Pay & Benefits

  • Leo Bosner Former President, AFGE FEMA Local 4060 Jim Aldridge Secretary-Treasurer, AFGE Federal Law Enforcement Steering Committee Vincent DeMarco President, Maryland Citizens Health Initiative

    August 26, 2010
  • We get the inside scoop from Mike Causey.

    August 24, 2010
  • The economy is rough out there for many Americans, and the numbers show that more TSP participants are taking advantage of loans and in-Service withdrawals when compared to previous years.

    August 23, 2010
  • High unemployment in the private sector and continuing economic woes are making some people focus on the pay and benefits of federal workers as being too high compared with those in industry. But one of the top House lawmakers whose subcommittee focuses on the concerns of federal workers dismissed much of the criticism over pay and benefits. Rep. Stephen Lynch said much of the unfounded comments, some of which is based on inaccurate information, hurts the government\'s efforts to bring smart people into public service.

    August 23, 2010
  • Learn more from Yahoo! Finance.

    August 20, 2010
  • Dwight Bowman AFGE 14th District National Vice President Armstrong Williams Political Commentator and Host, The Right Side TV Show Gary Chaison Author, \"Unions in America\"

    August 19, 2010
  • Do you know how much money you\'re going to earn with your TSP account over the next 10, 20 or 30 years? Turns out, that\'s not really easy to calculate. Tom Trabucco of the TSP explains how to use online calculators correctly.

    August 17, 2010
  • Terry Spencer Hesser Author, \"I Am a Teamster: A Short, Fiery Story of Regina V. Polk, Her Hats, Her Pets, Sweet Love, and the Modern-Day Labor Movement\" Heidi Shierholz Economist, Economic Policy Institute Reece Rushing Director of Government Reform, Center for American Progress

    August 12, 2010
  • Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) Arianna Huffington Co-Founder, The Huffington Post Danielle Brian Executive Director, Project on Government Oversight (POGO)

    August 05, 2010
  • One expert reminds federal workers to review their allocations more often than just once a year as market volatility can wreak havoc on funds. The goal is to make small adjustments as needed. All the TSP funds did well in July, including rebounds from two months of losses by the C and I Funds.

    August 05, 2010
  • WFED\'s Jason Miller reports.

    August 05, 2010
  • After a few rough months, many of the Thrift Savings Plan funds went up in July. Tom Trabucco, the director of external affairs for the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, brings us the details.

    August 02, 2010
  • From “Experts debate how to cut personnel costs” by Rick Maze in the Air Force Times: “Cutting personnel and retiree health care costs is politically possible only if service members get something in return, such…

    August 02, 2010
  • Susan Grundmann Chairman, Merit Systems Protection Board Arnold Scott AFGE 6th District National Vice President Andrew McAfee Author of \"Enterprise 2.0: New Collaborative Tools for Your Organization\'s Toughest Challenges\" Perry Hooks President, Hooks Book Events

    July 29, 2010
  • 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