radio\'s Francis Rose and Mike Causey discussed the hallmarks of exemplary HR professionals.

    June 20, 2011
  • OPM Director John Berry believes a perception that poorly-performing federal employees are not held accountable is driving animosity toward government. He hopes to finish a strategy for better accountability by the end of 2011. Berry is a 2011 Causey Award winner.

    June 20, 2011
  • Someday you\'ll want to take money out of your TSP. Federal News Radio\'s Francis Rose spoke with Tom Trabucco, director of external affairs at the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, for tips on reversing the flow of cash.

    June 20, 2011
  • If you are thinking about long term care insurance you have until Friday to qualify for the goverrment\'s LTC program under so-called abbreviated underwriting rules. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says after that it will be much harder to qualify for coverage.

    June 20, 2011
  • Congress is mulling a number of bills that could significantly change federal employees\' pay and benefits. Federal News Radio\'s Francis Rose asked Tammy Flanagan, Senior benefits Director for the National Institute of Transition Planning, to explain the potential impact.

    June 17, 2011
  • HHS and ATF are among the agencies preparing for a much lower budget in 2012 and beyond. Officials said short-term savings have been found, so now they must consider cuts to everything from real estate to personnel to non-critical functions.

    June 17, 2011