WASHINGTON REPORT
TSP ADJUSTMENTS AWAIT PRESIDENT'S SIGNATURE
By a vote of 307-97, the House approved legislation on June 12 passed by the Senate one day earlier which would institute several adjustments to the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP). As part of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, H.R. 1256, language relating to the TSP will require the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board (FRTIB), charged with overseeing the federal employee retirement savings and investment plan, to restructure several key components to enhance delivery of services to participants. President Obama has endorsed H.R. 1256 and is expected to sign the legislation into law today. READ MORE __________________________________________________________________

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Advisory: FMA IN THE FEDERAL TIMES ON REVISING FED'S HIRING PRACTICES - June 29, 2009
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