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If you work for the government, how well do you handle sticker shock? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says feds and retirees are about to get some bad news.
When it comes to the 2017 pay raise and cost-of-living adjustment for federal workers and retirees, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says one is on target and the other is on life support.
What does real-life Washington, D.C. have in common with the mythical town of Lake Woebegone, Minnesota? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says we're a lot more alike than you think.
Greg Stanford with the Federal Managers Association will discuss the National Defense Authorization Act, proposed changes in Vets Preference rules and possible buyouts for some federal employees. June 15, 2016
If federal benefits were reported like the weather, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says the outlook for a pay raise is good but the retiree COLA is cloudy.
So what are the odds federal workers will get a pay raise in January? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says there is good news and there is bad news.
A Senate panel's version of the 2017 defense authorization bill keeps the military pay raise at 1.6 percent, but expands some health care options.
Depending on whose numbers you believe, federal workers are either overpaid by 34 percent or underpaid by 25 percent compared to the private sector.
In the great cosmic government calculator, a corporal willing to put him- or herself in harm's way to defend an ideal gets paid $24,000 plus room and board.
Politicians are promising federal workers a big pay raise in January. But Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says feds can be cheap dates in an election year.
When investing for retirement having more time is good, but Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says that young and lower-paid federal investors may be missing a golden opportunity.
Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) said federal employees wouldn't worry so much about changing locality pay, if Congress passed higher, across the board pay raises overall. He called for a 5.3 percent bump in pay next year, well over the 1.6 percent raise President Barack Obama proposed in his 2017 budget request.
The National Treasury Employees Union says the upcoming 2016 election could be the most important one for federal employees yet. NTEU National President Tony Reardon is calling on his members to organize, rally for change and vote for the representatives who will protect their federal pay, benefits and collective bargaining rights.
Legislation to boost federal workers' pay by 5.3 percent is set to be introduced by Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) The bill comes after President Barack Obama proposed a 1.6 percent increase in his fiscal 2017 budget.