Pay & Benefits
What’s the Status of the New TSP Website Performance?
Readers have reported unhappy experiences with the new TSP website. Here is a summary of improvements that are on-going and planned for the near future.
Pay & Benefits
Get the latest federal employee pay news, including updates on federal pay raises, GS pay scale changes, locality pay, and federal compensation policy. Stay informed on TSP news, TSP fund performance, contribution limits, and investment updates. This category also covers FEHB premiums, FEGLI rates, FEDVIP dental and vision benefits, and major OPM policy changes, federal workforce legislation, and other developments that impact federal employee pay, benefits, and take‑home compensation.
Pay & Benefits
Federal Employees Under Blue Cross Blue Shield Need to Know This
Federal employees under both Medicare and FEHB could see much higher insurance costs if they pick the wrong plan.
Pay & Benefits
Important Changes to Some TSP Forms
Some TSP forms have been declared obsolete and are now handled differently.
Pay & Benefits
Lawmakers Push to Give Federal Employees 12 Weeks of Paid Leave
Legislation has been introduced to expand paid leave for federal employees.
Pay & Benefits
White House Wants to Give More Leave to Federal Employees
President Biden wants to give more leave options to federal employees.
Pay & Benefits
TSP Performance Positive in January: S Fund Up 10.82%
TSP performance in January 2023 was flipped from January 2022. All TSP Funds are showing a positive return to start off the year.
Pay & Benefits
Renewed Effort to Give Federal Employees a Holiday for Lunar New Year
Legislation has been reintroduced to create another federal holiday for Lunar New Year.
Pay & Benefits
2024 Federal Pay Raise: How About 8.7%?
Legislation has been introduced to set the 2024 federal pay raise for federal employees at 8.7%.
Pay & Benefits
What Federal Employees Should Know About Assignment of FEGLI Coverage
Assigning your FEGLI coverage to another party? This is when you might want to consider it and what you should know before committing.
Pay & Benefits
2023 Starts With Strong TSP Performance: One Fund Up 8.25% So Far
While the year is still young, the TSP performance so far in 2023 is off to a good start. Here are the latest fund returns.