Many Feds Face Furloughs Twice
Dems Back Retroactive Shutdown Pay
How Long Has the Shutdown Lasted?
Agencies Post Shutdown Plans Online
How Contractors Might Weather a Shutdown
SPECIAL REPORT
Thrift Savings Plan
Feds Furloughed By Shutdown Cannot Contribute to Retirement Fund
September 30 Employees would also lose TSP matching contributions from agencies, unless Congress issues back pay.
TSP Is Having a ‘Booming’ September
September 23 The retirement plan’s funds so far are strong and hardship withdrawals from accounts are down, board reports.
Retirement Funds Return to the Red in August
September 3 All TSP investments except for government securities posted losses last month.
Federal Retirement Plan Looks Into Benefits for Same-Sex Spouses
July 1 TSP’s board is assessing which regulations need tweaks after Supreme Court ruled DOMA unconstitutional.
TSP Funds Lose Momentum in May
June 3 International stocks fall, while other offerings grow modestly.
More Feds Invest in Lifecycle Retirement Funds
May 20 The L funds now account for 15 percent of investments in the Thrift Savings Plan.
TSP Funds Stay Positive in April
May 1 International stocks experienced the highest returns, earning 5.32 percent last month.
Across-the-Board Gains for TSP Funds in March
April 1 Thrift Savings Plan investments largely improve upon February’s numbers.
Retirement funds start 2013 strong
February 1 All but one of the Thrift Savings Plan’s offerings grew in January.
Military enrollment in TSP Roth spikes
January 28 Number of service member beneficiaries jumps nearly 300 percent in one month.
TSP mulls investment conversion option
January 10 Fiscal cliff law allows retirement plans to let enrollees switch to a Roth account.
TSP board on debt ceiling: No cause for concern
January 7 Notice reiterates that all investments are guaranteed by federal government.
TSP funds round out 2012 with modest gains
January 2 All but one grew in December, with international investments performing best.
TSP rebounds in November
December 3, 2012 All the funds were in the black last month despite fiscal cliff fears.
TSP board: Don’t worry about the G Fund as debt ceiling looms
November 27, 2012 Officials reiterate that government securities are safe.
Senate expected to take up bill allowing IRS to levy TSP accounts
November 27, 2012 Legislation clarifying IRS authority to tap retirement funds to collect unpaid taxes could become law by end of the year.
Thrift Savings Plan funds make few, if any, gains in October
November 1, 2012 Three basic funds post tiny increases and two fall into the red.
