Labor and Employee Relations in 2008: The Wonderful Stories of the Year
The author recaps FedSmith stories that its authors couldn't have made up had they tried all year. These stories require no suspension of belief by the reader. All are provably true.
Posted: January 6, 2009 8:37 PM | Full Story
A Simple Change to Your TSP Contributions Could Save You Money
If you are not careful in making your regular TSP investments, you could be making a mistake that will cost you a significant amount of money. Highly compensated federal employees should consider making a flat payment to the TSP each pay period. This column explains why this is could be important to you.
Posted: January 6, 2009 7:59 AM | Full Story
- Leaving Government Before Retirement? What Happens To Your Benefits?
- What Happens to Your Federal Employee Benefits if You Die While Still Working?
A Four-Day Weekend (With Pay) Coming This Month
Some readers will be getting a four-day weekend in January. Other readers will get a three-day weekend. Here is how the holiday will work.
Posted: January 6, 2009 8:26 AM | Full Story
Uncle Sam to the Rescue Saving Local Government Jobs
The Obama administration wants to create “or save" 3 million jobs. “The vast majority of government jobs will be state and local jobs being saved," said one official. The jobs the Obama team supports in the public sector aren't brand new federal jobs but state and local jobs, threatened by worsening state budget woes.
Posted: January 7, 2009 7:05 AM | Full Story | Discuss this Story
Federal Annuity Keeps on Giving--Even After Death
A Massachusetts resident has been sentenced to prison and ordered to pay the federal government back $139,758 after failing to notify the Office of Personnel Management of his mother's passing and continuing to collect her checks.
Posted: January 7, 2009 7:01 AM | Full Story | Discuss this Story
FBI Going on Hiring Binge
The FBI has launched a hiring blitz involving 2,100 professional staff vacancies and 850 special agents aimed at filling its most critical vacancies.
Posted: January 6, 2009 6:47 AM | Full Story | Discuss this Story
Thrift Savings Plan Funds All Up in December--Ending a Dismal Year of Returns
After five straight years of positive returns for all of the TSP funds, 2009 was a disappointment. While all of the funds were up in December, all but two of the funds lost money in 2008. The biggest loser: The I fund which, incidentally, had the biggest positive return for December 2008.
Posted: January 5, 2009 9:02 AM | Full Story
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