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Should federal employees have their pay frozen in 2011? A number of readers think it is a good idea—as long as it does not apply to them personally. A large majority are opposed to any salary freeze.
In politics, at work, and in our personal lives, we’ve become so bad at stating a genuine apology that you’d think the words “I’m sorry” were harder to say than “She sells seashells by the seashore.”
There is no one solution that can assure your TSP will perform in a way to assure a carefree retirement. The challenge is to understand not only what each of the TSP funds invest in, but the risks involved in each fund or combination of funds.
Well written executive core qualifications (ECQs) can mean the difference of an interview with a federal review board or your Government resume and your poorly written ECQs hitting the bottom of a trash can in a hurry.
The Thrift Savings Plan funds took a hit in May. Here is how much of a hit there was to the TSP funds and why it happened.
Same sex partners will be able to apply for long term care insurance through the federal program as of July 1st. Opposite sex domestic partners will still have to get married to qualify for the program.
The `Federal Workforce Reduction Act of 2010′ would impose a hiring freeze on the federal government with the exception of the Departments of Defense, Homeland Security and Veterans Affairs.
There is very little information about the TSP funds available to conduct an extensive analysis. The majority of participant’s funds are sitting in the G Fund earning low returns. Many participants struggle without the tools necessary in managing such a pivotal piece of your retirement.
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There has been no shortage of complaints about the federal hiring process. An OPM initiative and a presidential memo on the subject intend to change how the system works.
