Your TSP’s stock and bond funds: Which is safest?
When people go into something like the Thrift Savings Plan, they think of it as a long term investment. Most…
USPS early outs and you: Good deal, or return to sender?
The Postal Service’s early retirement offer has given new (probably false) hope to feds in other agencies who…
You and your federal retirement: No politics, please
Some like to speculate that changes in administration might trigger a wave in federal retirements.
Maybe, after…
Energy Department restarting loan program for clean power
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‘Might as well keep working.’ Pandemic prompts some feds to delay or reconsider…
Far fewer federal employees retired in 2020 compared to previous years, and for some, the pandemic and new…
A 38-year retirement: Can you handle it?
The good old days, a time when there was a long career, a gold watch, then a brief and frugal retirement are…
TSP regains upward swing for February
The Thrift Savings Plan saw more positive activity last month than in January, according to monthly returns…
USPS 10-year plan looks to redefine ‘unachievable’ service standards
The Postal Service, faced with unacceptable delays delivering mail and packages, is “evaluating all service…
Austin orders new steps to curb sexual assault while panel studies the problem
The DoD Reporter’s Notebook is a weekly summary of personnel, acquisition, technology and management stories that may have fallen below…
Cash flexibility in retirement: Pros and cons of the TSP
Many financial experts who are outside government think the federal 401k plan — the Thrift Savings Plan — is about…