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Oversight
Maryland lawmakers urge Treasury to halt relocation of 450 jobs
Plan would move FMS employees out of the area.
Pay & Benefits
Thrift Savings Plan funds make few, if any, gains in October
Three basic funds post tiny increases and two fall into the red.
Pay & Benefits
Thrift Savings Plan closed for Hurricane Sandy, along with the financial markets
Transactions and transfers delayed until Oct. 31.
Management
Funds roll in for feds hit by Hurricane Sandy
Nonprofit hopes to have additional $35,000 for grants in next few days.
Pay & Benefits
Unnamed top USPS official’s compensation exceeds legal limit, IG says
Postal Service at odds with IG over maximum compensation rules.
Pay & Benefits
Employees can contribute more to their Thrift Savings Plans in 2013
IRS adjusts investment caps to account for inflation.
Pay & Benefits
More than 50,000 choose Thrift Saving Plan’s new Roth option
The investment choice now is open to all Defense civilians and service members.
Pay & Benefits
Thrift Savings Plan advisory board considers mutual funds
Move would mean greater freedom for TSP participants -- and also greater risk.
Management
Performance pilot launching at Veterans Affairs
National Cemetery Administration to adopt GEAR program in November.
Management
Lawmakers urged to adopt tighter caps on contractor pay
Limiting annual reimbursements to $230,700 per employee would save billions, advocacy groups argue.
Management
Army spent 13 times as much on 2010 conference as GSA spent in Vegas
Service says comparing the two events would be 'misleading.'
Pay & Benefits
Most feds get an extra pay period’s worth of leave this year
Use-it-or-lose-it policies remain in effect.
Pay & Benefits
Thrift Savings Plan Roth participation grows steadily
About 40,000 federal employees, including Marines, sign up for Roth in its first four months.
Pay & Benefits
Military families must pay to extend TRICARE coverage to adult dependents
Fee has deterred service members from exercising the option.
Management
OPM: Feds should ‘rarely’ need time off to vote
Memo outlines rules for excused absences on Election Day.
Pay & Benefits
Thousands of USPS mail handlers and postmasters accept separation incentives
Tally of about 7,000 is close to Postal Service projections.
Defense
Officials nab fugitive felon posing as a federal agent
Homeland Security IG works with U.S. Marshals Service and local sheriff’s office to locate impersonator.
Pay & Benefits
Postal Service offers more buyout incentives
APWU-represented clerks, mechanics and others are eligible for up to $15,000.
Defense
Top Veterans Affairs HR exec resigns ahead of IG report
Auditors find misconduct and misuse of taxpayer dollars at two 2011 conferences.
Pay & Benefits
Thrift Savings Plan funds stay in black
All TSP funds post positive returns for second consecutive month.
