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USDA Relocations Could Be Start of Trend

Published: August 15, 2018

In what could be a sign of more to come across the government, the Agriculture Department has announced plans to …More

Fiscal 2019 Per Diem Rates Announced

Published: August 15, 2018

GSA has set new per diem rates for federal employees on official travel effective October 1, slightly increasing both the …More

Many Disclosures Don’t Qualify as Whistleblowing, VA Says

Published: August 15, 2018

In its first year of operation, slightly above half of disclosures made to a VA office established to receive whistleblower …More

Congress Finalizes Defense Bill Leaving Buyout Amount Unchanged

Published: August 7, 2018

Ahead of what could be a busy, if brief, autumn working session, on issues of importance to federal employees and …More

Prospects for Raise Improve but Don’t Make Plans to Spend It Yet

Published: August 7, 2018

One key annual bill that has neared the finish line in Congress is the general government appropriations bill, which both …More

Very Little Movement on Changes to Retirement Benefits

Published: August 7, 2018

While Congress has directly addressed some pay and benefit issues for federal employees and retirees, most of the proposals made …More

Time Growing Short to Reform the Reform Act This Year

Published: August 7, 2018

Time is growing short for action this year in Congress on one of the major initiatives announced by the Trump …More

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Court Yet to Rule on Request to Delay Executive Orders

Published: August 7, 2018

A federal district court is yet to rule on a request by a coalition of federal unions to temporarily block …More

DoD Restricts Use of Trackable Devices, both Official and Personal

Published: August 7, 2018

DoD has restricted use of “geolocation features and functionality on government and nongovernment-issued devices, applications and services” in locations designated …More

OPM Reminds Agencies of Obligations to Breastfeeding Employees

Published: August 7, 2018

OPM has posted a reminder to agencies of their obligations to accommodate employees who are breastfeeding, saying that “supportive work-life …More

Fallout from Executive Orders Continues; Courts to Weigh in

Published: August 1, 2018

A federal court could rule at any time on a request by a number of unions representing federal workers to …More

Senate Approves 1.9 Percent Raise

Published: August 1, 2018

Update: The Senate has approved a $153.2 billion spending bill tying together several of the regular annual appropriations measures including the …More

Work Underway to Shift OPM Policy Offices to White House; Phased Reorganization

Published: August 1, 2018

Working groups already are in place to shift OPM’s policy offices to the White House and break off its operating …More

Limited Exception on FEHB, FEDVIP Eligibility to End

Published: August 1, 2018

OPM has issued a final rule affirming that a special exception allowing the children of a same-sex domestic partner to …More

Career SES Ranks Steady, Makeup Little Changed

Published: August 1, 2018

The number of career positions in the SES, the highest level to which career federal employees typically can aspire, held …More

TSP Stock Funds Heat Up in July

Published: August 1, 2018

The TSP’s common stock C fund gained 3.72 percent in July, the international stock I fund 2.45 percent and the …More

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Chances Dim for Boosting Buyout Payments

Published: July 24, 2018

The final version of the annual DoD authorization, which has emerged from a House-Senate conference, does not contain a much-anticipated …More

OPM Reviewing Pay, Leave, Performance Policies

Published: July 24, 2018

OPM says it is continuing to review federal employment policies on pay, leave and performance for possible additional administrative actions …More

Parts of Reorganization Plan to Launch in Autumn, Says OMB

Published: July 24, 2018

The Trump administration expects to begin carrying out in the fall the portions of its recently released agency reorganization plan …More

Impact of Proposed Changes to OPM to Be Examined

Published: July 24, 2018

The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee has scheduled hearings for this week on the Trump administration’s proposal to …More

House Cool with Pay Freeze, but Senate Set to Back 1.9 Percent Raise

Published: July 24, 2018

The House has approved a fiscal 2019 spending bill (HR-6147) that effectively endorses President Trump’s recommendation to keep federal salary …More

Growing Backlog Awaits MSPB Nominees

Published: July 24, 2018

The MSPB governing board could have a full complement of members soon, following a hearing at which the three nominees …More

Bills on Parental Leave, Relocation Taxes Offered

Published: July 24, 2018

Among bills recently introduced in Congress are: S-3236, to put in law and extend a recent GSA policy addressing an …More

Panel Backs Faster Discipline, Weaker Appeal Rights for Federal Employees

Published: July 18, 2018

The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has passed bills to tighten the deadlines in the federal workplace disciplinary notice …More

Split Remains on Special VA Disciplinary Policies

Published: July 18, 2018

A year after enactment of a law revamping disciplinary policies at the VA there was consensus at a House hearing …More

GAO Urges Focus on Employees in Reorganization as Senate Starts Review of Plan

Published: July 18, 2018

Reorganizing and reforming federal agencies is achievable but it is “a major endeavor” that depends on following steps such as …More

House Set to Vote on Spending Bill Providing No 2019 Raise

Published: July 18, 2018

The House could vote as soon as this week on an annual spending bill (HR-6147) that like similar measures of …More

Pushback Builds on Executive Orders as Agencies Implement Them

Published: July 18, 2018

As federal agencies are imposing new restrictions on employee unions in response to President Trump’s recent executive orders, unions and …More

New Law Will Aid Whistleblowers, Says OSC; Hearing Set on MSPB Nominees

Published: July 18, 2018

The Office of Special Counsel has said that a recently enacted law (P.L. 115-195) allowing federal employees to appeal MSPB …More

Impact of Orders on Discipline, Unions Begins; More Ahead

Published: July 11, 2018

Some work to carry out President Trump’s three recent executive orders on discipline, performance and bargaining is underway but much …More

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Oct 2119.43 ~20.95 ~107.49 ~101.51 ~53.32 ~
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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