People
Letter: Frequent traders should pay the costs
A reader says feds shouldn’t have to subsidize the day traders in the Thrift Savings Plan.
People
Letter: One background check should be enough for fed fliers
A reader argues that federal employees with high-level security clearances should be enrolled in the Clear program without paying for another background check.
People
Letter: Day trading under Thrift Savings Plan could distract employees
Does anyone have stats on how many of these "day traders" are using government machines during work hours to do their trading?
People
Letter: Thrift Savings Plan management should charge accounts in excess of limit
I don't see why I should have to pay for the day traders to try to time the market; why can't TSP charge their accounts for the fees in excess of the two per month?
People
Letter: Thrift Savings Plan management should charge accounts in excess
I don't see why I should have to pay for the day traders to try to time the market; why can't TSP charge their accounts for the fees in excess of the two per month?
People
Letter: Thrift Savings Plan participants going over the limit should pay
What concerns me -- and I want stopped -- is everyone else losing money because of these 3,000 people going overboard.
People
Letter: Thrift Savings Plan is not a day-trading fund
I understand why some people want to "play" the market with their TSP funds and if the management costs can be more directly passed to them then they should be able to.
People
Letter: Limiting trading in Thrift Savings Plan is the right choice
By increasing costs, unlimited trading decreases the value of the funds.
People
House members seek information on proposed regulations
Lawmakers question exemption for reporting fraud and abuse.
People
Letter: Thrift Savings Plan should cap number of traders per month
Some restriction is fair. However, it should be based on a year not a month.
People
Letter: Thrift Savings Plan is not a stock market account
The people that are protesting forget that TSP is a savings account, not a stock market account. If they want to play the stocks, by all means, they can take their money and go there.
People
Letter: Employees wishing to trade frequenty under Thrifty Savings Plan should pay
I think that those employees who want to trade frequently should be allowed to do so only if they agree to bear both the additional expense to the TSP of their trades and the cost of reprogramming TSP to bill them for those trades.
People
Editorial: Seeking the bright lights
Nominations are now open for the 2008 Rising Star awards, which recognize the work done by younger people in government and industry.
People
Some participants protest new Thrift Savings Plan policy
The proposed regulation would limit interfund trades by TSP participants to two per month.
People
26,000 move to RetireEZ
Federal employees who are ready to retire will no longer wait months for their first pension payment or wonder if their personnel file is complete and accurate.
People
IG enters search for acquisition employees
Severe shortages in the labor market have led the DOD IG to look for an acquisition talent coordinator.
People
3 agencies tout PMA's value
OMB's Johnson says score cards improved agencies' effectiveness in the past 7 years.
People
Web extra: Tapscott: Governance by participation
Think-tank founder envisions a technology-enabled democracy.
People