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Pay & Benefits
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It’s near the end of the month. So, how did your TSP do? We turn to Tom Trabucco, Director of External Affairs for the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, who’s joining us on a Tuesday…
May 26, 2009 -
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The stock market is down about 40 percent from its 2007 high point. But you probably knew that. While it is perfectly human to personalize things, especially when we take a hit, the fact of…
May 26, 2009 -
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Forty one years (and about 41 pounds) ago, a teenage soldier took part in ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery honoring the unknown soldier from the Korean War. That kid, if he was a lot skinnier…
May 25, 2009 -
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NASA was recently named as one of the Best Places to Work in the federal government by the recently released Best Places to Work Survey. That was published by the Partnership for Public Service earlier…
May 22, 2009 -
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Starting a federal career could soon become an even more attractive prospect for college graduates facing a very tough, and shrinking private sector job market. The government is considering a plan that, if adopted, would…
May 21, 2009 -
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Sniffing the air for anthrax has never been more high-tech. Scientists at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory have come up with sensors that can diagnose infectious diseases, track airborne toxins and even detect explosives in…
May 20, 2009 -
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Is pay for performance working at your agency? The Pentagon doesn’t know the answer to that question, so they’ve set up a three-member task force to find the answer. The panel includes management experts from…
May 20, 2009 -
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Each year, federal retirees get a cost-of-living adjustment. But in 2010 – they might get nothing at all. We find out more from Federal News Radio Senior Correspondent Mike Causey who explains how Deflation could…
May 19, 2009 -
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Is your agency one of the best places to work in the federal government? New rankings will be released tomorrow by the Partnership for Public Service. John Palguta is the vice president for policy at…
May 19, 2009 -
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Despite a small but steady increase in prices from January though April of this year, retired feds, military retirees and people who get Social Security benefits are still on track to get a zero cost…
May 19, 2009 -
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There are two types of loans you can apply for under your Thrift Savings Plan. Tom Trabucco of the TSP tells us all about them.
May 18, 2009 -
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We told you last week about a new bill to beef up whistleblower protections in government, but Professor Bob Turner says the legislation could undermine national security and endanger the liberty of Americans. Professor Turner…
May 18, 2009 -
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Large bureaucracies, whether federal or corporate or nonprofit (which nowadays is often the same thing), are infamous for endless rounds of often meaningless, seemingly endless meetings. In the old days (which ended approximately 3 years…
May 18, 2009
