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NEWS
- Analysis: It's Not About You 07/02/09 Unsolicited advice to political appointees coming to the Defense Department.
- Pay freeze affects nearly one-third of White House staff 07/02/09 New salary data reveals 146 presidential employees earn $100,000 or more.
- Gates says he wants to soften gay expulsion rules 07/01/09 Defense chief is looking for ways to selectively enforce the "don't ask, don't tell" law in the armed forces.
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FEATURE HIGHLIGHT
Foreign & Domestic
A State Department couple and the debate over federal benefits for same-sex partners of employees.
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- 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 employee union leader found dead at 47 07/01/09 Colleagues praise Richard Brown for boosting the National Federation of Federal Employees' stature and membership.
- Federal pay and benefits provisions missing from Senate bill 06/30/09
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- Personnel leader sets deadlines for hiring reform 06/29/09
- Agency personnel chiefs adjust to the limelight 06/29/09
- Defense personnel system boasts supporters 06/26/09
- House sounds death knell for Pentagon pay-for-performance system 06/25/09
- Lawmaker pledges more oversight of FEHBP drug costs 06/25/09
- Bill would allow kids to remain in the federal employee health plan longer 06/25/09
- Reviews of NSPS sharply divided at first public hearing 06/25/09
- Administration calls language gutting Pentagon pay system 'premature' 06/24/09
- Pay parity supporters push for 3.4 percent civilian raise 06/24/09
TSP TICKER
| FUND | G | F | C | S | I |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 2009 close | $12.92 | $12.86 | $10.51 | $12.88 | $14.96 |
| Daily Change: | $0.00 | $0.03 | ($0.31) | ($0.43) | ($0.45) |
| This Month (%) | 0.02 | 0.30 | -2.48 | -2.20 | -1.55 |
| FUND | L 2040 | L 2030 | L 2020 | L 2010 | L Income |
| Jul 2, 2009 close | $12.91 | $13.04 | $13.26 | $14.15 | $13.06 |
| Daily Change: | ($0.32) | ($0.28) | ($0.23) | ($0.11) | ($0.07) |
| This Month (%) | -1.71 | -1.50 | -1.24 | -0.53 | -0.41 |
CENTRAL FEATURE
PAY+BENEFITS WATCH
By Alyssa Rosenberg
Federal Forgiveness
A law that eases the student loan burden on graduates pursuing public service has gone into effect.
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RETIREMENT PLANNING
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A recap of the recent flurry of retirement-related legislative activity.
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