federal pay

  • The Postal Service has hired Evercore Partners, a New York-based investment bank, to evaluate proposed changes to its operations, compensation and benefits. Evercore has advised General Motors and other large, troubled companies. USPS said it needs to cut annual expenses by $20 billion by 2015.

    November 22, 2011
  • A picture is starting to form about what federal and postal workers can expect from Congressional budget-cutters. And as you probably suspected, it isn\'t pretty, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey.

    October 27, 2011
  • The Office of Personnel Management has created a task force to lead efforts to stop payments to retirees who have died. An inspector general report released Thursday revealed that OPM had paid $601 million in benefits to dead people since 2006.

    September 23, 2011
  • Jessica Klement, chief lobbyist for the Federal Managers Association and Federal Times senior writer Steve Losey join host Mike Causey on today\'s program. September 14, 2011

    September 14, 2011
  • USPS cancels bonuses for executives, officers and administrative staff.

    July 01, 2011
  • Feds who goof off on the job, or who spend all day surfing the net, watching the clock or on personal business are in for trouble. Congress is coming. So why are the vast majority of civil servants not quaking in their boots? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey tells all.

    July 01, 2011
  • How many hamburger flippers, box-store greeters and grocery store baggers does Uncle Sam employ? Short answer, not too many which Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says may explain while federal salaries are bigger than in many sections of the private sector.

    June 28, 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
  • 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
  • The administration has capped the amount federal agencies can spend on performance awards for employees.

    June 13, 2011
  • Fiddling around with your Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) account too much could hurt your wallet. Federal News Radio spoke with Tom Trabucco, director of external affairs at the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, about problems that could arise.

    June 06, 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
  • Director John Berry pushes back against claims from members of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee that federal employees are overpaid. Rep. Issa called the pay freeze a \"farce\" and wants step-increases frozen for this year. Berry and Democrat lawmakers continue to make the case that feds deserve their salaries.

    March 09, 2011
  • Under President Obama\'s proposed FY 2012 budget, federal employees\' pay would still be frozen for two years, military pay would be raised 1.6 percent, and hundreds of federal programs would be terminated and reduced.

    February 14, 2011