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Retiree raise? COLA not a guarantee
Federal, military and Social Security retirees get a cost-of-living adjustment like clockwork each and every year, even during years when federal workers do not get pay raises. But the 2014 cost-of-living adjustment for retirees is up in the air and on attack on two very different fronts, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says.
Tags: Federal Report , pay and benefits , retirement , chained CPI , COLA
Saintly media vs. government devils
When a newspaper reporter fakes a story, we are outraged. When a network TV show gets it wrong, we are stunned. But we tend to forget, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says. But when a handful of government workers go rogue, maybe on orders from their political bosses, the entire workforce is tainted for a long, long time.
Tags: IRS , IRS scandal , Federal Report , workforce
Don't work or we'll fire you!
The password next week at several federal agencies is this: Come to work and we fire you. Don't dare show your face on Friday or else, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says.
Tags: Federal Report , workforce , sequestration , furloughs
Uncle Sam's GPS: Are we there yet?
When you're on a vacation trip or long drive, do your kids keep asking "Are we there yet?!" Now, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says, suppose you are Uncle Sam and you've told your 1.8 million kids they are going on a sequestration vacation. If they keep asking are we there yet, what do you tell them?
Tags: Federal Report , workforce , sequestration , furloughs
Where is sequestration heading?
Federal News Radio's Francis Rose and Jim McElhatton from the Federal Times join Mike Causey to talk about the impact of sequestration and what happens next.
May 15, 2013
Tags: pay and benefits , Francis Rose , In Depth , Jim McElhatton , Federal Times , sequestration , furloughs , budget 2014 , Your Turn
Sequestration slaps feds, punches contractors
For many federal workers, the threat of sequestration-triggered furloughs seems to be fading, at least a bit. But for some federal contractors, sequestration has meant layoffs, with perhaps more to come, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says. So how's sequestration treating you?
Tags: acquisition , sequestration , workforce , Federal Report , contractors , furloughs
Hacked, fracked and back...
A funny thing happened on the way to work last week, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says. We got hacked but, as you can see, we are back. As setbacks often do, this one has made us smarter and stronger. Glad to be back.
Tags: Federal Report , workforce
In Depth Show Blog - May 13, 2013
On the In Depth show blog, you can listen to our interviews, find more information about the guests on the show each day, as well as links to other stories and resources we discuss.
Tags: Francis Rose , In Depth , Bruce Barkley , David Vollman , Hord Tipton , Jason Miller , Larry Allen
Retire?! Are you nuts?
Thinking of retiring within the next 12 to 18 months? Tired of traffic, being beaten up by politicians and facing a furlough? And who knows when the current three-year pay freeze will ever end? So call it a day, right? Put in your papers and everything will be okay, correct? Wrong, wrong wrong. Are you nuts? Retiring is not the answer for everyone, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says.
Tags: Federal Report , pay and benefits , workforce , retirement
Just how essential are you, really...
Back in the day, there were two classes of federal worker. Either you were essential or you were nonessential. Most were nonessential. Thanks to political correctness, the term of art now is emergency or nonemergency, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says. So what impact does that have when furloughs come a knocking?
Tags: sequestration , Federal Report , furloughs
