Commentary
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For many long-term investors — like folks in the Thrift Savings Plan — the question is simple. What, if anything, should I be doing with my portfolio?
November 03, 2021 -
Alan Thomas, the former commissioner of the Federal Acquisition Service at the General Services Administration and a member of the TMF Board, explains how to make sure the Technology Modernization Fund endures.
November 02, 2021 -
When people leave government, either for another job or retirement, about a third take their TSP accounts with them.
November 02, 2021 -
Former VA deputy CIO Ed Meagher lays out things Secretary Denis McDonough needs to consider to avoid this looming catastrophe for the Veterans Affairs electronic health record modernization effort.
November 01, 2021 -
An investment in knowledge transfer recognizes the value of institutional knowledge and the dedicated public servants who possess this knowledge.
October 28, 2021 -
A growing number of savvy feds are and have been rolling outside money into the TSP at an impressive and growing scale.
October 28, 2021 -
There are also lots of things to consider, including picking the best health plan for you and yours to get you through 2022.
October 27, 2021 -
Is the vaccine mandate for federal employees causing a divide within your agency?
October 26, 2021 -
Jamal Byrd, a retired Air Force captain, explains why the Truth in Negotiations Act (TINA) needs to be updated or done away with.
October 25, 2021 -
No, there hasn't been much progress on several pressing issues, including a need to secure full-year agency funding and avert (another) government shutdown, a deal with the debt ceiling (again) and a whole host of other legislative work.
October 25, 2021 -
GSA's strategy creates vertical contract duplication, unnecessarily increasing bid and proposal, contract administration, and program management costs, says the Coalition for Government Procurement's Roger Waldron.
October 22, 2021 -
Retirement can be a lot less fun if your teeth fall out and you can't bite into an apple.
October 22, 2021 -
The Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) requires some-to-considerable thought and work from those who want to maximize their total retirement benefits.
October 21, 2021 -
The Hatch Act should apply to everyone or no one, but the current loopholes for enforcement do no good, says Jeff Neal.
October 20, 2021 -
When it comes to the smartest investors in the nation, which group of people or professions would you pick?
October 20, 2021