Articles by Ralph Smith
The Aging--and Retiring--Federal Workforce
If you were a big fan of the Beatles singing "I Want to Hold Your Hand," you remember President Kennedy addressing the nation during the Cuban missile crisis; and you recall seeing Governor George Wallace standing in the door at the University of Alabama to block integration of the public school system on a black and white television set, you are older than most Americans. But many federal employees do recall these events because they were alive when they occurred.
Posted: May 7, 2008 | Full Story | Discuss this Article
Love in the Federal Workplace
Our patterns of courtship have changed with new technology. Ardent, would-be lovers are not the only people to use the Internet. One government employee found herself the victim of a scam--and the scammer got her personal information from her government computer.
Posted: May 6, 2008 | Full Story | Discuss this Article
TSP Funds Turn Up in April
A few billion dollars were moved out of the TSP stock funds during the first quarter of this year. If you are a contrary investor, that may be a signal that stocks are headed up. And, for April at least, that is the case as all of the TSP funds are up for the month--with one exception.
Posted: May 2, 2008 | Full Story | Discuss this Article
"We're going to open it (the FEHB) up to everybody"
Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton wants to open up the federal employee health benefit plan to everyone who needs health insurance. Here is a segment of the interview from the "O'Reilly Factor."
Posted: April 30, 2008 | Full Story | Discuss this Article
$16 Million Is Not a Low Number
Comments sent in by readers on proposed changes to interfund transfers within the TSP were unusually harsh. Similar comments may have been sent in directly to the TSP board as well. A new Federal Register notice finalizes a final rule limiting TSP trading activity. The official notice is blunt in addressing the comments opposing the changes. Here is the outcome but watch for future changes as well.
Posted: April 24, 2008 | Full Story | Discuss this Article
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Ralph left the government to establish the company that became FPMI Communications, Inc. He served for several years as President/CEO of FPMI until shortly after he sold the company to a public corporation. He currently serves as CEO of FedSmith Inc.
For more than two decades, Ralph has written or co-authored numerous books, articles and editorials on issues pertaining to the Federal Government, consulted with numerous federal agencies, organized and addressed a wide variety of federal sector management conferences, and conducted training seminars and addressed conferences for thousands of public managers and employees. He has written extensively on a full range of human resources topics and was a co-founder and publisher of a number of newsletters on federal human resources.
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