Pay & Benefits
Playing Catch-up
Catch-up contributions give the 50-and-over crowd a backdoor to the TSP.
Pay & Benefits
Travel Math
Rules for getting compensatory time off for travel are fussy and complex.
Pay & Benefits
Life and Death Planning
Employees should get paperwork and information ready so survivors can claim their benefits when they die.
Pay & Benefits
Reaping REITs' Rewards
Beyond the political disagreement, how would a REIT option affect TSP portfolios?
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The Game of Life(cycle)
Who is and who isn’t investing in the TSP’s new life-cycle funds?
Pay & Benefits
Thinking Long-Term
Insurance that covers nursing homes and assisted living costs isn’t fun to think about, but it may be a smart move
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Life-Cycle Variety
The popular new “life-cycle” funds have far lower administrative costs, but are missing some of the innovations of certain private plans.
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Performance Pay: A History
Pay for performance in government isn’t exactly a new concept.
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All About FSAs
Money saved for braces, laser eye surgery and even summer camp can be tax-free.
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Eye of the Storm
Agencies can give volunteering employees excused absences, OPM says.
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Relocation board’s charter extended through end of 2005
The Governmentwide Relocation Advisory Board’s charter given some wiggle room in case it stumbles in meeting September reporting deadline.
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Red Pen Scare
The countdown to implementation of the Homeland Security Department’s labor relations policies is raising fears in some employees.
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TSP Tech Turnover
The top technology official at the Thrift Savings Plan is leaving after a nine-year run.
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New Recruits
A group of disgruntled FAA employees tries to woo more workers to their cause.
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Courtesy Pay
Under draft OPM legislation, future pay increases would be tied not just to written performance standards, but unwritten guidelines such as common courtesy.
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Enabling the Disabled
The House is trying to speed the process of providing higher compensation for disabled military retirees.
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More Flexible?
A new, longer window for private sector workers to spend money in Flexible Spending Accounts has not yet been extended to the federal workforce.
Pay & Benefits
Pentagon Pay
A new committee will examine the military pay system and could recommend changes.
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