CSRS

  • Multiple proposals being discussed by Congress and the White House would affect feds\' pay and benefits. Host Mike Causey is joined by Steve Losey and Steve Watkins of the Federal Times to discuss what might be coming down the road. May 25, 2011

    May 25, 2011
  • Host Debra Roth is joined by Federal News Radio\'s Mike Causey, NARFE Legislative Director Dan Adcock, and World at Work\'s Lenny Sanicola to talk about pending legislation in Congress that would change retirement benefits for federal workers. May 20, 2011

    May 20, 2011
  • Without action from Congress, the U.S. Postal Service will default on its obligations to future retirees\' health care accounts. Next up are payments to employees and vendors, the postmaster general told Congress Tuesday.

    May 18, 2011
  • Senior Correspondent Mike Causey has something to take your mind off the possibility of an extended pay freeze. Forget about that and concentrate on the highly-likely prospect of a 5 to 6 percent permanent pay cut.

    May 13, 2011
  • Federal and military retirees have been on a no-calorie diet for the past two years. But they may be in line for a cost of living adjustment in January 2012. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey crunches the numbers.

    April 18, 2011
  • Most individuals have a time period they consider the good old days...when kids were kids...people didn\'t lock their doors. But Mike Causey says that for many federal workers the good old days didn\'t last very long because they only included last weekend!

    April 14, 2011
  • Postmaster General Pat Donahoe said he\'s ready to announce more RIFs and without legislative help USPS will face insolvency this year. Sen. Susan Collins introduced a bill to help solve some of the challenges the Postal Services faces.

    March 03, 2011
  • Patrick Donahoe became the 73rd Postmaster General Friday, assuming control of the Postal Service in the midst of a fiscal crisis. Donahoe said USPS will reduce its workforce by another 7,500 people in 2011. Still, he\'s optimistic about the future. In the short term, however, the reality is that postal workers are likely to suffer while the agency tries to balance its books.

    January 17, 2011
  • As proposed by the President, people who pay into Social Security would have their payroll tax cut by 2 percentage points next year. Those who don\'t pay into Social Security, like nearly 600,000 federal employees, would see no change. NARFE\'s Dan Adcock explains why there\'s grousing on both sides.

    December 15, 2010
  • Federal benefits expert Tammy Flanagan joins host Mike Causey with details on the Voluntary Contribution Program. They\'ll discuss how it works, who can join it, and how it would work with a Roth option. December 15, 2010 (Encore Presentation)

    December 14, 2010
  • Has the proposed social security tax cut triggered a civil war in your office? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says in some locations there is a major rift between younger workers under the FERS system who would get the break and their older CSRS colleagues who won\'t get it.

    December 14, 2010
  • How would you like a pay freeze and a two percent raise at the same time. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says that\'s what may happen to a large chunk of the federal workforce.

    December 10, 2010
  • Congress, unions, new Postmaster General all agree current payment structure for retirees is killing chances of USPS survival.

    December 06, 2010
  • Friday is supposed to be a slow news day so we\'ll limit it to this: a 3 year pay freeze, 10 percent job cut, higher FEHBP premiums for retirees, lower benefits for future retirees and some other stuff. Interested? Check out Senior Correspondent Mike Causey\'s federal report.

    November 12, 2010