Pay and Benefits News

• Army still does not have a process to get National Guardsmen backpay after long promotion waits

  Members of the National Guard are still waiting for a way to get backpay after languished promotion approval.

  Defense
  May 20, 2019
• Growing your TSP nest egg: Stocks or bonds?

  Most investors in the Thrift Savings Plan know they are in it for the long haul. So what’s the best route for your endgame?

  Mike Causey Federal Report
  May 20, 2019
• Market dive: The day your hair turned white

  May 13, 2019, was the day we learned, after a 10-year bull market, that the stock market had a paper loss for the day of approximately $800 billion.

  Mike Causey Federal Report
  May 16, 2019
• New bill would add VBA agency to focus on home loans, vocational help

  Critics say the Veterans Benefits Administration’s efforts to process disability compensation and pension claims has resulted in under-attention in other areas.

  Tom Temin Federal Drive
  May 15, 2019
• Are you over-investing in the TSP?

  When it comes to employer-backed 401k plans, most experts say that the federal Thrift Savings Plan, with its 5% match and super-low administrative fees, is the best deal around. At the end of March, the…

  Mike Causey Federal Report
  May 15, 2019
• Shutdown shockwaves

  Most feds have since recovered from the record 35-day government shutdown that ended in late January. But not everyone has, or will.

  Mike Causey Federal Report
  May 13, 2019
• Leaving the TSP for more options? Think again.

  The TSP is the envy of many investors because of its low administrative fees and federal oversite of the fund.

  Mike Causey Federal Report
  May 10, 2019
• Shutdown fallout still falling

  The most recent record 35-day government shutdown is now just a painful memory for many fed families, but it is still very real for some.

  Mike Causey Federal Report
  May 09, 2019
• Watching your TSP nest egg hatch…or crack!

  Folks who track their stock market investments on a hourly basis sometimes need nerves of steel. And a forgiving job that gives the time to monitor markets and pundits as Wall Street reacts various promises…

  Mike Causey Federal Report
  May 08, 2019