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Also, if there are any lawyers out there, I would like to know if there is any law against political appointees making threats of punitive action against federal employees. Maybe the Hatch Act covers...

I think if you don't cash the check for a certain time period, maybe a year, it reverts back to the treasury.

Personally, I think if you don't want the money, you're better off giving it to...

I was listening to the radio this weekend and somebody called one of these talk shows and asked where the money for this relief package was going to come from.

I just caught the tail end, but I...

I was just thinking today that if there was ever a good week to write a protest letter or email to your elected representative, it would be this week.

The congresspeople as well as their staff...

I apologize if this has already been posted but, just in case it wasn't, I'm passing it along.

http://www.governmentexecutive.com/dailyfed/0108/011708pb.htm

Reviewing Roth

By Brittany R....

Very interesting article

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/20/magazine/20Ben-Bernanke-t.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin


The Education of Ben Bernanke

Maybe this is a stupid question but if, hypothetically, a large number of people have been scared off by the board's threats and have stopped IFTing in and out of the I fund, would this affect...

What is an "SEA nominee"? Would this affect his point of view on whether he wants to make waves or not?

Isn't Congress in recess again and is it only me that finds it suspicious that the board is putting this out again during a Congressional recess like they did during Thanksgiving? Maybe it's me but...

I read the newsletter and it seems to me that its pretty stunning that the TSP board can just throw away a $350 million investment (not to mention how much it would cost to change the software to...

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/discussion/2007/12/16/DI2007121601820.html?nav=rss_nation/special

Kingstowne, Va.: So, do tell about the TSP meeting. I thought I recalled a...

I don't know how good this site is, but I thought it was interesting and might help people to contact their representatives. It seems to do a lot of the legwork for you.
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http://www.governmentexecutive.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=38858&dcn=todaysnews

TSP officials hear from participants on interfund restrictions
By Brittany R. Ballenstedt...

So let me get this straight. The board members are political appointees who support the republican agenda and will be gone and unaffected by this change if the presidency changes party. What about...

I'm curious. Is the board's retirement covered by tsp or do they get their retirement somewhere else?

I think that is what they are saying in this article:

http://www.governmentexecutive.com/dailyfed/1107/112907pb.htm

Long said TSP will discuss the trading restrictions with the Employee...

There is a new article in government executive today.

http://www.governmentexecutive.com/dailyfed/1107/112907pb.htm

Limited TradingBy Brittany R. Ballenstedt bballenstedt@govexec.com November...

Will do. This should be interesting.

http://money.cnn.com/2007/11/25/pf/retirement/bc.scotus.pension.ap/index.htm

High court to hear 401(k) loss arguments

Supreme Court to decide whether investor can sue employer if it ignores...

I wonder if the unions would be able to represent us legally.

http://www.afge.org/Index.cfm?Page=Representation

The AFGE Legal Rights Attorney Program & How to Seek Assistance


The AFGE...

I think there is one thing we have to remember and that is:

"the Thrift Savings Plan - the equivalent of a 401(k) plan for members of Congress and other government employees - is one of the best...

Also, how do they know it's the same 2,000 (or was it 3,000?) people shifted their funds five days later. Are they monitoring the participants by name or SS# without their knowledge? Is that legal?

James,

Thank you very much for putting this together.

I also have another question. When using the sample letter to one's congressman and senators, should we email the letter or send the...

This is just a suggestion but is there some way to consolidate the things that people can do in one main area, maybe on the tsptalk home page instead of having to sift through this thread? I think...

I don't know if anyone has seen this audit but I found it very interesting.

http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d07541.pdf

United States Government Accountability Office
GAO Report to the Ranking...