Pay & Benefits

Telework effort hampered by agencies' mixed messages

The government’s telework initiative at federal agencies has suffered because of a lack of uniform guidance from the two departments charged with leading the effort, according to the General Accounting Office.

Pay & Benefits

TSP's automated system on the mend, officials say

While not all of the wrinkles have been ironed out of the new Thrift Savings Plan’s automated record keeping system launched in June, board officials confirmed Monday morning that significant progress had been made over the past several weeks in getting the system running.

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Back to school

OPM continues to crack down on fake college degrees in the federal workforce.

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College credit

The Senate recently approved a bill that increased the amount of money agencies can spend to repay employees’ student loans.

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Footing the bill

Readers question why they are paying for a failed TSP contract.

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Healthier and wealthier

A key House subcommittee passes legislation allowing federal retirees to pay health premiums with pre-tax dollars.

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House committee to investigate TSP system

The House Government Reform Committee will review customer service problems associated with the Thrift Savings Plan’s new automated record keeping system at a July 24 hearing, a committee spokesman said Thursday.