TSP funds post positive returns in June

• Tanya Ballard Brown
• July 2, 2003

Labor Department and union wrangle over transit subsidy

An 18-month-long dispute over increasing the transit subsidy benefit for some employees at the Labor Department led union members to stage a second protest Tuesday in front of the agency’s headquarters.

• Tanya Ballard Brown
• July 1, 2003

GSA advises agencies to start e-Travel system migration plans

• Tanya Ballard Brown
• June 30, 2003

TSP trials

Readers express frustration over the new TSP record keeping system and the lawsuit it sparked.

• Tanya Ballard Brown
• June 26, 2003

Commission critical of civil rights efforts at Agriculture, Interior

• Tanya Ballard Brown
• June 24, 2003

TSP settles lawsuit with contractor

The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board and a former contractor have settled a lawsuit over a botched effort to modernize the TSP’s computer system—leaving TSP participants footing a $36 million bill for the failed modernization contract.

• Tanya Ballard Brown
• June 23, 2003

Employees say Forest Service is slow on sexual harassment reforms

A group of Forest Service employees is claiming that the Agriculture Department has failed to comply with settlement terms in an eight-year-old sexual harassment class action lawsuit.

• Tanya Ballard Brown
• June 20, 2003

Packin’ it in

Agencies can now use early outs when they need to realign their workforce.

• Tanya Ballard Brown
• June 19, 2003

TSP Web glitches hinder launch of new recordkeeping system

• Tanya Ballard Brown
• June 18, 2003

Converted military jobs could go to contractors

Contractors could end up with some of the 320,000 military jobs Defense Department officials seek to switch to civilian positions, a top Pentagon official said Tuesday.

• Tanya Ballard Brown
• June 18, 2003

TSP record-keeping system up and running, finally

The long-awaited modernized computer system for the 401k-style Thrift Savings Plan was up and running Monday afternoon, according to TSP board officials.

• Tanya Ballard Brown
• June 16, 2003

Better pay drove law officers to TSA, report says

• Tanya Ballard Brown
• June 13, 2003

Know thyself

Agencies looking for personnel flexibilities should stop by OPM before heading to Capitol Hill.

• Tanya Ballard Brown
• June 12, 2003

Union sues TSA over screener’s unionization discussions

• Tanya Ballard Brown
• June 12, 2003

Credibility, fairness of former HHS inspector general questioned

• Tanya Ballard Brown
• June 11, 2003

TSA screeners press for union representation

• Tanya Ballard Brown
• June 9, 2003

High health premiums deter military retirees from pilot program

• Tanya Ballard Brown
• June 6, 2003

Homeland Security official suspended after credentials are questioned

• Tanya Ballard Brown
• June 6, 2003

Vetted

The Senate approves a provision that would allow more disabled vets to draw their full retirement and disability benefits.

• Tanya Ballard Brown
• June 5, 2003

TSP funds grow in May

All five of the funds in the 401k-style Thrift Savings Plan increased in May, marking the second month of positive returns for the funds this year.

• Tanya Ballard Brown
• June 5, 2003