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When dull is good

If you are a long time federal or postal worker you may have noticed this is the dullest health insurance open season in decades. But Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says that's a good thing...

Tags: Mike Causey , Federal Report , pay and benefits , health insurance , FEHBP , Open Season

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Retiring? Think canned food and cash

So how long could you hold your breath underwater? If your income was cut 40 to 50 percent what would that do to your standard of living, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey wonders.

Tags: Mike Causey , pay and benefits , Federal Report , retirement , OPM

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Health insurance Open Season means 'homework' for feds

Federal benefits specialist Ann Vanderslice joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin and Amy Morris to discuss the various plans the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program.

Tags: pay and benefits , Federal Drive , healthcare , FEHBP , Open Season , Ann Vanderslice

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OPM launches 2011 Open Season webcasts

The Office of Personnel Management debuts a series of webcasts to educate federal employees about the Open Season process.

Tags: OPM , Open Season , pay and benefits , health care , health benefits , workforce

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High-priced health plans ailing

After years of being asleep at the health-insurance switch, it appears that many federal workers and retirees are actually doing more than complaining about higher premiums, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says.

Tags: Mike Causey , pay and benefits , FEHBP , healthcare , health insurance , Open Season

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Midlife crisis: Life or death?

Is it more important to provide insurance for your family after you've gone, or while you are still around but pretty much helpless? It's a dollars-and-sense option people should check out, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says.

Tags: Mike Causey , Federal Report , pay and benefits , life insurance , long-term care insurance , Tammy Flanagan , Long Term Partners LLC

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Does it pay to work?

Are you better off financially slogging it to work or sleeping in five days a week. Some people say that all things considered they would be better off as a retiree than as an office serf. So do the math, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says.

Tags: Mike Causey , Federal Report , pay and benefits , retirement , workforce , COLA , Social Security

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Good time to watch your back

A picture is starting to form about what federal and postal workers can expect from Congressional budget-cutters. And as you probably suspected, it isn't pretty, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey.

Tags: pay , Mike Causey , Federal Report , supercommittee , Congress , budget , Darrell Issa

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Buyout money can help - and hurt - your wallet

Making the decision to accept buyout money can change your life for good or bad. Financial and career experts told Federal News Radio the right answer depends on who you are and what you expect and need in life.

Tags: pay and benefits , retirement , buyouts , John Grobe , Arthur Stein , Tammy Flanagan , Ruben Gomez

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Military retirement costs are affordable, DoD says

Amid calls for military retirement reform, Pentagon officials say the system that's in place right now is not the main driver of the department's escalating personnel costs and is affordable . Their remarks Tuesday before a Congressional subcommittee run counter to a Defense Business Board report that suggested retirement costs may eventually crowd out warfighting capability.

Tags: DoD , Congress , House , House Armed Services Committee , pay and benefits , retirement , military retirement , Defense Business Board , Steve Stobridge , Jo Ann Rooney , Vee Penrod , Austin Scott , Jared Serbu

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