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A recent notice in the Federal Register is the latest step by the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board to clamp down on frequent trading in TSP funds. The…
The yearly process of determining the annual federal pay raise has begun. Here are our predictions on the outcome of the process for the 2009 federal pay raise.
Most American companies have some type of pay for performance system. But pay for performance is unique in the federal government and has generated heated debate and intense…
Panic selling of stocks has gripped overseas markets. The TSP stock funds may take a big dip as the American stock markets open after the long weekend. Can…
Readers have been asking questions about the 2008 pay raise. Most of the questions boil down to "Why didn't I get the 3.5% I am supposed to get…
It is hard to believe but the annual federal pay raise has been approved and OPM has issued various documents implementing the 2008 pay rates for federal employees.…
Readers have asked several questions about the pay tables we have posted on our site for the 2008 pay raise. Here are answers to the most common questions.
With the approval of the omnibus spending bill by the House, the 2008 federal pay raise saga may be limping to an end this week despite predictions of…
December 24, 2007 will be a federal holiday for most federal employees. It was granted within the scope of Executive Order 11582--which most readers have probably never heard…
The federal pay system is complex. Some readers have asked good questions because of confusion about the amount of their pay based on the possibility of an average…