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  • 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.

    November 04, 2010
  • How will a newly divided Congress impact your job? There’s much

    November 03, 2010
  • 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

    November 03, 2010
  • 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.

    November 03, 2010
  • With Congress about to consider a federal pay freeze, furloughs and maybe even RIFs, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey has produced the icing on the cake. He found a federal worker who admits he slept on the job during last winter\'s 31-inch snowstorm that all but shut DC down.

    October 26, 2010
  • Senior Correspondent Mike Causey, Janet Kopenhaver of Federally Employed Women and Tom Shoop of Government Executive joined the DorobekINSIDER to discuss the repercussions of the recent Washington Post poll results that shows public negativity toward federal workers.

    October 19, 2010
  • President Obama said Friday that agencies might leave some vacancies as the administration figures out how to save money, The Washington Post reports.

    October 15, 2010
  • If Congress decides to give you a 10 day furlough, would you want it one-day at a time or in all at once? We asked feds about furlough options and Senior Correspondent Mike Causey finds they have some very interesting, creative, thoughts on the subject.

    October 15, 2010
  • The DorobekINSIDER asked you if you think feds should work on Columbus Day. As of Wednesday, here are the results: What do you think? Cast your vote! This story is part of our daily DorobekINSIDER…

    October 13, 2010
  • When it returns for a post-election session, a grumpy, angry Congress may take up a proposal to furlough federal workers for up to two weeks next year. But Senior Correspondent Mike Causey wonders, is there another solution? Like maybe working holidays!

    October 12, 2010
  • Groups representing federal workers, managers and executives are calling in a lot of IOUs. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says they\'re trying to keep Congress from freezing federal pay and furloughing workers.

    October 08, 2010
  • This week, Mike discusses what a lame duck Congress will mean for feds with Bill Bransford, partner, Shaw, Bransford & Roth. Topics include congressional pay cuts, furloughs for feds, and a 2011 pay freeze. September 29, 2010

    September 28, 2010
  • By Jolie Lee Federal News Radio Rep. Mike Coffman (R-CO) introduced a bill this week that would require two weeks of furlough in 2011 for federal civilian employees. The furloughs would save taxpayers $5.5 billion,…

    September 17, 2010
  • The Social Security Administration organizes and funds state disability programs, yet states have begun furloughs of these employees. SSA Commissioner Michael Astrue discusses what is behind this trend and why his agency is proposing a law to stop it.

    July 27, 2010