April TSP Returns Now Available

How did your TSP investments perform last month? See the latest monthly TSP performance at TSPDataCenter.com.

Will Stimulus Spending Package Help America? Readers Express Strong Opinions–Most Express Doubts About Success

Most Americans are concerned about the economy. Our readers work for the federal government (or used to) and their views on the likely success or failure of the stimulus spending package are presumably based on this knowledge and experience. In addition, much of the money in the new spending will be in their hands as they implement the decisions made by Congress and the Administration. What do readers think of the new spending proposals? Here are the results of the survey taken this week.

Will Your Spouse Get a Survivor’s Benefit?

Will your spouse get a survivor’s benefit from your civil service annuity? In same cases, you may be surprised to find that the answer is “no”. A group has asked OPM to notify all Civil Service Retirement System participants about a provision that is unknown to many and that could result in a spouse not getting this important benefit.

Disrespectful Language and Failure to Follow Instructions Leads to Removal

An employee of the Dept. of Veterans Affairs was fired for failing to follow a supervisor’s instructions and then used “disrespectful language and made inappropriate statements.” The employee argued that she was a whistleblower and that the agency had committed procedural error but, after all appeals, remains a former federal employee.