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Furlough follies: Gone but not forgotten
In the past, when federal workers were furloughed they were told to stop working and go home until further notice. If you were out of town, you were to return ASAP, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says. But what happens if the furlough is one day per week and you are on an assignment to Atlanta or Antarctica?
Tags: Mike Causey , Federal Report , workforce , furloughs , sequestration
Asteroid strike, furloughs - it's always something
Can you take vacation if you are furloughed? Answer: No! What about sick leave? Only if you promise to die to prove you are really sick. And to cap out the week, an asteroid the size of a small skyscraper is coming very close to Earth on Friday, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says.
Tags: Mike Causey , Federal Report , workforce , sequestration , furloughs
Military benefits extended to same-sex partners
Tags: same-sex benefits , Leon Panetta , DoD
Coming Up: Tax talk with Ed Zurndorfer
Ed Zurndorfer, owner of EZ Accounting and Financial Services, will answer your tax questions.
February 11, 2013
Tags: tax payments , tax tips , tax season , Ed Zurndorfer , EZ Accounting and Financial Services , tax prep , tax deduction , tax returns , Bob Leins , For Your Benefit
Obama to propose 1 percent pay increase in 2014 budget
President Barack Obama will recommend a 1 percent pay increase for federal employees in his fiscal 2014 budget request, according to federal-employee unions. The pay increase will apply to both civilian federal workers and military members. The White House is expected to release its full budget request next month.
Tags: pay , Barack Obama , pay raise , pay freeze , NTEU , Colleen Kelley
How to get the most out of your 2012 tax return
On this week's For Your Benefit show, host Bob Leins discusses tips for your 2012 taxes.
Tags: taxes , For Your Benefit , Bob Leins , Ed Zurndorfer
22,001 reasons for cash stash
Most financial gurus recommend we all have an emergency cash stash for a rainy day. For federal workers and federal contractors, that could be sooner rather than later thanks to possible furloughs and a tidal wave of retirements, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says.
Tags: Mike Causey , Federal Report , workforce , retirement
Furloughs: So, who's in charge?
Thanks to top government officials, we now have the definitive answer as to whether the government will have a series of furloughs and if so how they will work. The answer is either yes or no. There seems to be a little confusion at the top, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says.
Tags: Mike Causey , Federal Report , workforce , sequestration , furloughs
Furloughs vs. buyouts
Are you sick of hearing the F-word coming out of Washington? Would you offer yourself up as buyout bait? If the answer to either is yes, check out Senior Correspondent Mike Causey's Federal Report for the latest forecast.
Tags: Mike Causey , Federal Report , retirement , buyouts , furloughs , sequestration
Will federal pay freeze rear its head again?
With the House postponing a vote on extending the federal pay freeze, feds are back on course to get a slight pay increase in March — for the first time in two years. But Andrew Biggs, a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute and an expert on public-sector compensation, says that the pressing budget issues the government faces means the issue of federal pay probably isn't going anywhere.
Tags: In Depth , Francis Rose , pay debate , pay , Andrew Biggs , AEI , Colleen Kelley , NTEU , Jack Moore
