Social Security looks to fully transition to electronic payments
The Social Security Administration is looking to fully transition to electronic payments this year. President Donald Trump signed an executive order last year directing the Treasury Department to stop...
3 Juni 6min
May proves to be a good month for TSP funds
May was a good month for every fund in the Thrift Savings Plan. New data from the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board shows all 16 accounts returned positive month over month results. The C Fun...
2 Juni 6min
OPM to establish higher pay for certain national security employees
Agencies will soon be able to pay as much as $400,000 a year to certain employees with skillsets in the national security sector. President Donald Trump told the Office of Personnel Management on Frid...
1 Juni 5min
30,000 TSP participants take advantage of new Roth option
Some Thrift Savings Plan participants are taking advantage of a new option for Roth in-plan conversions. The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board reports that roughly 30,000 TSP participants hav...
29 Maj 21s
Lawmakers call on Agriculture Dept to restore employee childcare centers contract
Democrats are demanding that the Department of Agriculture secure new childcare options for federal employees. In April, USDA’s current childcare service provider announced it would not renew its cont...
28 Maj 7min
Federal employee union calls for telework return amid rising gas prices
Amid soaring gas prices, a union is urging the Trump administration to allow telework flexibilities for federal employees. The National Treasury Employees Union says a full in-office mandate, coupled ...
27 Maj 6min
Lawmakers look to take some of the heat in future shutdowns
A bipartisan group of senators is trying to make shutdowns more painful for the members of Congress whose votes cause them. Senators James Lankford (R-OK) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) introduced the Preve...
26 Maj 6min
House Appropriations Committee looks to reduce 2027 budget for EPA, other agencies
The House Appropriations Committee wants to reduce EPA's budget for fiscal 2027 by $1.8 billion or 20%. At the same time as part of the Interior, Environment and related agencies spending bill, lawmak...
22 Maj 7min
