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OPM commits to stopping payments to dead people

The Office of Personnel Management has created a task force to lead efforts to stop payments to retirees who have died. An inspector general report released Thursday revealed that OPM had paid $601 million in benefits to dead people since 2006.

Tags: John Berry , pay and benefits , OPM , retirement , wasteful spending , OMB , IG , Emily Kopp , pay , Patrick McFarland

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OPM paying $600 million to dead people

The Office of Personnel Management has paid more than $600 million to deceased annuitants in the last five years.

Tags: OPM , management , oversight , pay and benefits , retirement , Ruben Gomez

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Less Painful Pain Pills

Why is it that when many federal workers and retirees take a pill for a headache, sinus or their blood pressure they also feel a pain in the butt? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says its all about the high price of prescription drugs.

Tags: Mike Causey , Federal Report , pay and benefits , health care , OPM , supercommittee , FEHBP

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Feds facing diet paycheck

The plan to require feds to pay more for their pensions is a blow to your take-home pay, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says, but it could have been — and may yet be — a lot worse.

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

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Feds' $60B sacrifice might not be enough

Jessica Klement, chief lobbyist for the Federal Managers Association and Federal Times senior writer Steve Losey join host Mike Causey on today's program.
September 14, 2011

Tags: Jessica Klement , pay and benefits , pay freeze , FMA , pay , COLA

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Retirement tips for feds: Take control

Ed Zurndorfer, a registered employee-benefit consultant, joined the Federal Drive with tips for how federal employees can take control of their retirement.

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Analysis: FEHB changes coming to your wallet

Changes to the computation of group rates in the FEHBP are coming. We talk with Checkbook's Walton Francis about what that may mean for you.

Tags: Federal Drive , FEHBP , OPM , Walton Francis , health care , Suzanne Kubota

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Could pay and benefits cuts be good?

Tags: Mike Causey , Federal Report , pay and benefits , pay , retirement , In Depth

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Lots of Somebodies Want Your Job

Click here to listen to Mike's interview with OPM Director John Berry on Your Turn.

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USPS FERS suspension raises legal questions

After Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) questioned the Postal Service's decision to stop paying to FERS, attorney Bill Bransford said Issa may be concerned that USPS is setting a precedent for subsidizing other financially unstable agencies.

Tags: Bill Bransford , Shaw Bransford & Roth , USPS , FERS , pay and benefits , retirement , Courtney Thompson

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