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Fed pay: Measure twice, cut once
When it comes to figuring out whether federal workers are overpaid or underpaid both sides need to remember the basic carpenters rule: Measure twice, cut once. How come? Sometimes when doing complex math even the experts get it wrong, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says — even rocket scientists.
Tags: pay and benefits , Federal Report , Mike Causey , pay , Federal Salary Council , CBO
Closing the 'gap' gap
White-collar federal workers on average are either overpaid by about 16 percent or paid an average of 26.3 percent less compared to their private-sector counterparts. Those numbers confirm that there is a pay gap. But that's about it, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says. Could they both be right? Or wrong?
Tags: workforce , pay and benefits , pay , Mike Causey , Federal Report
Will fed's benefits change in 2012?
American Federation of Government Employees President Jacque Simon will discuss whether your federal pay and benefits will be cut this year.
February 8, 2012
Tags: pay and benefits , pay freeze , Congress , Jacque Simon , American Federation of Government Employees , retirement benefits , budget battle , Mike Causey , Your Turn with Mike Causey
Off with your wigs!
No matter what condition your hair is in, the vast majority of federal workers get a new wig every one, two or three years. But that may be about to change, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says.
Tags: workforce , Congress , pay and benefits , pay , WIG , step increases , Dennis Ross , Martha Roby , Mike Causey , Federal Report
Preview of Roth TSP, January returns, pay freeze vote
Host Mike Causey is joined by Tom Trabucco, director of external affairs for Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, and Federal Times senior writer Stephen Losey.
February 1, 2012
Tags: pay and benefits , Tom Trabucco , TSP , Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board , Federal Times , Stephen Losey , pay freeze , federal salaries , Congressional Budget Office , 401(k) , Mike Causey , Your Turn with Mike Causey
House to vote on federal pay freeze extension
The House is scheduled to vote on a bill on Wednesday to extend the civilian federal pay freeze another year — through 2013.
Tags: House , Sean Duffy , pay and benefits , Congress , pay freeze ,
Federal pay debate revolves around level of education
Tom Shoop, the editor-in-chief of Government Executive magazine, joined In Depth with Francis Rose to discuss a new CBO study on federal pay.
Tags: workforce , pay and benefits , pay , Tom Shoop , Government Executive , In Depth , CBO , Francis Rose
CBO: Feds earn 16 percent more in pay, benefits than private-sector workers
Federal employees are paid 16 percent more in total compensation — a combination of pay and benefits — than their private-sector counterparts, according to a new Congressional Budget Office report. The pay and benefits gap was not evident across the board, but stratified by educational attainment.
Tags: pay and benefits , pay , Congress , CBO , American Enterprise Institute , Federal Salary Council , BLS , NTEU , Colleen Kelley , Jack Moore
Public-private pay gap increases to 26 percent
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports the pay gap is 26.3 percent, up from 24 percent last year.
Tags: pay and benefits , pay gap , BLS , Federal Salary Council , OPM , National Federation of Federal Employees , William Dougan , budget ,
How does high-paying federal job list affect pay debate?
Just when you thought the pay debate was over, it's back with a USA Today article that lays out the high-paying federal jobs.
Tags: pay and benefits , USA Today , salary , Jason Richwine , Heritage Foundation , In Depth
