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Federal News Radio reporters Nicole Ogrysko, Scott Maucione and Meredith Somers will discuss 2017's top federal stories and the prospects for budget cuts, pay raises and buyouts in the new year.
December 20, 2017 -
If you were job-hunting, would you apply to a place where the CEOs regularly froze your pay and the board of directors had its eye on your pension plan? Sound familiar?
December 19, 2017 -
The retirement system is out of the woods for awhile and the new and revised Dec. 22 shutdown may not happen, but now there's a new threat: a zero pay raise in 2019.
December 18, 2017 -
Whether a government shutdown is on the horizon for the holiday season, a majority of federal employees who took a Federal News Radio survey said their federal agencies are ready if a shutdown does happen.
December 14, 2017 -
A key House Republican has unveiled a measure to deliver a huge budget increase to the Pentagon and prevent a government shutdown at the end of next week.
December 14, 2017 -
The Treasury Department will have to take extraordinary measures, which may include borrowing from the Thrift Savings Plan's G fund, for the next few months in order to keep the federal government from defaulting on its debts.
December 12, 2017 -
If Washington-based politicians trigger or allow a pre-Christmas government shutdown, its economic impact will be felt in hundreds of places thousands of miles from Capitol Hill.
December 11, 2017 -
Pentagon officials said Thursday that they have tweaked their government shutdown contingency plans since the last time one occurred in 2013, but emphasized that there is little they can do to stave off a shutdown's most damaging effects.
December 07, 2017 -
What are some of the big issues facing contractors in FY 2018? Find out when Allen Federal Business Partners President Larry Allen and Washington Technology Editor in Chief Nick Wakeman join host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center. October 23, 2017
October 22, 2017 -
Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says we see the best of people and the government, even as politicians continue to wheel and deal with a government shutdown as the ultimate threat.
September 11, 2017 -
When we talk about a government shutdown and its consequences, the truth is that we are actually talking about a pretend shutdown — the political theater version.
September 06, 2017 -
Congress is considering a several proposals to reform federal retirement system. If passed, how would they impact retirees' spending ability? Find out when Federal News Radio's Nicole Ogrysko joins host Mike Causey on this week's Your Turn. September 6, 2017
September 05, 2017 -
A shutdown directly affects almost the entire federal workforce. After the 2013 shutdown, most people assumed the Congress would never go there again. Why would they?
August 31, 2017 -
Who has the shorter attention span, your typical Washington politician or the guppy swimming around in your bowl?
August 28, 2017 -
Federal employees still recovering financially from the 2013 furloughs can relax a little, says Senior Correspondent Mike Causey.
August 18, 2017