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TSP automatic enrollment explained
The Thrift Savings Plan is often lauded as the best retirement plan in the country. But there's still some confusion about who's eligible for the TSP and how it works.
Tags: pay and benefits , TSP , Tom Trabucco , CNN Money , In Depth , Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board , automatic enrollment , Jory Heckman
9 out of 10 TSP funds down in June
Table of TSP June returns.
Tags: TSP , Tom Trabucco , pay and benefits , In Depth , Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board
Unions urge Congress to reject pension contribution hike
A coalition of unions and federal employee groups are urging lawmakers to reject cost-cutting proposals that harm federal pay and benefits.
Tags: pay and benefits , Congress , Barack Obama , Federal-Postal Coalition , federal unions , budget , debt reduction , pension , Jolie Lee
OPM starts digitizing employee records
The Office of Personnel Management has started scanning employee records so that one day pensions can be calculated by computer.
Tags: OPM , digitization , technology , paperless , Bill Zielinski , records , Federal Times , Jolie Lee
Retiree COLA doesn't keep pace with medical inflation
SPC certified financial planner Arthur Stein tells us how much more you could be looking at in your wallet.
Tags: Arthur Stein , pay and benefits , COLA ,
USPS FERS suspension raises legal questions
After Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) questioned the Postal Service's decision to stop paying to FERS, attorney Bill Bransford said Issa may be concerned that USPS is setting a precedent for subsidizing other financially unstable agencies.
Tags: Bill Bransford , Shaw Bransford & Roth , USPS , FERS , pay and benefits , benefits , Courtney Thompson
Gates bids farewell to Pentagon
After four-and-a-half years, Defense Secretary Robert Gates says goodbye to the Pentagon. Today is his last day on the job.
Tags: Robert Gates , DoD Report , Pentagon , people , management
Is the buyout fairy knocking on your door?
Coming soon to a federal agency near you - buyouts. So do you fit the profile? Are you buyout bait or, asks Senior Correspondent Mike Causey, will you be the last person left to turn out the lights?
Tags: buyouts , pay and benefits , workforce , Mike Causey , Federal Report
Issa says USPS sets 'dangerous precedent' on FERS
In a letter to the Office of Personnel Management, the head of the government's watchdog committee said the U.S. Postal Service's decision to halt contributions to employees' retirement fund sets a "dangerous precedent" for other cash-strapped agencies.
Tags: Darrell Issa , House Oversight and Government Reform Committee , USPS , pay and benefits , Postal Service , budget
Small savings key for TSP retirement goals
Giving up small purchases on a daily basis can mean big savings for your retirement, according to Tom Trabucco, director of external affairs at the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board.
Tags: In Depth , TSP , retirement benefits , Tom Trabucco , Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board , pay and benefits , Jory Heckman ,
