Unlocking A Winning Combination For Your Thrift Savings Plan
A split income strategy is built by diversifying your assets over time. This can be done with your TSP.
Federal Employee Pay News
Federal employee pay news: If it impacts pay and benefits for federal employees, you’ll find it here. Stay informed about important topics such as annual federal pay raises, the GS pay scale, and Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) including the latest TSP performance updates. You will also find articles about the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) program, Federal Employees Group Life Insurance (FEGLI), and Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program (FEDVIP), or event legislation in Congress that could impact federal employees’ pay and benefits.
To Make More Money in Government, Work for a Small Federal Agency
Do employees in your agency have an average salary as high as other agencies? There is a wide range of “average” salaries between large and small agencies. See how you compare to these averages and which cabinet level agencies have the highest and lowest average salary and which agency comes out first among all agencies as having the highest average salary.
Cycling Through Life With Your TSP
Investing for your future retirement can be daunting. Congress is taking an interest in the performance of target date funds which are similar to the TSP’s lifecycle funds. Here is why and how your TSP compares to the rest of the industry.
Re-Applying the Lipstick: The Next Generation of Merit Pay
Despite numerous examples of failed implementation, pay-for-performance for the Federal sector continues to build momentum.
Freezing Federal Employees Salaries: Time to Be ‘Part of the Deal?’
As the federal budget deficit soars to new heights, political pressure is building during this election year to cut back on spending. Where will the cuts be made–if they are made at all? A new proposal would freeze federal employees salaries in 2011.
Temporary Health Coverage For Adult Children of Federal Employees
Changes to the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHB) as a result of the new health care legislation are emerging—sometimes with a few minor slip-ups.
Your Adult Children and Federal Employee Health Insurance
Will your adult children be covered under your federal health insurance until they are 26 years old? It is a simple question but the answer is as complex as “yes”, “no”, and “maybe”.
Changes in Health, Dental and Vision Insurance for Federal Employees
Changes are occurring in the federal employee health insurance program, including changes to the federal dental and vision insurance program. Here are a couple that will impact a number of readers.
What is the F Fund and Should You Invest in It?
Who wants to invest in securities that are boring? If you are seeking relative security as you accumulate money for your retirement, boring is not bad.
Negotiations Starting on 2011 Pay Raise: How About 1.4%?
How much of a pay raise will federal employees receive in 2011? The debate is already beginning with the submission of a 1.4% suggested pay raise for the military in 2011. It is unlikely that the civilian pay raise will exceed any raise for the military so the starting point in negotiations for next year is 1.4%.
