GovExec Daily: What the TSP Changes Mean For Feds
Erich Wagner joins the podcast to discuss the ways the retirement savings plan is shifting, on the board and with its service provider.
TSP Participants Bemoan Bumpy Recordkeeper Transition
Federal employees and retirees have reported problems with setting up new accounts for online access to the federal government’s 401(k)-style retirement savings program, and the agency’s call center has been deluged.
Most of Biden's TSP Nominees Are Free to Be Confirmed, Now That GOP Senators Have Lifted a Hold
The lawmakers changed course after the nominees committed to being “highly skeptical” of proposals to include Chinese investments in the Thrift Savings Plan’s offerings.
GOP Senators Issue a Last-Minute Demand that the TSP Delay Mutual Fund Window
With just a week before the federal government’s 401(k)-style retirement savings program begins offering mutual funds to its participants, some lawmakers warned it could lead to federal employees investing in China.
TSP Preps for Its Transition to a New Service Provider
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Nearly All of the TSP Funds Continued Their 2022 Tumble in April
Only the government securities (G) fund finished last month in the black.
The Political Appointee Pay Freeze Continues, and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Republican Senators Are Holding Up TSP Board Nominees Over Abandoned I Fund Changes
Three Republican senators have demanded that Thrift Savings Plan board nominees never shift the I Fund’s investments to track a more comprehensive market index that includes Chinese investments.
A Bill Could Let Feds Save for Retirement Longer, and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Some Labor Authority and TSP Nominations Are Delayed After a Deadlocked Committee Vote
Although most of the nominees sailed through by voice vote, three of Biden’s key picks to govern federal labor relations and the federal government’s 401(k)-style retirement savings program were deadlocked in party-line votes.
OPM's IG and TSP's Board Nominees Pledge to be Impartial in Roles
President Biden’s pick to chair the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board became the latest in a string of nominees to apologize to senators for past tweets about Republican lawmakers.
No, Your TSP Money Isn’t Invested in Russia
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Nearly All TSP Funds Have Fallen for a Second Straight Month
Only two of the portfolios in the federal government’s 401(k)-style retirement savings program ended February in the black.
TSP Officials Highlight Upcoming Innovations, and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Almost all of the TSP’s Retirement Savings Funds Lost Ground in January
Only the government securities (G) fund grew last month.
TSP Proposes Regulations Ahead of Mutual Fund Window Launch
The federal government’s 401(k)-style retirement savings program will let enrollees participate in mutual fund investments as soon as this summer.
Most TSP Funds Rebound to End 2021
All but one of the portfolios in the federal government’s 401(k)-style retirement savings program finished December in the black.
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