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NEWS
- June is a slow month for TSP 07/01/09 The S Fund, up 0.73 percent, posts the strongest returns for the first month of summer.
- Federal pay and benefits provisions missing from Senate bill 06/30/09 Senate version of DoD authorization does not include House-approved measures on sick leave fix, other retirement reforms.
- House sounds death knell for Pentagon pay-for-performance system 06/25/09 Lawmakers approve fiscal 2010 Defense authorization bill, which requires department to dismantle NSPS within one year unless it demonstrates improvement.
- House resuscitates FERS sick leave fix 06/24/09 Lawmakers plan to roll federal retirement reforms stripped out of previous legislation into Defense authorization bill.
- Retirement savings plan reforms could unfold rapidly 06/16/09 TSP board prepares to implement at least one provision in recently passed tobacco legislation as early as next month.
- Tobacco bill heads to Obama without sick leave fix 06/12/09
- Sick leave fix is not likely to reappear in tobacco bill 06/11/09
- Bill advances with TSP reforms, but not sick leave fix 06/10/09
- Senate considers bill affecting federal retirement 06/02/09
- Federal telework, hiring bills advance 05/20/09
- TSP to debut Web site makeover in the fall 05/18/09
- Poll finds Uncle Sam's popularity up among job seekers 05/07/09
- Watchdog criticizes management of retirement systems upgrade 04/22/09
- Retirement reform bill clears the House 04/01/09
- Legislation modifying federal retirement rules advances 03/18/09
RETIREMENT PLANNING
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A recap of the recent flurry of retirement-related legislative activity.
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WEB HEADLINES
- The high cost of bad decisions (The Gainesville Sun)
- Financial advice for real-life problems (Lawrence Journal-World)
- Some guidance on choices when financial crunch hits (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
- The Color of Money: Make good decisions; the rest will follow (The Columbus Dispatch)
- Michelle Singletary: Poor decision-making often at root of financial woes (The Shreveport Times)
RESOURCES
- Federal Retirement Benefits Calculator
- OPM Retirement Services Page
- Federal Employee Health Benefits Program
- Thrift Savings Plan
- Social Security Online
- For links to a much wider variety of retirement-related links, be sure to visit our Comprehensive Retirement Resources Page
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