Government Employee Discounts
Government employees are eligible for discounts from some major companies. These are a few examples.
Pay & Benefits
If it impacts pay and benefits for federal employees, you’ll find it here. Topics include TSP, FEHB, or pay raises for federal workers.
Ridin’ the Storm Out
The stock markets’ recent activity, not just this past week, but over the course of the last six weeks or so leading up to the debt ceiling vote in Congress, has many people concerned about what’s next.
‘Back in Black:’ Plan Would Freeze Federal Employees’ Pay for Three Years
Senator Tom Coburn, M.D. (R-OK) has released a new report called “Back in Black” that outlines how the federal government can reduce the deficit by $9 trillion over the next ten years and balance the federal budget.
Federal Pay, Federal Retirement and the Debt Ceiling
The federal government will receive about $172 billion in August. That is not enough to pay expenses. Who will get paid and who won’t get paid if the debt ceiling is not raised?
TSP Funds Down in June
How are your TSP funds doing so far in 2011? Your funds are doing well for the year but the results for May and June are mostly negative.
Senator Mikulski Objects to Use of Federal Employees’ Pension Funds in Debt Reduction Negotiations
Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner urging him to take federal employees’ pension funds off of the list of available resources used to prevent the country from defaulting on its debt obligations.
Those ‘Automatic’ Within-Grade Increases and a Performance Based Pay System
OPM has issued a memo telling agencies that within-grade increases are not supposed to be given out automatically. Will the memo change the existing system? Not likely. Here’s why.
Are You Missing Out on Valuable Benefits?
Here are a few benefits of working for the federal government that you may not know about and may want to take advantage of once you see the list of possibilities.
Debt Ceiling Reached But Sky Isn’t Falling on Thrift Savings Plan Investors
With the United States hitting the debt ceiling, can you still withdraw your money from your Thrift Savings Plan? Here is the answer from a TSP official.
TSP Funds Up (Along With Gas and Gold) While the Dollar Declines
TSP funds were all up in April and the leading stock market indices are now up for eight months in a row. Why is gas going up, the value of gold going up, and the official inflation rate staying low? What are TSP investors doing with their money during this period of uncertainty?
