Traveling Feds Will Get an Increase in Their Per Diem Rates
The General Services Administration has released the new per diem rates for FY 2016, giving federal employees who travel for work a modest increase over last year’s rates.
The General Services Administration has released the new per diem rates for FY 2016, giving federal employees who travel for work a modest increase over last year’s rates.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump recently released details about his immigration plan for the country if he were to be elected president. One aspect of the plan would involve hiring an additional 10,000 federal employees to help with enforcing immigration laws.
The TSP is moving ahead with adding a mutual fund window to the TSP. What is behind the change in approach, and who will pay for the new funds?
Are the funds inside of your TSP account being put in jeopardy by financial advisors who aren’t looking out for your best interests? This matter was discussed at a Department of Labor hearing last week on a proposed rule change governing the conduct of financial advisors.
I’m a retired fed that’s scared of losing my retirement money. How do I know if I am invested correctly?
There are lots of TSP withdrawal options to choose from, some of them more complicated than others, and if you make the wrong choice you may not be able to fix it. The author outlines five commonly misunderstood facts about TSP withdrawals.
A recent decision on an indefinite suspension and revoking an employee’s security clearance highlights a conflict between two courts.
If a federal job requires that the employee maintain a security clearance, then if the clearance is revoked the employee no longer meets the job’s requirements. No clearance, no job.
How many federal employees were hired in June, and how many left federal service? How does this compare to the private sector? Recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics provide some answers.
A recently passed bill makes it easier to fire VA federal employees, but the author says the bill takes the wrong approach.