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Long term care: who needs it and when?

Long Term Care Partners CEO Paul Forte and senior account manager Beth O'Brien join host Mike Causey to answer your questions about the federal Long Term Care insurance program.
May 11, 2011

Tags: pay and benefits , Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program , Long Term Care Partners , Federal Times , Steve Losey , intelligence , Osama bin Laden , Mike Causey , Paul Forte , Beth O'Brien

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Estate planning and more

Host Mike Causey is joined by estate planner Tom O'Rourke to discuss what you need to do to make sure your estate is in order. Also, Federal Times reporter Steve Losey gives us an update on a couple of bills making their way through Congress.
April 27, 2011

Tags: pay and benefits , estate planning , Tom O' Rourke , IRS , Federal Times , pay freeze , federal workforce , Mike Causey , Congress , budget , Steve Losey

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Long term care and more

Federal Times editor Steve Watkins joins host Mike Causey for a lively discussion of the big issues affecting feds.
April 20, 2011

Tags: pay and benefits , Federal Times , Steve Watkins , Steve Losey , For Your Benefit , Tammy Flanagan , long term care , Mike Causey

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Deficit plan to target fed pay, benefits?

Federal Times editor Steve Watkins joins host Mike Causey to talk about what's next for federal workers and retirees.
April 13, 2011

Tags: pay and benefits , shutdown , Congress , American Federation of Government Employees , Federal Times , Steve Watkins , Mike Causey , federal budget

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What happens if the federal government shuts down?

Colleen Kelley, president of the National Treasury Employees Union talks about government shutdowns, and what happens if the federal government closes its doors.
April 6, 2011

Tags: shutdown , Congress , Colleen Kelley , National Treasury Employees Union , John Gage , American Federation of Government Employees , Mike Causey , pay and benefits

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Feds rarely denied raise for poor performance

Federal Times' Steve Watkins and Steve Losey discuss the likelihood of bills targeting federal employees will have enough votes to pass.

Tags: Mike Causey , pay and benefits , budget , Steve Losey , Steve Watkins , Federal Times , retirement , Congress

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USPS to reduce workforce by up to 30,000 in 2011

The U.S. Postal Service could reduce its workforce by up to 30,000 employees this year. Up to 7,500 of those positions would be eliminated as part of a redesign that USPS will announce March 25, an agency spokeswoman said.

Tags: Steve Watkins , Mike Causey , USPS , management , workforce reductions

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Shutdown averted...or not?

This week's show focuses on the continuing possibility of a government shutdown. Guests include Steve Watkins and Sean Reilly from the Federal Times and AFGE's Witold Skwierczynski.
March 2, 2011

Tags: shutdown , budget , AFGE , Federal Times , SSA , Witold Skwierczynski , Steve Watkins , Sean Reilly , Mike Causey , pay and benefits , management

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Fundings and freezes

On this week's show, host Mike Causey talks with the Federal Times about fast-changing federal issues including the continuing resolution, the FY 2012 budget and the pay freeze proposals on the Hill.
February 9, 2011

Tags: pay and benefits , pay freeze , Steve Watkins , Steve Losey , Federal Times , Congress , 2012 budget , budget , FY 2012 budget , furlough

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What will happen to feds in 2011?

This week's show is all about you - the federal employee. What other changes may be in store for feds in 2011 in the wake of the federal pay freeze and the change in Congress?
January 12, 2011

Tags: Steve Watkins , Steve Losey , Andrew Tilghman , Federal Times , Mike Causey , pay and benefits , pay freeze , government shutdown , Congress , deficit reduction commission , furlough , Jolie Lee , management , contracting

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