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From Paper to Digital: Trump Calls for Ending Use of Paper Checks in Government to Root Out Fraud and Waste

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithMar 26, 2025 2:37 PM Categories Current Events Leave a comment
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Two new executive orders will make major changes to the government’s financial operations in an effort to reduce financial fraud and waste.

Ft. Knox Mint Scheme: “Oh What a Tangled Web We Weave…To Deceive”

FedSmith.com author Susan McGuire SmithBy Susan McGuire SmithFeb 11, 2025 2:10 PM Categories Court Cases Leave a comment
Wooden judge's gavel on a desk with a row of law books in the background

A U.S. Mint Police Officer was tangled up in a plan to hire a private detective to stake out a superior and another Mint employee. The complex scheme eventually led to his removal.

Falsify Timecard and Pay the Consequences

FedSmith.com author Susan McGuire SmithBy Susan McGuire SmithMar 7, 2024 1:47 PM Categories Court Cases Leave a comment
Close up of a person's hand filling out work times on a piece of paper labeled 'time sheet'

A Treasury employee was removed for reporting false information on his timecard and not following his supervisor’s instructions.

Can Transferred TSP Funds “Just Disappear?”

FedSmith.com author Ralph R. SmithBy Ralph R. SmithJan 31, 2024 11:15 AM Categories Federal Employee Pay News Leave a comment
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Publicity about problems with the TSP may have unnerved some TSP investors. Here is how “lost” TSP money is handled.

IRS Rarely Punishes Tax Delinquent Federal Employees

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithMar 15, 2023 7:44 AM | Updated: May 15, 2023 12:26 PM Categories Agency News Leave a comment

A recent IG report found that the number of tax delinquent federal employees is growing, but the IRS has put little effort into pursuing them.

Misuse of Government Property Can Be a Firing Offense

FedSmith.com author Susan McGuire SmithBy Susan McGuire SmithOct 5, 2022 10:10 AM Categories Court Cases Leave a comment

A Treasury Department employee who accessed agency personnel data to try to find support for a claim against the agency found himself in trouble.

Cash for Vaccines: Biden Calls for $100 Payments to Newly Vaccinated Americans

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithJul 29, 2021 4:28 PM | Updated: Sep 9, 2021 6:45 PM Categories Current Events Leave a comment
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President Biden is urging state and local governments to provide payments to newly vaccinated Americans as an added incentive to get the COVID vaccine.

Some Stimulus Payments Coming Via Debit Cards

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithJan 7, 2021 4:59 PM Categories Current Events Leave a comment
Close up of the image of Benjamin Franklin on a $100 bill wearing a face mask to protect from COVID-19 coronavirus

Some of the remaining COVID-19 stimulus payments are being distributed via prepaid debit cards.

Did You Get a Coronavirus Stimulus Check Sent to a Dead Person? The IRS Wants it Back

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithMay 9, 2020 8:32 AM | Updated: May 19, 2020 10:52 AM Categories Agency News Leave a comment

The IRS has mistakenly sent some of the coronavirus stimulus payments to deceased individuals and is now asking for them to be returned.

No Movement on Changing the $20 Bill

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithMay 21, 2019 10:14 AM | Updated: Jan 13, 2025 7:06 PM Categories Current Events Leave a comment

The government previously approved changing the face of the $20 bill, but it appears that effort has waned after the 2016 election.

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Daily TSP Performance

June 13, 2025

Fund Last % YTD
G Fund $19.1308 +0.01% +2.01%
F Fund $20.0012 -0.37% +2.69%
C Fund $95.0040 -1.11% +2.23%
S Fund $88.2485 -1.70% -2.11%
I Fund $48.5492 -1.15% +15.88%
L Income $27.6479 -0.33% +3.39%
L 2025 $14.2316 -0.35% +3.42%
L 2030 $52.9024 -0.74% +4.87%
L 2035 $15.9824 -0.81% +5.11%
L 2040 $60.8723 -0.89% +5.35%
L 2045 $16.7473 -0.95% +5.54%
L 2050 $36.8940 -1.01% +5.72%
L 2055 $18.6869 -1.19% +6.28%
L 2060 $18.6846 -1.19% +6.28%
L 2065 $18.6821 -1.19% +6.28%
L 2070 $11.0726 -1.19% +6.29%
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