FLTCIP Rates Rise for New Enrollees; Amount Varies
OPM has raised the rates for new enrollments in the FLTCIP long-term care insurance program, effective August 1, a change …More
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Three-fourths of the way through the counting period toward the January 2016 federal retirement COLA, the count is near positive …More
C Fund Leads July TSP Returns
The common stock C fund of the TSP gained 2.10 percent in July, followed closely by the international stock I …More
New Guidance Issued on Gender Pay Equity
OPM has issued a second set of guidance on gender pay equity in the federal government in the wake of …More
TSP to Open Window to Outside Investing
The TSP has formally committed to offering participants the option of investing in outside mutual funds through an investment “window,” …More
Broader Withdrawal Options Also Backed
The TSP board also has approved broadening withdrawal options, although that would require a change in law, meaning that the …More
Data Theft Response Steps Still in Flux
The Obama administration does not expect to issue a contract until late August to provide services to those affected by …More
Expanded Benefits on the Table
Still uncertain is the total cost of the second contract and whether Congress might step in to block the administration’s …More
Scam Could Victimize Some a Second Time
The Federal Trade Commission has issued a warning about a scam being perpetrated on federal employees purporting to offer money …More
Limits on VA Employee Rights Advancing
The House plans to vote today (July 29) on a bill (HR-1994) to: make the standard probationary period for VA …More
Clearance Breach Response in Hurry Up and Wait Mode
Federal employees who were affected by the breach of security clearance files still have not been sent notices of specific …More
Big Task, Unknown Cost Ahead
The number of people aside, notifying those in the clearance files group could prove a much more difficult task since …More
Scope of Services Still in Flux
Several proposals are pending in Congress to apply the broader and longer services promised to those affected by the clearance …More
Almost Recess Time, but Much Work Remains
Congress is set to take its annual summer recess at the end of next week, lasting through Labor Day, with …More
G Fund Rate Cut Idea Resurfaces Briefly
Reducing the rate of return in the most popular of the TSP’s offerings, the government securities G fund, received tentative …More
