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New Congress: Invasion of the Body Snatchers?

If you are a vintage movie buff, especially of science fiction classics, you may understand why the membership and the rhetoric of the new Congress reminds Senior Correspondent Mike Causey of one of his boyhood favorites from Hollywood: The Invasion of the Body Snatchers!

Tags: pay and benefits , Mike Causey , fed bashing , pay freeze

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Evans proposes pay cut for some D.C. employees

D.C. Councilmember Jack Evans wants District government employees who live in Maryland and Virginia to take a pay cut.

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Pay, Pensions, Premiums Under the Knife

Friday is supposed to be a slow news day so we'll limit it to this: a 3 year pay freeze, 10 percent job cut, higher FEHBP premiums for retirees, lower benefits for future retirees and some other stuff. Interested? Check out Senior Correspondent Mike Causey's federal report.

Tags: pay and benefits , Mike Causey , pay freeze , hiring freeze , RIF , COLA , FEHBP , FERS , CSRS , National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and R

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Lame Duck Congress Part II

This week, Mike discusses what a lame duck Congress will mean for feds with Bill Bransford, partner, Shaw, Bransford & Roth. Topics include congressional pay cuts, furloughs for feds, and a 2011 pay freeze.
September 29, 2010

Tags: Bill Bransford , pay and benefits , Mike Causey , Your Turn , lame duck session , Congress , furloughs , pay freeze ,

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

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GOP proposes federal pay raise cut

Would freezing federal worker salaries help cut government costs? The Republican party is asking that question.

Tags: pay and benefits , Eric Cantor , pay raise , DorobekInsider , newscast , Must Reads

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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 , pay and benefits , John Palguta , Partnership for Public Service , Suzanne Kubota

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Federal Pay Cut: What A Good Idea!

Forget about a federal pay freeze. Why don't we cut to the chase and simply cut federal salaries? While it may be a popular idea, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says this one requires a little more thought.

Tags: P&B , pay debate , pay freeze , Mike Causey

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