Supreme Court Denies Release of Vince Foster Photos
The Supreme Court ruled that the Freedom of Information Act does not compel releasing photographs of death scene photos of Vince Foster.
Current Events
Current news and events impacting the federal workforce, both current federal employees and federal retirees.
Absolute Performance Standards Are Acceptable Says Court
The Federal Circuit concludes in a case involving a Navy employee that absolute performance standards may be a valid basis for a performance standard.
Allocating Your Investment Funds: New Options May Be Coming Your Way
TSP considers adding life cycle funds to investment options for TSP investors
Government Does Not Discriminate Against Overweight Employees Say Readers
Women and men who work for the federal government and are overweight are not paid less according to FedSmith.com readers.
GPRA Has Had Positive Impact on Government Says GAO
GAO says that the GPRA has established a good foundation of results-oriented performance planning.
TSP Adds New Call Center to Handle Queries
TSP investors calling with questions or requests to handle TSP related actions will now have more than one center handling their calls.
President Signs Executive Order on Federal Pay Raise
President issues executive order on 2004 pay raise
Readers Say “No” to Gay Marriage
Readers say “no” to legalizing same-sex marriage
TSP Stock Funds Continue Upward Momentum in February
TSP stock funds continued moving up in February.
If It Walks Like A Duck, and Quacks Like a Duck, Is It Really a Duck?
The Postal Service looks and sounds like a private company? Is it a private company or a government agency? A federal court assures USPS that it is an agency and can’t be sued like a private company.
