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Several federal employee advocacy groups sent a letter to Members of Congress this week asking them to oppose any legislation that would cut the interest rate of the Thrift Savings Plan’s G Fund.
FedSmith.com users said in a recent survey that they think federal employees should be given a 3% pay raise in 2016.
I’m over 70 and planning to retire in my late 70s. Are there one or two key things I should be looking at to start planning?
Many Americans are ignorant about our history. A facility in Wyoming brings to life the sacrifices and hardships from the 500,000 pioneers who crossed the country on foot, in covered wagons and on horseback to settle the West.
A federal employee learned the hard way that if you hide a pretty important fact on your federal job application, you face dismissal from the job and possibly debarment from working for the federal government.
With Congress back in session this week, John Hatton, deputy legislative director for NARFE, told FedSmith.com that his organization has several priorities in terms of legislation it wants to see passed by Congress to help federal employees, including avoiding another government shutdown and interest rate cuts to the TSP’s G Fund.
According to the latest available data from the Office of Personnel Management, the agency’s outstanding backlog of retirement applications was left relatively unchanged over the last month.
It is not uncommon for an employee to separate from federal service with an outstanding TSP loan. What happens to your loan when you retire or otherwise separate from federal service?
The author says that to many of us, writing feels linear. However, he said it should be viewed as solving a puzzle to make the writing process more creative and enjoyable.
Starting September 5th, the Thrift Savings Plan will be providing new federal employees with a different default fund for automatic enrollment in their retirement savings plans.
