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Military member enrollment in TSP’s blended retirement system reaches record high

For the first time since the program’s launch in 2018, the number of BRS participants surpassed the number of participants in the military’s legacy retirement…

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Jawan Williams loads his vehicle with sandbags before landfall of Hurricane Ida at the Frederick Sigur Civic Center in Chalmette, La., which is part of the Greater New Orleans metropolitan area, Saturday, Aug. 28, 2021. The storm is expected to bring winds as high as 140 mph when it slams ashore late Sunday. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)

FEMA deploying over 2,000 employees as Ida carves destructive path

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Adm. Karl Schultz, Coast Guard commandant, delivers the 2019 State of the Coast Guard Address at Coast Guard Base Los Angeles-Long Beach in San Pedro, Calif., Thursday, March 21, 2019. Strapped with an aging fleet, the U.S. Coast Guard is about to award a contract for a much-needed new icebreaker to help compete against Russia and China for a presence in the Arctic, but the service needs more funding for operations and infrastructure, its commandant said Thursday. (Seaman Ryan Estrada/U.S. Coast Guard via AP)

New personnel flexibilities pose mid-career retention challenges for the Coast Guard

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A Central American migrant lowers herself down from atop the border wall onto the U.S. side, after crossing in Playas of Tijuana, Mexico, late Monday, Dec. 3, 2018. By word of mouth, some migrants have realized they can simply cross into U.S. territory, largely uninhibited by Mexican authorities, and turn themselves into U.S. border patrol agents as a way to apply for asylum. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Shutdown game of chicken: What’s in a word?

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A Korean War veteran listens to former Congressman Charles Rangel at the Korean War memorial at Battery Park in New York, Friday, July 27, 2018. Korean War veterans have something extra to celebrate as they mark the 65th anniversary of the armistice that ended combat. (AP Photo/Stephen Groves)

Veterans insurance provider explains changes in blended retirement

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TSP planning to add more stock to participants’ L fund investments

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Opting in the TSP’s blended retirement system? Don’t forget to contribute

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A call center operator answers an incoming call on Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018, at the Utah County Health Department offices in Provo, Utah. Thousands of people may have been exposed to hepatitis A in Utah amid a widening outbreak that originally spread from a large epidemic in San Diego, health officials said Wednesday. (Evan Cobb/The Daily Herald via AP)

You’re not imagining it. Wait times at TSP call centers are at least 3 times longer than usual

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Military’s new retirement system: Big deal, big decision

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Pros & cons of ‘blended retirement system’

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Processing times may get slower as TSP board takes extra caution during Equifax aftermath

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This Oct. 24, 2016, photo shows dollar bills in New York. Fraudsters are increasingly picking up the phone and trying to steal your money by pretending to be a government worker or a family member in trouble. In 2016, impostor scams overtook identity theft to become the second-most reported fraud, according to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Influx of new participants, modernization plans behind TSP board’s 20 percent budget boost

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Blended retirement for military members is coming soon. Here’s how it’ll work

New members who enter military service on or after Jan. 1, 2018 will get automatically enrolled into the new blended retirement system. Previously enlisted…

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TSP board to move L fund to 5-year increments

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The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, the agency that administers the Thrift Savings Plan, is also keeping a close eye on 2018 budget process. The board says the proposed changes to the federal retirement system included in the president’s budget request could have significant impacts for retirees and how they participate in the TSP.