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TSP plans RFP to improve data center security by year's end

The contract includes "very stringent" IT security requirements. The announcement follows a data breach that affected 123,000 TSP participants in 2011.

Tags: technology , cybersecurity , Greg Long , Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs , Daniel Akaka , Greg Wilshusen , Mary Ellen Callahan , Privacy Act , DHS , GAO , Ruben Gomez

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TSP returns inch up in July

Returns for most of the basic Thrift Savings Plan basic funds continued inching up in July, with only the S Fund, pegged to stocks of small and medium-sized U.S. companies, dipping into the red for the month.

Tags: pay and benefits , retirement , Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board , Jack Moore

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House OKs bill allowing agencies to boot tax-delinquent feds

The House voted 263-116 to approve the Federal Employee Tax Accountability Act and send it to the Senate. The measure would make those are who are seriously delinquent ineligible for federal employment, whether they're working for the government now or are applying for a job. The House will also vote on final passage of a bill Wednesday to curb misuse of government charge cards.

Tags: tax delinquent , Congress , House , pay and benefits , workforce , Senate confirmation , charge card abuse

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Lawmakers find ways to avoid another TSP cyber breach

Remember the recent cyber attack on more than 100,000 Thrift Savings Plan participants? It's been out of the headlines lately, but lawmakers haven't forgotten about it.

Tags: pay and benefits , Cybersecurity Report , technology , Congress , Senate , Federal Drive

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The "best of," part 2

Bob Leins and Tammy Flanagan discuss the "best of" subjects brought up during recent seminars.

Tags: For Your Benefit , Bob Leins , Tammy Flanagan , FSA , flexible spending accounts , Pay & Benefits , retirement , survivor benefits , best date to retire

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FSAs to shrink under new health care law in 2013

Bob Leins and Tammy Flanagan discuss the "best of" subjects brought up during recent seminars.

Tags: For Your Benefit , Bob Leins , Tammy Flanagan , Pay & Benefits , annuity , retirement , survivor benefits , FSA , flexible spending accounts ,

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TSP faces challenges in adopting socially responsible investment fund, report says

The Government Accountability Office compared an existing socially responsible investment stock index to the stock portfolio of the federal Thift Savings Plan and discovered several barriers existed for feds hoping to adopt a more socially conscious approach to their retirement planning.

Tags: pay and benefits , socially responsible investment , GAO

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More feds doing life sentences

Although the number of retirement-eligible feds may be at an all-time high, government workers are holding on to their jobs. The retirement tidal wave — first forecast in 1999 — has yet to hit, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says. So what's keeping you?

Tags: Mike Causey , Federal Report , pay and benefits , FERS , CSRS , retirement , buyout

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TSP contribution cap to increase to $17K

Tom Trabucco is director of external affairs for the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, which oversees your Thrift Savings Plan.

Tags: Tom Trabucco , In Depth , pay and benefits , retirement , contribution cap

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October TSP returns made up for 'lost ground'

Tom Trabucco, director of external affairs at the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, shared October TSP returns.

Tags: pay and benefits , retirement , Tom Trabucco , In Depth

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