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GSA: Thank you, thank you!
Members of Congress and media watchdogs are thoroughly outraged over GSA's meltdown in the Nevada desert. But those guardians of public morality and safety are also delighted at the foul-up, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says. And we love those YouTube videos too.
Tags: GSA , Shakeup at GSA , Mike Causey , pay and benefits , workforce
U.S., Brazil reach new military agreement
A new agreement, called the U.S.-Brazil Defense Cooperation Dialogue, is aimed at bringing both countries closer military-wise.
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GSA: Party animals or sacrificial lambs?
When your federal agency winds up as a top ten joke on the Jay Leno show, you know you are going to have some image problems for a long time, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says. Take the General Services Administration ...
Tags: Mike Causey , pay and benefits , workforce , GSA , Shakeup at GSA
Retiring - the only way to get ahead?
Worried about another pay freeze next year? Thinking about retiring to get a cost of living adjustment? Timing is everything, and for some people its already too late, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says.
Tags: pay and benefits , retirement , workforce , Mike Causey , FERS , CSRS , COLA , pay raise
Divorce, federal style
Why is it that some federal workers will never retire? They plan to work till they drop, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says. Is it love of the job, patriotism, friends at work or is it the ex-spouse lurking out there?...
Tags: Mike Causey , pay and benefits , retirement , Voluntary Contributions , David Snell , NARFE
Fed haven for mad money
If you have a stash of cash and you want to park it in one of the safest, most generous places around, where do you go? Tip: It isn't the Thrift Savings Plan, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says.
Tags: Mike Causey , pay and benefits , TSP , Voluntary Contributions , CSRS , Tammy Flanagan
The secret truth behind performance ratings?
When it comes time for your performance rating, do you ever feel like the honest, hard-working kid in the boxing movie who gets a shot at the title, only to be told that he must take a dive, or else? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey wants to know: Are your agency performance ratings rigged?
Tags: Mike Causey , pay and benefits , workforce , management , performance evaluations
Are you better off now than you were two years ago?
Thanks to the two-year pay freeze and two years of higher health premiums many federal workers today are taking home less money than they were in 2010, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says. Some alert feds are also curious as to whether Congress has plans to extend their pay freeze until 2013, 2014 or maybe even until 2015.
Tags: workforce , pay and benefits , retirement , Mike Causey , Congress , annuity , COLA , pay freeze , FERS , CSRS
Swing-dancing feds: One step forward, two steps back
When you think of federal workers, the term "swinger" isn't the first thing that pops into your head. But after some of the changes politicians want to make, anything could happen.
Tags: pay and benefits , Congress , workforce , Mike Causey ,
The 32 top-dollar cities for feds
When it comes to salaries, not all federal workers are created equal, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says. What you get paid depends on where you work. So what are the top 32 federal pay towns?
Tags: Mike Causey , pay and benefits , pay , workforce , locality pay , Federal Salary Council
