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What you need to know now for your taxes

Tom O'Rourke, principal with the law firm Miles and Stockbridge, P.C., talks about your 2013 taxes with host Bob Leins.
May 13, 2013

Tags: pay and benefits , Bob Leins , tax planning , Miles and Stockbridge PC , estate planning , retirement , IRS , Tom ORourke , For Your Benefit , NITP

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Chained CPI, TSP, and the 2014 budget

Financial Planner Art Stein and Federal Times Senior Staff Writer Stephen Losey join host Mike Causey to talk about a number of issues affecting federal workers.
April 24, 2013

Tags: pay and benefits , Art Stein , chained CPI , TSP , budget 2014 , pay raise , Federal Times , Stephen Losey , FEHBP , STOCK Act , Mike Causey , Your Turn

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Chained CPI, TSP, and the 2014 budget

Financial Planner Art Stein and Federal Times Senior Staff Writer Stephen Losey join host Mike Causey to talk about a number of issues affecting federal workers.
April 17, 2013

Tags: pay and benefits , Art Stein , chained CPI , TSP , budget 2014 , pay raise , Federal Times , Stephen Losey , FEHBP , STOCK Act , Mike Causey , Your Turn

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Pay and Benefits Tracker

Congress is turning to federal pay and benefits to find cost savings. To sort out all the proposals for you, Federal News Radio compiled a list of the bills that could affect your compensation. This list will be updated regularly with status changes and the addition of new bills.

Tags: budget , Congress , pay and benefits , House , Senate , bill tracker , retirement ,

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'Crisis of confidence' as USPS posts $5.2 billion quarterly loss

The Postal Service lost $5.2 billion in the third quarter of this year, bringing its year-to-date tally of red ink to $11.6 billion for the first nine months of 2012. The USPS chief financial officer said the organization's liquid assets are running perilously low. Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe faults an "inflexible" business model and urged action by Congress.

Tags: USPS , retirement , pay and benefits , Patrick Donahoe , Steven Masse , Thurgood Marshall, Jr. , Jared Serbu

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Postal shakeup, pensions, GSA fallout

Host Mike Causey will talk postal reform and other issues with Sally Davidow of the American Postal Workers Union, and Steve Watkins and Sean Reilly of the Federal Times.
May 16, 2012

Tags: pay and benefits , USPS , postal reform , Sally Davidow , American Postal Workers Union , downsizing , Steve Watkins , Sean Reilly , Federal Times , buyouts , GSA scandal , Mike Causey , Your Turn

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Social Security and federal pensions

Federal benefits specialist James Marshall discusses how your benefits could be affected by Social Security.
March 19, 2012

Tags: pay and benefits , For Your Benefit , Bob Leins , James Marshall , Social Security ,

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Congress moves toward standoff over payroll tax

Tags: Congress , House , payroll tax cut , pay and benefits , pay freeze , high 3 , high 5

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Feds' pay, pensions safe in payroll tax cut extension

Federal employees have dodged a bullet...for now. Congress will not freeze federal pay or change the annuity formula to pay for the two-month extension of the payroll tax cut.

Tags: payroll tax cut , Congress , Senate , House , pay and benefits , pay , benefits , high 3 , high 5 ,

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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 , Senior Executive Service , Postal Service , retirement , Francis Rose , In Depth , Federal Times , Steve Watkins , Sean Reilly , Mike Causey , Your Turn with Mike Causey

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