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The best date to retire and more

Host Mike Causey is joined by Bob Leins and Tammy Flanagan, hosts of Federal News Radio's For Your Benefit program. They will talk about how you can plan your retirement to maximize your benefits.
January 2, 2013

Tags: pay and benefits , FERS , FERS retirement program , Tammy Flanagan , Bob Leins , retirement benefits , retirement planning , Mike Causey , For Your Benefit

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Taking your Open Season questions

Walton Francis, THE expert on the federal health-insurance program, joined host Mike Cause to answer federal employees' and retirees' questions about finding the right plan during Open Season, which runs through Dec. 10.

Tags: Walton Francis , pay and benefits , Open Season , health insurance , FEHBP , Sean Reilly , Federal Times , sequestration , Congress , budget , USPS

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Open season means more than choosing health insurance

John Montague talks about life insurance and Sean Reilly discuses the U.S. Postal Service's finances and more this week on Your Turn.

Tags: pay and benefits , Open Season , life insurance , Social Security , John Montague , Sean Reilly , USPS , WAEPA , Federal Times

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White House missed deadline, fed pay freeze extended

Attorney Tom O'Rourke and Federal Times' Steve Losey joined Mike Causey.

Tags: Tom ORourke , Steve Losey , Federal Times , Mike Causey , pay and benefits

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Sequestration, the Ryan budget, and more

Host Mike Causey moderates a roundtable discussion of sequestration, postal service buyouts, and more.
August 15, 2012

Tags: pay and benefits , sequestration , Paul Ryan , budget battle , NARFE , Joseph Beaudoin , Steve Watkins , Sean Reilly , Federal Times , USPS , buyouts , early retirements , Social Security , TSA , OPM backlog , Mike Causey ,

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Dr. Strangelove: Or How We Learned To Love Sequestration

Coming soon...maybe...to a federal agency near you: Sequestration. Everybody is talking about it and nobody is doing anything about it. Congress set up the Dr. Strangelove-like time bomb to force it to do something...but so far nobody is doing anything but warning about federal furloughs and layoffs that could also devastate the contractor community.....

Tags: Mike Causey , pay and benefits , sequestration , workforce , Congress , Jeff Zients

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Was 2011 The Good Old Days???

When you think of the good old days do you think of your childhood, or maybe when you were in high school or college? For some people, like those who work for or are otherwise linked to Uncle Sam, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says the good old days may be as recent as this time last year when we thought times were tough.

Tags: Mike Causey , sequestration , pay and benefits , workforce , layoffs , NTEU , Colleen Kelly , Beltway

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TSP, pay freeze and agency cutbacks

Portions of last week's interview with TSP Executive Director Greg Long about the TSP hack attack will be re-aired this week. Also, Steve Watkins and Sean Reilly from the Federal Times join host Mike Causey to talk about the status of legislation pending in Congress that affects federal workers.
June 20, 2012

Tags: pay and benefits , retirement , TSP , TSP hack , Greg Long , Federal Times , Sean Reilly , Steve Watkins , Mike Causey ,

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Saving big bucks, the GSA scandal, and more

Allan Roth of CBS MoneyWatch and Federal Times reporters Andy Medici and Steve Losey join host Mike Causey on today's program.
April 11, 2012

Tags: pay and benefits , saving , Allan Roth , cbs moneywatch , Federal Times , Andy Medici , Steve Losey , GSA , Mike Causey , OPM , retirement

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Retirement and SES mobility

Host Mike Causey will talk federal retirement with the NITP's Tammy Flanagan. Senior Executives Association President Carol Bonosaro will talk about a new report that looks at the mobility of members of the Senior Executives Service.
March 28, 2012

Tags: pay and benefits , retirement , Tammy Flanagan , NITP , Voluntary Contribution Program , CSRS , Senior Executives Assocation , Senior Executives Service , Carol Bonasaro , PPS , Mike Causey

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