Pay & Benefits

G, C, S funds show tiny returns in May, all others in the red

All TSP funds, with the exceptions of the government securities investment G fund, the common stock index C fund and small cap stock index S fund posted…

TSP

One reason the Postal Service has a long-term pension problem

Retirement

A few changes are here for TSP’s My Account, with more on the way

TSP

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OPM’s ‘retirement quick guide’ aims to tackle immediate challenges for retiring feds

Retirement

Congressman wants a billion dollars more for frontline TSA employees

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VA opts into Special Salary Rate for IT workforce, regardless of unclear governmentwide rollout

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FILE- In this June 15, 2018, file photo, twenty dollar bills are counted in North Andover, Mass. Default on your federal student loans and the government can take up to 15 percent of each paycheck to satisfy your debt. The Education Department can also withhold federal benefits like tax returns and Social Security payments. Garnishment is an effective tool to recoup unpaid loans, private collection agencies enlisted by the Education Department took in over $841.6 million via wage garnishment in the 2018 fiscal year, but it inflicts serious financial strain on borrowers who are already struggling. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)

If the government defaults, you might need that cash in your mattress

Pay & Benefits

OPM’s new approach to modernizing retirement services is all about small bites

IT Modernization

What would happen to contractors in case of a debt default?

Debt default would seem, in some ways, like a government shutdown. But it’s not. The government is fully appropriated for the rest of fiscal 2023. It is…

Contracting

OPM retirement backlog down by more than 2,500 claims

The Office of Personnel Management processed nearly 2,000 more retirement claims in April than it did in March, bringing its inventory backlog down to 20,384.

Retirement

FILE - In this Jan. 11, 2019, file photo, passengers wait in line at a Transportation Security Administration checkpoint at the Philadelphia International Airport in Philadelphia. The chief of the TSA said Monday, July 1, that travelers should see only a slight increase in checkpoint wait times over the four-day July 4 holiday weekend despite the diversion of about 350 employees including screeners to the U.S.-Mexico border. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

A Deeper Look at the TSA

A Deeper Look with Joe Paiva

For our May 10th show, I interviewed Transportation Security Administration Chief Human Capital Officer Jason Nelson.

Pay & Benefits

G, C, S funds show tiny returns in May, all others in the red

One reason the Postal Service has a long-term pension problem

A few changes are here for TSP’s My Account, with more on the way

Number of seven-digit TSP accounts approaches six digits again

Nah, debt default won’t stop Social Security checks

GOP lawmakers target TSP’s China and ‘woke’ investments

OPM’s ‘retirement quick guide’ aims to tackle immediate challenges for retiring feds

Congressman wants a billion dollars more for frontline TSA employees

VA opts into Special Salary Rate for IT workforce, regardless of unclear governmentwide rollout

If the government defaults, you might need that cash in your mattress

OPM’s new approach to modernizing retirement services is all about small bites

What would happen to contractors in case of a debt default?

OPM retirement backlog down by more than 2,500 claims

A Deeper Look at the TSA