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TSP funds start fall by rising in September
While the bulls aren't exactly running on the TSP, it sure is nice to see positive returns across the board.
Tags: TSP returns , monthly returns
OPM survey shaping future cyber workforce
National Cybersecurity Awareness Month officially kicks off today. In coming weeks, federal officials are expected to launch a number of public programs to raise awareness of the importance of securing the nation's computer networks for both government and private industry. But some officials also are using it as an opportunity to ask, "Where will the cybersecurity workers of tomorrow come from?"
Tags: technology , management , cybersecurity , NIST , OPM , Maureen Higgins , CyberWatch , Robert Spear , NSF , cybersecurity workforce , Cybersecurity Awareness Month , Max Cacas
Bill promotes jointness among national security agencies
Congressmen Skelton and Davis say legislation would apply the lessons learned from Goldwater-Nichols Act to more than 13 agencies to help promote collaboration and understanding of each other's roles. The bill calls for a two-year detail for each senior official to learn how other national security agencies work.
Tags: management , Ike Skelton , Geoff Davis , House Armed Services Committee , DoD , State , Treasury , USDA , James Loser , Project on National Security Reform , national security personnel , training , Goldwater-Nichols Act , Jason Miller
Obama signs continuing resolution
President Obama has signed into law, H.R. 3081, which will keep the government operating through December 3, 2010.
Tags: continuing resolution , stopgap funding bill , Congress , Jack Lew , Mary Landrieu , President Obama , Politico , OMB Watch , OMB , recess appointment
VA publishes regulation on 'presumptive' illnesses
The Department of Veterans Affairs announced a final regulation that makes it easier for veterans to obtain health care and disability compensation for certain diseases associated with services in Southwest Asia (including Iraq) and Afghanistan, Business Wire reports.
Tags: Must Reads , Dorobek Insider , Iraq and Afghanistan , VA , health benefits , presumptive illness
Causey wary of 'socially responsible' TSP fund
The Federal Thrift Investment Board said it opposes the option for a new Thrift Savings Plan fund that one congressman is calling a "socially responsible" investment. Federal News Radio's Senior Correspondent Mike Causey is wary of the proposed fund. Hear his analysis.
Tags: Mike Causey , TSP , FTIB
Lame Duck Congress Part II
This week, Mike discusses what a lame duck Congress will mean for feds with Bill Bransford, partner, Shaw, Bransford & Roth. Topics include congressional pay cuts, furloughs for feds, and a 2011 pay freeze.
September 29, 2010
Tags: Bill Bransford , Mike Causey , Your Turn , lame duck session , Congress , furloughs , pay freeze , pay cut
Cool tool: meet GovLoop's per diem calculator
How can you calculate your expenses when you travel for the federal government? Steve Ressler, explains about GovLoops new per diem calculator.
Tags: Federal Drive , management , Steve Ressler , Govloop , per diem
More TSP Funds: Good Idea/Bad Idea?
If it rained two billion dollars in cash every month, would you want an umbrella or a bucket? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says most people, including some hungry mutual funds, pick the bucket!
Tags: Mike Causey , TSP
Carper bill allows USPS to recoup billions
A bill by Sen. Thomas Carper (D-Del.) aims to save the Postal Service from mounting debt with the POST Act.
Tags: USPS , Tom Carper , Congress , Senate , POST Act , retirement , management
