federal pay
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An Obama administration executive order protects the rights of federal contractor employees to blab about their pay. Alicia Samolis, partner with the law firm Partridge, Snow and Hahn shares advice on Federal Drive with Tom Temin about avoiding workplace chaos.
May 12, 2016 -
Lots of buzz in the federal community about a possible $40,000 buyout package, but Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says in this case bigger isn’t necessarily better.
May 09, 2016 -
Depending on whose numbers you believe, federal workers are either overpaid by 34 percent or underpaid by 25 percent compared to the private sector.
May 02, 2016 -
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.
April 21, 2016 -
Congressional staff salaries are significantly lower than five years ago. In a letter to House and Senate leaders, five experts urge Congress to reverse that trend. Lee Drutman, senior fellow in the program on political reform at the New America Foundation, and one of the signatories, talked with Federal News Radio's Jared Serbu on Federal Drive with Tom Temin about why experience matters on Capitol Hill.
April 06, 2016 -
Less than a month after opening a governmentwide investigation into federal employees' pay, Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) is taking a closer look at agency bonuses to rank-and-file federal workers and members of the Senior Executive Service.
March 18, 2016 -
What does it take to get an average, round-shouldered, pot-bellied guy to feel sorry for George Clooney? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says he gets it.
March 16, 2016 -
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.
March 09, 2016 -
Many think there is a gap between federal and private sector pay. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says the problem is that each side thinks it's on the losing end.
February 25, 2016 -
Federal employees on Jan. 1 received a 1 percent raise. Does President Obama's $4 trillion budget proposal mean a pay raise or more of the same for feds?
February 09, 2016 Wall Street is famous, some would say infamous, for its bonuses, but Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says Uncle Sam hands out a lot of cash attaboys too.
February 09, 2016-
Planning a federal pay raise party? If so, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says you may want to hold down expenses by making it a BYO affair.
January 11, 2016 -
Didn't you know that there would be a catch to the SES pay raise? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey has the details.
December 23, 2015 Does your paycheck have a leak in it? Is your federal annuity anemic? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says it's not your imagination and it's not your fault.
December 07, 2015-
Federal workers in the Washington-Baltimore area are due a locality pay raise next year, but Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says it may be smaller than expected.
November 10, 2015