There is very little information about the TSP funds available to conduct an extensive analysis. The majority of participant’s funds are sitting in the G Fund earning low returns. Many participants struggle without the tools necessary in managing such a pivotal piece of your retirement.
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Telework is being used in federal agencies and OPM is expanding it via a pilot program. A majority of those responding to our recent survey have had some experience with the program.
There has been no shortage of complaints about the federal hiring process. An OPM initiative and a presidential memo on the subject intend to change how the system works.
The White House has issued a memorandum setting up a new federal hiring process. Here is the memo that was issued.
The Office of Personnel Management is conducting an experiment with a “results-oriented work environment” in which each person is “free to do whatever they want, whenever they want, as long as the work gets done.”
Your retirement annuity, whether you are CSRS or FERS, is determined by your length of service and your high-three salary. Your annuity is calculated by multiplying your high-three salary by a percentage factor that is derived from your length of service.
Have you checked out the value of your TSP funds as a result of market activity yesterday? If you are an investor in the Thrift Savings Plan, the rapid 1000 point drop in the stock market average was an historic event and you (or your money) participated in the event. Here are the results of yesterday’s stock trading.
The purpose of this Act is to improve the effectiveness and accountability of Federal agencies to the public by promoting clear Government communication that the public can understand and use.
Mark Twain said what we do not know does not hurt us as much as what we think we know, but do not. What does “inherently governmental” mean? Why does it matter?
