The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board announced Thursday that Tracey A. Ray, CFA, has been selected chief investment officer of the agency which administers the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) for federal employees.
Three federal agencies recently revealed the results of a 10-month “Extreme Hiring Makeover” to improve the way they recruit and hire skilled employees, demonstrating how the project helped them streamline their hiring and improve the caliber of their job candidates.
DoD and DHS are the vanguard agencies for widespread introduction of pay for performance. As implementation nears, doubts and concerns within government are reaching tsunami levels…
The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee for Transportation, Treasury and Housing and Urban Development approved the 3.1 percent pay parity measure for federal employees in fiscal year 2006.
Employees at the Office of Personnel Management who voluntarily participate in a pilot program will now be able to compute their personal civil service retirement and Thrift Savings Plan benefits weeks, months or even years down the road.
Effective Aug. 1, TSP participants will have another investment option from which to choose.
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Readers weigh in on when, where and how they check their TSP balance and change their investment allocations.
The House Appropriations Committee on Monday proposed to terminate numerous federal programs deemed “low priority” in hopes of saving billions in annual federal government spending.
OPM informed the heads of executive departments and agencies that they may grant excused absences and make exceptions to biweekly pay limitations in the event of severe weather emergencies or natural disasters.
