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Retiree/Social Security COLAs Next Target?
People who get civil service, military or Social Security retirement benefits are in line for a cost of living adjustment next year in the 3 percent range. But will Congress try to freeze, lower or delay that long-awaited COLA? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says it's happened before....
Tags: Mike Causey , Federal Report , pay and benefits , COLA , Social Security , Your Turn
Retirement threats - separating fact from fiction
FMA's Jessica Klement discusses the biggest legislative threat to federal employees' pensions.
June 1, 2011(Encore presentation June 29, 2011)
Tags: pay and benefits , Congress , Jessica Klement , FMA , Your Turn , Mike Causey , budget , defined pension , FERS
For Feds the End is Near, Isn't It?
One of the top job-related questions feds have is will they have time to retire this year before Congress changes retirement rules. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says the answer is very likely yes, but there are more serious threats facing both workers and retirees.
Tags: pay and benefits , high 3 , high 5 , annuities cuts , Mike Causey ,
Your Threat Assessment Score Card!
If you are feeling paranoid, that is you are convinced that people in high places are out to get you, you can relax. You are not crazy. That's the good part. The bad part, says Senior Correspondent Mike Causey, is you are right to worry because your pay, pension and health insurance package are all on the chopping block. You need a scorecard to keep track, and we've got it.
Tags: pay and benefits , Mike Causey , scorecard , pay freeze , health premiums , FERS , CSRS ,
Feds: Wake Me When the Nightmare's Over
If you are a fed who wants to get ahead, or simply survive, you rather spend quality time with Jake Gyllenhaal or Newt Gingrich, or how about partying with either Angelina Jolie or Typhoid Mary? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says one might be more fun than the other but what about your place on the job learning curve.
Tags: pay and benefits , Mike Causey , pay debate , health premiums
Federal employee's guide to the known and unknown benefits universe
NITP presenters Bob Braunstein and James Marshall will answer your questions about Social Security, the TSP, and other federal benefits programs.
May 23, 2011
Tags: pay and benefits , federal benefits , TSP , FERS , CSRS , FERCCA , Social Security , LTC , Medicare , Medicare part B , NITP , Bob Braunstein , James Marshall , Bob Leins , For Your Benefit , insurance ,
Managing income a concern for retiring boomers
Andrea Coombes, personal finance editor for MarketWatch
Tags: Andrea Coombes , MarketWatch , baby boomers , 401(k) ,
Don't Rush Into Retirement
Lots of feds say they will pull the plug immediately if Congress changes federal retirement rules, but this is not the time to panic, says Senior Correspondent Mike Causey, because anything, including nothing, could happen.
Tags: pay and benefits , Mike Causey ,
Connolly: Pension proposal could hurt recruiting, retention
Tags: Gerry Connolly , Congress , pay and benefits , Ruben Gomez
Analysis: Will the pension contribution hike pass?
NARFE legislative director Dan Adcock, Federal Times editor Steve Watkins and senior reporter Sean Reilly join host Mike Causey to talk about legislation pending in Congress that affects your pay and retirement benefits.
May 18, 2011
Tags: pay and benefits , NARFE , Dan Adcock , Protect America's Heartbeat , Federal Times , Steve Watkins , Sean Reilly , Congress , Mike Causey , Your Turn , TSP , insurance
