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Brother, Can You Spare $43,000?
If we could each kick in $43,000 we could eliminate the national debt overnight. One of Mike's readers says there is an existing mechanism...the Combined Federal Campaign.
Tags: Mike Causey , Federal Report , CFC , deficit , medical privacy
Porn Viewing vs. Coffee Breaks
Is the person in the next cubicle doing his or her important government job, or viewing porn? And is this a problem exclusive to government? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey takes a peek at the porn problem.
Tags: Mike Causey , porn , pornography , SEC , MMS , Commerce
VA centralizes approach to training acquisition workers
WFED's Jason Miller reports.
Tags: technology , management , VA , acquisition , Jason Miller , training ,
Static cleared over the telework bill
The Senate approves a bill designed to expand telework in the federal government. The Telework Enhancement Act would create an assumption in agencies that employees are eligible to telework. We get an update from American Banker's Jodi Schneider.
Tags: Federal Drive , telework , Congress , Jodi Schneider , Suzanne Kubota
Bill would block BRAC traffic at the parking lot
It's being called a potential traffic catastrophe. Thousands of federal workers, and their cars, are being shifted to already crowded roads in Northern Virginia as part of BRAC. Now, there are efforts to stop it.
Tags: BRAC , Defense , DoD , Mark Center , traffic , Amy Morris , Congressional Spotlight
NSPS Rollback Hopes and Fears
Did you ever hear of a GS 14 step 15? Some feds say that's what the National Security Personnel System created, and they love it. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey discusses the rise and fall of the loved-hated NSPS program.
Tags: Mike Causey , NSPS , GS , AGFE , Jacqueline Simon , Rebecca Schreiber
Don't panic about the global economy
This week's Your Turn was jam-packed with information. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey talked with Jessica Klement, legislative director at the Federal Managers Association, about the latest regarding the NSPS transition and rolling your unused annual leave into your TSP once you retire from federal service. He also talked with Certified Financial Planner Rebecca Schreiber, who explains why you shouldn't be panicking about the global economy just yet.
Tags: Your Turn , FMA , Jessica Klement , Rebecca Schreiber , Mike Causey , Dorothy Ramienski
Federal retirements hit seven-year low
OPM data shows many less than projected left federal service in 2009.
Tags: retirement , Must Reads , DorobekInsider , newscast
GOP proposes federal pay raise cut
Would freezing federal worker salaries help cut government costs? The Republican party is asking that question.
Tags: Eric Cantor , pay raise , pay cut , DorobekInsider , newscast , Must Reads
Calls grow for federal pay cuts
Paychecks from private business shrank to their smallest share of personal income in American history during the first 3 months of this year. Now, some are asking if feds should take pay cuts too. The Partnership for Public Service's John Palguta explains.
Tags: Federal Drive , John Palguta , Partnership for Public Service , pay cut , Suzanne Kubota
