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On Duty

Since the 9/11 terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, holidays have never been the same. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey talks about the brave new world.

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Wall Street worries hit your TSP planning

As the third quarter starts, employers cut 125,000 jobs from the nation's payrolls in June, but the loss was driven by a wave of census layoffs. Certified financial planner Arthur Stein explains what's ahead.

Tags: Federal Drive , investing , Arthur Stein , TSP , Suzanne Kubota

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Big Career Changes Coming at You

Imagine working for a place where the boss could give you a bonus or pay raise for good performance, or freeze your pay and dock your annual leave if you repeatedly fail to measure up. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says imagine you are working there because it's coming your way.

Tags: Mike Causey , OPM , John Berry

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The F-Word: Don't Quit Your Daytime Job

According to Senior Correspondent Mike Causey, the F-word is being heard more and more each day in federal agencies. What it means, Mike says, is don't quit your daytime job.

Tags: Mike Causey , freeze , pay debate

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OPM adding another retention tool: LEAD program

Agency graduates first class from a training series that participants say will help them meet challenges they face on the job every day.

Tags: In Depth , Francis Rose , management , OPM , John Berry , LEAD program , training , Kay Ely , Walter Kennedy , Edward Melton , DoD

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Will you soon be able to invest annual leave in your TSP?

This week, Mike Causey talks with Dan Adcock, legislative director of the National Active Retired Federal Employees, about where legislation is in the House that would allow you to move unused annual leave into your TSP after leaving federal service. Then, Randy Erwin of the National Federation of Federal Employees talks about why some in Congress are keen on freezing federal pay and benefits.
Encore presentation

Tags: Your Turn , Mike Causey , NARFE , Dan Adcock , NFFE , Randy Erwin , Dorothy Ramienski , TSP , TSP News , retirement , pay raise , pay cut

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Sick Leave Phase In

The good news is that Congress has given federal workers a major financial incentive to save their sick leave. But Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says the bad news is that a full cure for the so-called FERS flu is still years away.

Tags: Mike Causey , FERS flu , sick leave

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DoD calls on industry to help it save money

Undersecretary Carter says vendors providing services and weapons systems must figure out how to do more with less. He says DoD will create a preferred supplier program.

Tags: contracting , Ashton Carter , William Lynn , DoD , efficiency initiative , cost savings , Meg Beasley , management ,

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OPM shaping future leaders in a new way

The first graduates of a new leadership training program run by the Office of Personnel Management received their certificates yesterday. They are, as OPM Director John Berry describes them, the "tip of the spear" of a cadre of up-and-coming federal workers who are honing their leadership skills to be the next generation of agency leaders and executives who will run the government.

Tags: management , OPM , John Berry , LEAD program , training , Kay Ely , Walter Kennedy , Edward Melton , DoD , Max Cacas , Rachel Stevens

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Show Me The Buyout!

Ever wonder whatever happened to all those buyouts that used to be available? Well, they are still out there but as Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says, they are a little hard to find.

Tags: Mike Causey , buyouts , VSIP , VERA

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