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Outside Employment / Activities Lead Topics for Federal Employees Seeking Ethics Guidance

Published: July 5, 2022

The most common ethics-related questions from federal employees involve outside employment/activities, financial disclosure reporting and gift acceptance, the Office of …More

It’s Past Time to Boost Federal Employee Line-of-Duty Death Benefits, Report Says

Published: July 5, 2022

A report on a Senate bill (S-3487) to boost the death gratuity and funeral allowance payments for federal employees who …More

Mutual Fund Window Open, but Not Much Going Through

Published: July 5, 2022

The TSP’s mutual fund window has been relatively little used, with fewer than 900 account holders shifting just $47 million …More

TSP Stock Funds Continue Swoon in June

Published: July 5, 2022

The three stock-oriented TSP funds again posted substantial losses in June, with the large company stock C fund down 6.55 …More

Mileage Reimbursement Rates Increased July 1

Published: July 5, 2022

GSA has increased the mileage reimbursement rates effective July 1 for using a privately owned vehicle on federal travel if …More

Court Action Likely Means Continued Suspension of Vaccine Mandate for Months

Published: June 28, 2022

A federal appeals court has agreed to rehear a case involving the Biden administration’s Coronavirus vaccine mandate for federal employees, …More

Nine Hours on Hold: Pressure Builds on TSP to Improve Customer Service

Published: June 28, 2022

Complaints about customer service related to the TSP website continue a month after its launch, resulting in an unusual level …More

G Fund Now TSP Program’s Largest

Published: June 28, 2022

Data presented at the latest meeting of the TSP governing board show that the always-gaining government securities G fund now …More

Congress Prods OPM on Retirement Processing Delays, Again

Published: June 28, 2022

A House panel has said it is “concerned with the lengthy delays to process retirement and survivor claims” at OPM, …More

Report Warns of ‘Hampered’ Security Protections in Federal Buildings

Published: June 28, 2022

The inspector general at the GSA has issued a report that, while heavily redacted, clearly signals concerns about the physical …More

Senators Block VA Restructuring Process

Published: June 28, 2022

Senate Democratic leaders have said they will not hold confirmation hearings for nominees to form a commission to make final …More

4.6 Percent January Federal Pay Raise Advancing in Both House, Senate

Published: June 21, 2022

UPDATED: A House committee has effectively endorsed President Biden’s recommendation for a January 2023 federal raise of 4.6 percent, while …More

TSP Responds to Customer Service Complaints

Published: June 21, 2022

Following is a statement that the Thrift Savings Plan issued in response to a query from FEDweek about the numerous …More

Leave Entitlement for Taking Family Members to Get Vaccine Expanded

Published: June 21, 2022

OPM has expanded the administrative leave entitlement—paid time off work without charge to any other form of leave—for federal employees …More

Court Rejects Suit over Delayed TSP Matching during 2018-2019 Shutdown

Published: June 21, 2022

A federal appeals court has rejected a suit seeking to require that employees be compensated for earnings they lost in …More

DHS to Centralize Disciplinary Decision-Making

Published: June 21, 2022

DHS has said it will make disciplinary decisions on a more centralized basis, following an internal review spurred by several …More

VA Personnel Policies Draw Attention in House

Published: June 21, 2022

The House could vote this week to join the Senate in passing a benefits bill for veterans exposed to toxic …More

Agencies Can Mandate Telework for Continuity of Operations, Says Court

Published: June 21, 2022

A federal appeals court has ruled that even though telework generally is an optional policy for both an agency and …More

Bill to Lock In Telework Advances but Disputes Continue

Published: June 15, 2022

The House Oversight and Reform Committee has passed a bill that essentially would lock in the widened telework practices that …More

Congress Starting to Write Key Annual Bills on 2023 Pay Raise, Other Issues

Published: June 14, 2022

Congress has started to write several key annual bills that become the vehicles for decisions on the following year’s federal …More

Senate Set to Consider Widened Recruitment, Retention Authorities at VA

Published: June 14, 2022

The Senate has scheduled voting as soon as this week on a number of enhanced salary, bonus and incentive payment …More

TSP Responds to Pushback on Mutual Fund Window; Investment in Chinese Firms

Published: June 14, 2022

The TSP has responded to pushback from some Republicans and interest groups against the potential of money invested through its …More

Nominees Confirmed for TSP Board; Rocky Start for new ‘My Account’ Features

Published: June 10, 2022

Updated: The Senate has confirmed nominees for four of the five seats on the TSP governing board, putting Biden administration …More

Vaccine Mandate for Federal Employees Not a ‘Coercion,’ Administration Asserts

Published: June 8, 2022

The Biden administration has asserted before a federal court that “there is no coercion” in its Coronavirus vaccination mandate for …More

OPM Expects to ‘Revise’ FLTCIP Premiums, Could Temporarily Bar New Enrollments

Published: June 7, 2022

OPM has said that it “has determined that there is a strong likelihood” that Federal Long-Term Care Insurance Program premium …More

FLTCIP Program Has History of Benefit Reductions, Premium Increases

Published: June 7, 2022

OPM’s notice that it expects to “revise” premium rates in the Federal Long-Term Care Insurance Program represents the latest in …More

New Guidance Stresses Room for Variance in Agency Covid Safety Policies

Published: June 7, 2022

The Safer Federal Workforce Task Force has told agencies both that they have the authority to create exceptions to its …More

IG Questions Selection of Foreign Service Promotion Board Members

Published: June 7, 2022

Bipartisan leaders of a Senate Foreign Relations subcommittee have said they will hold hearings on the membership of foreign service …More

Safety, Security Problems Common in Post Office Lobbies, Says IG

Published: June 7, 2022

Post office lobbies suffer from a range of problems involving safety and security issues both for USPS employees and for …More

Suspension of Vaccine Mandate Continues Pending Further Court Action

Published: June 1, 2022

The vaccine mandate for federal employees remains suspended – pending further action by a federal appeals court. The court earlier …More

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TSPG FundF FundC FundS FundI Fund
Oct 0119.38 ~20.72 ~107.05 ~100.5 ~52.84 ~
Sep 3019.38 ~20.67 ~106.68 ~100.23 ~52.51 ~
TSPG FundF FundC FundS FundI Fund
Sep0.35 %1.09 %3.65 %2.04 %3.16 %
YTD3.34 %6.14 %14.80 %11.18 %25.34 %
1yr4.44 %2.90 %17.55 %16.41 %15.48 %
3yr4.34 %4.92 %24.88 %19.64 %22.32 %
5yr3.30 %-0.36 %16.43 %11.48 %11.49 %
10yr2.71 %1.95 %15.28 %11.38 %8.53 %
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