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Investors in the Thrift Savings Plan are reversing a trend that has been continuing for months: They are again moving money into the TSP’s underlying stock funds and out of the safer G and F funds.
How could money be saved in the federal budget? One way is to compute federal retirement annuities based on the highest five years of service instead of the highest three years. Another savings would be eliminating retirement payments for federal workers who retire before 62.
The `Thrift Savings Plan Enhancement Act of 2009′ is the portion of the tobacco bill that makes changes to the Thrift Savings Plan.
A former Navy employee argued, in effect, that he did his job well and that removal was an unduly harsh penalty. The Merit Systems Protection Board thought removal was appropriate after the agency had imposed three disciplinary actions. The case then moved into federal court.
Federal agencies are searching for the candidate that most closely matches the requirements for the jobs that they are seeking to fill. A generic resume will not be as successful as one that is written specifically for a job announcement.
For the third month in a row, all of the funds in the federal Thrift Savings Plan provides positive returns for investors. In fact, the past three months have been the best for the C fund index since 1938. The best return in May: 13.41% for the I Fund.
An explosives operator at Pine Bluff Arsenal told a co-worker he would “cut the buttons off her overalls” with the knife he was holding. She was not amused at the “joke” and the employee was fired. The appeal by the fired fed eventually went to a federal court.
Part-time employees have long been denied premium pay. A new decision from a federal court may change that practice as the court sends a case back to the lower court after concluding that an employee includes “those who work for pay.”
Memorial Day is a three-day holiday. Please take time to remember the reason for the holiday. Here is a real-life example of what this holiday means to families.
A Criminal Investigator with the Department of Homeland Security who was fired for misconduct in connection with helping her mother try to win U.S. citizenship went to court to try and keep her job. The court sustains the MSPB conclusion that she should be fired.
