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Open season, Medicare part B, and job cuts

Host Mike Causey will talk about the big issues facing federal employees with NARFE's David Snell and Federal Times staff writer Stephen Losey.
November 9, 2011

Tags: Mike Causey , Your Turn , David Snell , NARFE , Stephen Losey , Open Season , Medicare part B , federal retirement , DoD , Air Force , Congressional supercommittee , job cuts , budget battle

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Army software filters classified info

The software can stop someone from uploading a secret document, pinpoint the location of the breach, and notify administrators.

Tags: Cybersecurity Update , technology , In Depth , Army , software , classified information

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Long term care and an update on the congressional supercommittee

Host Mike Causey is joined by Paul Forte and Beth O'Brien of Long Term Care Partners, and Federal Times reporter Stephen Losey.
October 26, 2011

Tags: pay and benefits , Long Term Care Partners , Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program , Paul Forte , health benefits , retirement benefits , Stephen Losey , pay freeze , COLAs , FERS retirement program , Mike Causey , Your Turn with Mike Causey , Beth O

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Supercommittee recs, Postal Service's future

Host Mike Causey will discuss the big issues facing feds with Federal News Radio's Francis Rose, Federal Times editor Steve Watkins and senior reporter Sean Reilly.
October 19, 2011

Tags: pay and benefits , super committee , Pensions , Senior Executive Service , Postal Service , retirement , Francis Rose , In Depth , Steve Watkins , Sean Reilly , Mike Causey , Your Turn with Mike Causey

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Participants borrow less from their TSP accounts

Tom Trabucco, Director of External Relations for the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, talks about what this might mean; also, he explains the difference between their loan program and

Tags: Pay & Benefits , TSP , Tom Trabucco , Dorothy Ramienski , Stephen Losey

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Civil service reform, COLAs and Medicare Part B

Host Mike Causey is joined by Federal Times editor Steve Watkins, and NARFE retired benefits director David Snell.
October 12, 2011

Tags: pay and benefits , civil service reform , COLAs , retirement benefits , Steve Watkins , NARFE , David Snell , Medicare part B , FEHBP , Mike Causey , Your Turn

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Top-heavy feds: The rise of high-level pay grades

More federal employees are now concentrated in higher pay grade levels, as technology has shifted jobs to higher skills and retirements has created a need to fill more senior positions.

Tags: Steve Watkins , Mike Causey , pay and benefits , GS system , OPM , Jolie Lee , management , hiring , workforce

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Air Force makes $1M selling scrap metal

Federal Times reports The scrap metal has been saved up for more than 15 years at Thule Air Base, Greenland.

Tags: DoD Report , scrap metal , In Depth , Air Force , thule air base , greenland

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USPS proposal would oust FEHBP for single health plan

Host Mike Causey is joined on today's show by Susan R. Johnson, president of the American Foreign Service Association, and Federal Times senior staff writers, Stephen Losey and Sean Reilly.
October 5, 2011

Tags: pay and benefits , budget battle , ATF , US Postal Service , American Foreign Service Association , susan johnson , Congress , Stephen Losey , Sean Reilly , Mike Causey , Your Turn with Mike Causey

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Foreign Service braces for budget cuts, the likelihood of USPS health plan proposal

Mike welcomes Susan Johnson of the American Foreign Service Association and Steve Losey and Sean Reilly of the Federal Times.
October 5, 2011

Tags: Your Turn , pay and benefits , Mike Causey , USPS , Steve Losey , Sean Reilly , budget , continuing resolution , Congress , State , Foreign Service , American Foreign Service Association , susan johnson

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