DoD Violated Laws in Swap of Taliban for U.S. Army Sergeant
According to the GAO, DoD violated the law when it transferred five Taliban prisoners at Guantanamo Bay to Qatar for the return of an American Army sergeant.
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According to the GAO, DoD violated the law when it transferred five Taliban prisoners at Guantanamo Bay to Qatar for the return of an American Army sergeant.
A new report from the Tax Foundation says that using IRS income data to measure overall financial health is a mistake.
The percentage of participants who are contributing to the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) hit a record high in July 2014.
How does the CSRS offset retirement situation work?
A common situation involving agency misinformation can arise when a federal employee is told that he or she can withdraw his or her contributions and can later redeposit retirement contributions after departing federal service and when he or she reaches retirement age. The author explains the details of this misconception.
A new report issued by the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) discusses Federal laws and regulations regarding the preferences in hiring that Federal agencies can or must give to veterans and certain family members.
According to a new report from the EEOC, the amount of money awarded to complainants who filed EEO appeals was up 18.2% in FY 2012 over the previous fiscal year.
Columns on federal pay always prompt strongly stated comments that confirm the General Schedule system is broken. Two recent articles by FedSmith.com author Howard Risher are no exception. Risher says that employee stories of personal experience should be read by every leader concerned about government and about achieving agency goals. He highlights some of the most telling comments from FedSmith.com users on his recent articles on federal pay.
A new study from the Federal Reserve shows that half of Americans surveyed have either given “a little” or no thought at all to preparing for their retirement.
When you retire, you will be faced with many choices as to what to do with your Thrift Savings Plan investments. This article considers the choice of leaving your money in the TSP or transferring it into an IRA.