Roth TSP, is it appropriate for you to contribute? Read Ed’s overview of the Roth TSP Ed Zurndorfer- Since 2013, federal employees have had the option of contributing to the Roth Thrift Savings Plan (TSP). Employees can also contribute to ... Read More

Northrup Grumman’s 16th commercial resupply mission is set to launch from Wallops Island, VA in August. Complimentary Webinars: REGISTER HERE This summer, Elon Musk’s SpaceX, Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin, and Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic have gotten most of the mainstream ... Read More

Biden to Announce Vaccine Mandate for Federal Employees Jennifer Meyer, CFP© President Biden is scheduled to announce as early as Thursday that there will be a requirement for the entire federal workforce to be vaccinated. On Monday, the Department of ... Read More

Withdrawing funds from your TSP account? Ed finishes his four-part overview of TSP withdrawals. < PART III Edward A. Zurndorfer This is the fourth of four FEDZONE columns discussing the withdrawal options that are available to all separated Thrift Savings ... Read More

Biden signed an executive order last month to bolster diversity in federal agencies, who await guidance from OPM on the order’s implementation. At the end of June, President Biden signed the “Executive Order on Advancing Racial Equity and Support for ... Read More

In summer 2022, the TSP will add a “mutual fund window” option with 5000+ investment choices, including ESG funds. The Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) is different from many other defined-contribution plans for several reasons, one of which is the small ... Read More

NASA launches a pair of rockets from Wallops Island, VA to study the atmospheric dynamo On July 7th and 11th, conducting the Dynamo-2 mission, NASA launched two rockets from Wallops Island, VA,  which is near the Chincoteague beaches. The purpose ... Read More

Learn all about TSP annuities in part 3 of Ed’s 4-part feature about withdrawal options for the Thrift Savings Plan <Part II Ed Zurnforfer- This is the third of four FEDZONE columns discussing the withdrawal options that are available to ... Read More

For Feds, a within-grade increase (WIGI) boosts their income, but what can be done if a WIGI is denied? Federal Retirement Webinars The Federal Government pays its permanent employees according to the General Scale (GS), which is comprised of 15 ... Read More

Read about where Wanda Sykes and Ina Garten worked before becoming celebrities FEDERAL EMPLOYEE WEBINARS Food Network’s Ina Garten Before publishing several successful cookbooks and hosting a show on Food Network, Ina Garten worked in the White House for Presidents ... Read More