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A Spicy New Investment Option?

How would you like to be able to invest part of your TSP contributions in a fund outside the federal 401(k) plan? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says you may get the option.

Tags: Mike Causey , TSP , R-fund , socially conscious investing , Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board , PTO , rumor , arrest report

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Military personnel would get TSP match

House committee passes bill changing TSP, updating FERS

Tags: Darrell Issa , Edolphus Towns , Gerry Connolly , John McHugh , House Oversight and Government Reform Committee , TSP , FERS , CSRS

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Care of Gulf War vets gets second look

The VA hopes to improve the care it gives veterans of Desert Storm and Desert Shield. The department is seeking public comment on a task force's recommendations.

Tags: DoD , VA , Veterans Affairs , Eric Shinseki , John Gingrich , Desert Storm , Desert Shield , Gulf War , task force , public comment

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OPM to submit hiring reform advice to White House next week

"Change" has been the mantra of John Berry, the director of the Office of Personnel Management. Yesterday, he shared his latest thoughts on how he plans to implement change with the Federal Managers Association.

Tags: management , OPM , John Berry , telework , GSA , USPTO , KSA , Max Cacas , federal hiring , best practices

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OPM relaunches jobs website

The Office of Personnel Management says a revamped USAjobs.gov website is an important key to reforming the Federal hiring practice. OPM officials relaunched the site yesterday, with a simpler home page, a number of features borrowed from social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace, and a promise to make it easier for those who want to work for the federal government.

Tags: management , OPM , Christine Griffin , Kim Bauhs , USAJobs.gov , Max Cacas , KSA , federal hiring , hiring process

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Local government offers pay-for-performance lessons

Experts say the federal government should train managers on performance first. Rep. Connolly offers tips from his experience in Fairfax County, Va.

Tags: Rep. Gerry Connolly , John Berry , OPM , DoD , Jon Desenberg , Performance Institute , NSPS , pay-for-performance , human resources

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Army takes lessons learned from medical data

MC4 system lets services analyze how to better protect soldiers, deploy medical staff to improve battlefield care. Army expects wider use of system of systems across DoD.

Tags: technology , Lt. Col. William Geesey , Army , MC4 , health IT , electronic health records

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Your Retirement: Getting There from Here

How to succeed in the TSP without really crying.

Tags: Thrift Savings Plan , TSP , investments , Arthur Stein , recession

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Cost of health care reform to taxpayers

Jodi Schneider, congressional expert and senior editor in the Washington bureau of the American Banker joins the Federal Drive to talk about the cost of health care reform.

Tags: Jodi Schneider , American Banker , healthcare

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Will health care reform reform the FEHBP?

Tags: health care reform , FEHBP , Jodi Schneider

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