The Federal Circuit recently held the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) must acknowledge actual job duties to satisfy primary position criteria as position descriptions are not always current.

An early stage of the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) modernization effort has been announced by the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board (FRTIB) — coined the Converge Initiative by FRTIB employees. An app to access TSP, a mutual fund window, and expanded security functions similar to those provided by banks are part of the initiative.