Benefits

  • The process starts next week, and Tom Trabucco of the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board tells DorobekInsider all you need to know when the change happens. Also, learn why it will benefit all TSP participants.

    July 26, 2010
  • Charles Stephenson Co-author, \"The Beat! Go-Go Music From Washington, D.C.\" Lisa Schlosser Director, Information Collection Office of Environmental Information, Environmental Protection Agency Bob Hill District Advisor, First Command

    July 22, 2010
  • Planning for what happens after you die is not pleasant to think about, but it is essential, especially if you are a resident of the D.C. metro area. Tom O\'Rourke is an estate planning expert who talked with Senior Correspondent Mike Causey about why you need to take time, and spend a bit of money, to plan for what will happen after you pass.

    July 21, 2010
  • Automatic enrollment starts Aug. 1.

    July 19, 2010
  • J. David Cox AFGE National Secretary-Treasurer John Rowan President, Vietnam Veterans of America Michael Castelle National Fair Practices Coordinator, AFGE Council of Prison Locals Phil Glover National Legislative Coordinator, AFGE Council of Prison Localsbr>

    July 15, 2010
  • What jobs are hot for those with security clearances? This week, host Derrick T. Dortch talks with Director and Founder of ClearenceJobs.com Evan Lesser. June 25, 2010

    July 09, 2010
  • Investing for the long term needs to be the mantra of anyone who puts their money in stocks. This is especially true for feds whose investments are in the Thrift Savings Fund. And it becomes especially true when stocks and the TSP go through a rough patch, as we learn in this month\'s edition of TSP Snapshot.

    July 02, 2010
  • As the third quarter starts, employers cut 125,000 jobs from the nation\'s payrolls in June, but the loss was driven by a wave of census layoffs. Certified financial planner Arthur Stein explains what\'s ahead.

    July 02, 2010
  • Dave Owens President, AFGE Air Force Local 1101 Dave Johnson Fellow, Campaign for America\'s Future Tracy Van Slyke Director, The Media Consortium Author, \"Beyond the Echo Chamber: How a Networked Progressive Media Can Reshape American Politics\"

    July 01, 2010
  • This week, Mike Causey talks with Dan Adcock, legislative director of the National Active Retired Federal Employees, about where legislation is in the House that would allow you to move unused annual leave into your TSP after leaving federal service. Then, Randy Erwin of the National Federation of Federal Employees talks about why some in Congress are keen on freezing federal pay and benefits. Encore presentation

    June 30, 2010
  • Interviews from AFGE Authors Night featuring: Chuck Hobbie Deputy General Counsel Bill Fletcher Field Services and Education Department Director Tim Shorrock Contract Analyst Also hear from Deanna Zandt

    June 23, 2010
  • One of the nation\'s most popular financial planners is trying to find out a way to get into your Thrift Savings Plan. So who is he and why is the TSP his favorite investment option? Checkout Senior Correspondent Mike Causey\'s Federal Report today.

    June 23, 2010
  • So who are the smartest TSP investors in government? Are they rocket scientists, economist, medical researchers or postal employees? Take Senior Correspondent Mike Causey\'s TGIF quiz to test your investment smarts.

    June 18, 2010
  • Guess how many of your fellow feds have TSP account balances worth a million bucks or more. If you said 75 you are on the right track and there\'s even one person with a $3 million account. So how do you get there? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey has some suggestions.

    June 17, 2010
  • What\'s the difference between the F fund and the I fund? How do you get an update on that loan you took out through the TSP? Who can you talk to about a transfer that doesn\'t look quite right? The DorobekInsider talks with Penny Moran, director of the Office of Participant Services for the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, who answers all of those questions for us.

    June 14, 2010