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The Federal Pay Debate has real consequences
Some of the budget cutting ideas like pay cuts and freezes, furloughs and cutbacks are "just crazy" according to a federal employee union official.
Tags: pay and benefits , AFGE , DFAS , pay debate , Arnold Scott , furloughs , Suzanne Kubota
Polls find public negativity toward feds
A Washington Post poll and Rasmussen Reports survey both find public negativity toward federal employees and the government.
Tags: Washington Post , Rasmussen Reports , overpaid , poll , survey , public perception , pay debate
Federal retirement benefits on the chopping block
Host Debra Roth is joined by Federal News Radio's Mike Causey, NARFE Legislative Director Dan Adcock, and World at Work's Lenny Sanicola to talk about pending legislation in Congress that would change retirement benefits for federal workers.
May 20, 2011
Tags: pay and benefits , federal retirement , TSP , Congress , Tim Geithner , debt ceiling , deficit reduction , deficit reduction commission , fiscal commission , Civil Service retirement and disability trust fund , FERS , CSRS , Debra Roth , Shaw, Bransford and Roth , Mike Causey , Your Turn , Dan Adcock , NARFE , Lenny Sanicola , World at Work , Fed Talk
OPM, Republicans continue battle over federal pay
Director John Berry pushes back against claims from members of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee that federal employees are overpaid. Rep. Issa called the pay freeze a "farce" and wants step-increases frozen for this year. Berry and Democrat lawmakers continue to make the case that feds deserve their salaries.
Tags: pay and benefits , John Berry , Jason Chaffetz , Dennis Ross , Stephen Lynch , Darrell Issa , OPM , House Oversight and Government Reform Committee , bonuses , performance system , CHCO Council , GS-System , Jason Miller , pay debate
What the proposed 2012 budget means for feds
Under President Obama's proposed FY 2012 budget, federal employees' pay would still be frozen for two years, military pay would be raised 1.6 percent, and hundreds of federal programs would be terminated and reduced.
Tags: newssstand , FY 2012 budget , pay and benefits , military pay , Suzanne Kubota
Optimistic forecast for local housing market
The local housing market continues to rebound, showing price increases for 12 consecutive months. The large federal workforce accounts for much of this success.
Tags: housing , housing market , federal pay freeze , John McClain
Federal Salary Council recommends FY 2012 locality pay rates
This was the first meeting with the seven new members appointed earlier this month by the President. National Treasury Employees Union President and FSC council member Colleen Kelley gave us the details from the meeting.
Tags: Federal Drive , management , Federal Salary Council , locality pay , Colleen Kelley
Your Future: Omnibus or Ominous?
The shattered lame duck session of the 111th Congress has limped back in town with lots of homework to complete in a short time. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says it includes the federal pay raise (if any), job security issues, $250 payments for retirees and a new TSP perk.
Tags: Pay & Benefits , Mike Causey , pay raise , pay freeze , omnibus , $250 payment , furloughs , TSP , sick leave
Federal workers becoming a flash point in midterm elections
Last week Republicans proposed a hiring freezeof non-security federal workers. That's just the latest GOP effort to target federal workers' pay and hiring. So far these efforts haven't gone far, but that could change with a GOP takeover of Congress after the mid-term elections, The Washington Post reports.
Tags: Dorobek Insider , Must Reads , Pledge to America , hiring freeze , John Berry , OPM , pay debate
Independent method needed to settle pay debate
Are taxpayers getting a good value for their money? That depends on who you ask, and there is no way to answer that question unless a third party steps in. Federal News Radio explores this ongoing issue on In Depth.
Tags: pay and benefits , public sector , private sector , Paul Rowson , WorldatWork , In Depth , Dorothy Ramienski , Francis Rose
