A report on a bill (S-666) now ready for Senate voting touts the measure as a step toward streamlining agencies by targeting redundant programs as the GAO has recommended for many years. The “Identifying and Eliminating Wasteful Programs Act,” would require the CIO of each agency – under guidance to be issued by the OMB […]
Pending retirement cases at the Office of Personnel Management hit the lowest point in at least two years last month, though the average retiree still needs to wait upward of two months for an application to clear. OPM’s inventory has fallen steadily for five straight months following a surge in retirements cases in January. Still, the agency […]
Job competition and recruitment concept, Robots waiting in line together with humans for vacant job competition of people and robots for jobs vector illustration. (Getty Images.) The federal government has put forward a number of policy blueprints to ensure ethical and transparent use of artificial intelligence in government. They mean little if agencies lack the leadership and […]
Planning for retirement with a federal pension is different from planning for retirement without one. As you surely know, one of the most valuable benefits of federal employment is the prospect of a guaranteed stream of income in retirement. That is, a pension (annuity). At the same time, you might suspect that your pension alone […]
The G fund is up 3.76 percent over the last 12 months. The three stock-based TSP funds capped a strong first half of the year with gains in June, with the small company stock S fund up 8.31 percent for the month, the large company stock C fund up 6.61 percent and the international stock […]