federal pay raise

• Postal workers ratify contract with 3.5 percent raise

  Members of the U.S. Postal Service\'s largest union voted Thursday to accept a new contract that includes a 3.5 percent raise and cost-of-living adjustments over four years.

  Pay & Benefits

  May 12, 2011
• No pay raise for poor performing DoD civilians

  A new bill would flatline pay for Defense civilian employees who receive poor performance ratings

  Federal Drive

  March 31, 2011
• COLA For Retirees/Pay Raise for Postals!

  Just when it looked like federal workers have hit rock bottom, it turns out that two big chunks of the government family may be in for some good news. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says there may be pay raises for some postal workers and the return of the COLA for retirees.

  Defense

  March 22, 2011
• Down the Road: Pay Freeze and Job Cuts and Furloughs

  What does the sea change election mean for federal workers? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says possibilities include a diet-pay raise, possible furloughs with White House backing and a new effort to get rid of poor performers.

  Mike Causey

  November 26, 2010
• Analysis: What will happen to your pay?

  Federal News Radio\'s Mike Causey and GovExec\'s Tom Shoop offer analysis about what could happen to your pay under the lame duck Congress.

  Congress

  November 16, 2010
• ‘Overqualifieds’ may start looking for better jobs

  Wall Street Journal reports that overqualified workers may start to look for better jobs they took during a down economy.

  Budget

  November 16, 2010
• Federal pay raises up in the air

  Raise or no raise? The Senate Appropriations Committee last summer approved a 1.4 percent pay raise for federal workers. This is now up in the air as the lame duck Congress sits down.

  Federal Drive

  November 16, 2010
• Federal pay raises up in the air

  Raise or no raise? The Senate Appropriations Committee last summer approved a 1.4 percent pay raise for federal workers. This is now up in the air as the lame duck Congress sits down.

  Congress

  November 16, 2010
• Your Future: Omnibus or Ominous?

  The shattered lame duck session of the 111th Congress has limped back in town with lots of homework to complete in a short time. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says it includes the federal pay raise (if any), job security issues, $250 payments for retirees and a new TSP perk.

  Benefits

  November 16, 2010
• Pay Freeze and Job Cuts, and Furloughs, Oh My!

  What does the sea change election mean for federal workers? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says possibilities include a diet-pay raise, possible furloughs with White House backing and a new effort to get rid of poor performers.

  Mike Causey

  November 04, 2010
• Analysis: How the new political alignment will impact feds

  Will the big changes in Congress mean big changes for federal employees? Bill Bransford, general counsel for the Senior Executives Association, joins Mike Causey for this week\'s Your Turn. November 3, 2010

  Mike Causey

  November 03, 2010
• Elections 2010: Focus on federal workers

  A partial shift in power on the Hill means committee chairmanships will change in the House but not in the Senate. A variety of issues from the federal budget to telework, and federal pay and regulatory policies will be re-examined.

  Congress

  November 03, 2010
• Cost Cutters Focus on Feds

  The first unofficial holiday of the government\'s fiscal year, Halloween, is traditionally the time when horrible job-related rumors are revived. After scaring many federal workers and retirees the scary stuff always goes away. But Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says this year things may be different.

  Mike Causey

  October 29, 2010
• Federal pay up over 400 percent since 1969

  A report from Congressional Research Service reports on increases in federal pay and pension since 1969.

  Pay

  October 20, 2010