Before checking out for the Holiday break, take our latest quiz for feds! UPCOMING TSP WEBINAR [ays_quiz id=”69″] **Written by Benjamin Derge, Financial Planner, ChFEBC℠ The information has been obtained from sources considered reliable but we do not guarantee that ... Read More

Federal news round-up: wildland firefighters stave off pay cliff. Deep space communication laser from NASA could transform space exploration. Department of Energy laboratory experiences cyber-attack. This week’s news round-up from around the federal landscape includes a cool story from NASA ... Read More

News round-up from Congress and OPM: reminder about telework, House representative proposes rule that would jail feds for disclosing security clearances, and will the lack of a speaker result in a shutdown? This week’s look at recent news affecting feds: ... Read More

News wrap-up from around the federal landscape: NASA is going to test storing data on the lunar surface, marijuana bill is approved by House committee, and $28,000 stolen from Army vet. With the government shutdown “can” proverbially “kicked” down the ... Read More

Recent news from around the federal landscape: Senator accuses feds of fraud, firefighters threaten to quit over ‘pay cliff,’ and CISA approves recommendations for National Cyber Alert System. In this week’s roundup of news from around the government, we’re going ... Read More

Pay raise at the NSA, plus estimates for next year’s COLA and TSP Contributions. In a weekly roundup of news from around the federal workforce, we’re looking at recent events concerning to employee benefits. For current employees, estimates have been ... Read More

NASA astronauts get look at Orion spacecraft while DoD helps with a recovery test. Plus – Biden picks next potential cyber director, and another update on telework policies in the federal government. This week’s roundup of news pertaining to the ... Read More

The pay raise for 2024 will include a locality boost for around 33,000 feds. Also, pay raise for IT professionals at the VA goes into effect this week. The annual federal pay raise for 2024 is expected to be 5.2% ... Read More

This week’s quiz is about phased retirement, the TSP mutual fund window, and a recent cyberattack. UPCOMING TSP WEBINAR [ays_quiz id=”64″] **Written by Benjamin Derge, Financial Planner, ChFEBC℠ The information has been obtained from sources considered reliable but we do ... Read More

Software used by federal agencies was recently struck by cybercriminals. It was recently announced that there was yet another cybersecurity breach that impacted the federal government negatively. The director of CISA (Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency) revealed information about the ... Read More