FEDWeek
Plan Now for Upcoming Withdrawal Changes, TSP Says
New and loosened policies on withdrawing funds from TSP accounts are now only a month away—they take effect September 15—after …More
TSP Policy Changes to Mainly Affect Post-Separation Withdrawals
Changes to TSP policies effective September 15 will primarily affect withdrawals after separation from the government for retirement or other …More
FEHB to Offer New National Plan Design in 2020
The FEHB will offer a new nationwide plan design in 2020, filling the long-vacant slot reserved in the program for …More
Navy Reminds Employees of Policies on Using Personal Accounts
The Navy’s CIO has reminded the agency’s civilian (and military) personnel that they are not to use non-official email, social …More
Production Goals Pressure VA Claims Processors, Audit Finds
Some VA employees involved in processing claims from veterans for emergency care received outside the department’s own system say they …More
SSA Imposes Partial Hiring Freeze
The SSA has imposed a partial hiring freeze, primarily affecting headquarters and regional office positions, saying it wants to “marshal …More
Federal Retirement & Financial Planning Report
Report Examines What Makes an Age-Friendly Community
With longer life expectancies and more active lifestyles in retirement, retirees deciding whether or not to move—and where to go, …More
Federal Manager's Daily Report
Key Features of Performance Framework Highlighted
Recent changes to a section of OMB Circular A-11 to turn it into the Federal Performance Framework for Improving Program …More
TSP Investment Report
Negative-Yielding Bonds and the I Fund
A curious phenomenon is happening around the world: there is now $16 trillion worth of negative-yielding bonds in Europe and …More
Armed Forces News
New Sailors Could Get Fitness-Tracking Devices
Each Navy recruit who joins the service through the delayed entry program could find an additional item in the first …More