Federal Workforce News
TSP Drops Fast; 2009 COLA Rate Also Drops
The stock market has been falling fast and TSP return rates are falling along with the market. And, this will surprise some current and future federal retirees, the…
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Retirement
Choosing Your Retirement Locale: Is It Time to Go Back to College?
Where will you choose to live after retirement and why will you live there? Perhaps you would like to relive some of your college experiences. Here are a…
Federal Workforce News
Four Day Workweek Strikes A Chord With Readers
Is a four day/10 hour a day workweek a good idea for the federal workforce? Congressman Steny Hoyer raised the issue recently and OPM responded with a letter…
Federal Workforce News
John McCain: If You Are Disappointed With Government, Join Its Ranks
As President of the United States, how would John McCain approach managing the millions of federal employees who would be working for him? What changes would he be…
Federal Workforce News
OPM to Congressman Hoyer: Thanks for the (Unworkable) Idea
Congressman Steny Hoyer wrote OPM to ask for a quick study on a four-day workweek for the federal workforce in the name of energy conservation. OPM tells the…
Federal Workforce News
TSP Stock Funds Turn Around in August
TSP stock fund returns were all up for August, with the exception of the I fund which took a drubbing and is down more than 17% for the…
Human Resources
Reforming the ’20th-Century Bureaucracy’ Under a President Obama
What would the future hold for federal employees in an Obama administration? His acceptance speech yields a few clues and shows very close similarities to the acceptance speech…
Federal Workforce News
Buy High and Sell Low
The way to make money in the stock market is to "buy low and sell high." But many investors follow the opposite practice. They "buy high and sell…
Federal Workforce News
Can Major Changes in Government Happen Quickly and Easily?
Could the federal government implement a four-day workweek in a month or less? Major changes usually require years with appeals, grievances, court appearances and legislative changes. A Maryland…
Federal Workforce News
Feeling the Impact of Inflation: 6.2% COLA (So Far) for 2009
Inflation is alive and well in the United States. So far, the projected COLA increase for 2009 is 6.2% with another two months to go into the calculation.