Commentary
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One of the complaints some Thrift Savings Plan investors have is what they consider a lack of investment options.
May 29, 2018 -
Veterans get a chance to show their former colors through patches on their motorcycle vests.
May 28, 2018 -
Our Memorial Day column is, as it should be, a somber thank-you to people who serve, in or out of uniform, and especially to people working today.
May 25, 2018 -
Although the Coalition for Government Procurement commends DoD for its transparency in making its decision/rationale publicly available, its report raises additional questions and concerns related to DoD's single-award strategy.
May 25, 2018 -
Jeff Neal, senior vice president at ICF and former CHCO at the Homeland Security Department, says its time to fix the broken merit system hiring process.
May 25, 2018 -
The amount of money the White House is proposing to cut from federal workers' take-home pay and the future inflation protection benefits for retirees closely mirrors the balance of the F, I and S funds in the Thrift Savings Plan as of Dec 31.
May 25, 2018 -
Tracking the stock market and making long-term decisions based on day-to-day changes is not the way to build a retirement nest egg.
May 24, 2018 -
About half of all thrift savings plan account holders move their money to an outside IRA or other investment option when they leave federal service. So who is right, and what is your plan?
May 23, 2018 -
Despite their factions, Democrats and Republicans appear unified in their disdain for the latest Farm Bill.
May 22, 2018 -
The White House management agenda, which would trim take-home pay and eliminate inflation protection for retirees, could help union leaders recruit from workforce that has shifted.
May 22, 2018 -
Jeremy Wilcox, managing director for the federal public sector at ClearEdge Partners, Inc., makes the case for agencies to send a message to contractors about their plans to modernize.
May 21, 2018 -
If any of the Trump administration’s proposals to overhaul the federal pay and pension plans make it through Congress, thousands of federal workers might have to extend their tours of duty by as much as a decade to maintain their standard of living.
May 21, 2018 -
Thomas Jones, a federal systems engineer for Bay Dynamics, makes the case for agencies to define which assets are the most important to the mission.
May 18, 2018 -
The Veterans Affair and Defense department are taking on something that rarely succeeds — changing culture and technology all at once.
May 18, 2018 -
The Professional Managers Association is telling fed-postal-retirees to stay alert as federal retirement contribution changes are proposed by the Trump administration.
May 18, 2018