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Obama signs payroll tax cut extension into law
The administration estimates that for a worker earning 50,000 a year, the tax holiday means $80 a month in extra take-home pay. For better-paid employees, the bonus could total $2,200 a year.
Tags: Barack Obama , Congress , pay and benefits , budget
Fed retirement hike to pay for unemployment insurance
The $15 billion generated by the 2.3 percent more that new employees would pay for their retirement would help pay for the extension of unemployment insurance.
Tags: Federal Drive , Bernie Becker , The Hill , retirement
'Jaws 4' coming: Guess who's bait?
There is a new "Jaws 4" movie taking shape and federal and postal workers may play prominent roles as the primary bait. Check it out, if you dare, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says.
Tags: Mike Causey , Federal Report , pay and benefits , pay , benefits , CSRS , FERS , Congress ,
Congress' year-end to-do list
Before this weekend, Congress has three major to-do items on its agenda: the $1 trillion spending bill, the defense authorization bill and the payroll tax cut extension.
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Congress closer to reaching budget deal before Friday deadline
Congressional negotiators are closer to reaching a spending deal with less than a week left before the current budget expires.
Tags: Congress , budget , continuing resolution , House , Senate , pay and benefits , Politico , The Hill
Money savings in tax cut extension
The extension of the tax cuts signed into law recently by President Obama include a few money-savings for voters.
Tags: tax cut , Social Security , Energy , tax credit , stimulus , Recovery Act , President Obama , Nathan Hager , wtop saves you money
