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06/01/2026

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Will TSP acquire or include SpaceX stocks in any funds immediately at IPO (initial public offering)?

If [the] stock market (NASDAQ or NYSE) Fast Tracks SpaceX stocks within [the] first 30 days of IPO to include in “S&P 500” will TSP include in [the] C Fund immediately?

Does TSP have stricter rules than NASDAQ or NYSE as to which stocks to include from “S&P 500” in C Fund?

Will the C Fund add SpaceX to its list of investments when it goes public?

06/01/2026

The comment period has ended but if you weren’t aware, here’s information on this proposed rule:

OPM has again moved to end the “time in grade” limit on promotions for some federal employees, saying the change would enable them to “advance to higher-graded positions based on their qualifications rather than having to wait one year before advancing based on their qualifications.” Click to learn more.

OPM has again moved to end the “time in grade” limit on promotions for some federal employees, saying the change would enable them to “advance to

06/01/2026

Federal employees are navigating a lot right now — retirement processing delays, workforce restructuring, evolving OPM policies, and growing concerns around medical data privacy.

On the latest episode of the Fedupward Podcast, Love Rutledge sat down with John Hatton from NARFE to break down some of the biggest issues impacting the federal workforce today.

We discuss:
▪️ OPM’s request for health claims data
▪️ Retirement processing modernization and delays
▪️ Reduction-in-force impacts
▪️ Proposed changes to appeals rights
▪️ What federal employees should be paying attention to next

If you’re a federal employee, retiree, or someone supporting the federal workforce, consider this your fed news roundup for May.

Listen now: https://www.fedupwardcoaching.com/podcast/episode/272df47b/230-here-are-the-headlines-you-cant-ignore

06/01/2026

Best-places-to-retire lists offer a starting point, but federal retirees need to weigh health care, family, climate risk, and daily life before deciding.

05/27/2026

Why Federal Retirees Should Think Beyond “Best States to Retire” Lists https://www.fedsmith.com/2026/05/26/why-federal-retirees-should-think-beyond-best-states-to-retire-lists

05/26/2026

"A federal judge ruled Wednesday that a group of current and former congressional lawmakers are not barred from recovering damages in a case over whether members of Congress are owed back pay for years of suppressed cost-of-living increases." ...

Federal civilian employees did not receive an annual cost-of-living or across-the-board pay raise in 2011, 2012, and 2013. Should we also be allowed to recover from damages?

A federal judge ruled Wednesday that a group of current and former congressional lawmakers are not barred from recovering damages in a case over whether members of Congress are owed back pay for years of suppressed cost-of-living increases.  The lawmakers’ legal team has argued that Congress and ...

05/26/2026

First the requirement for a special White House app to be loaded on all federal employee’s cell phone. Now, a requirement to sign an NDA. Yes, federal IT devices should only be used for official business. But, is this taking things a step too far?

OPM Plans New, Government-Wide Nondisclosure Agreement Form

OPM plans to issue a new, government-wide agreement form for both current and newly hired federal employees in which they would have to agree not to disclose “confidential government information,” beyond their obligations to not disclose classified information.

That would cover “all non-public, confidential, or proprietary information, to include, but not be limited to, information relating to internal agency operations, personnel matters, procurement processes, or any sensitive, pre-decisional or deliberative material that is not currently publicly available and should not be disclosed under applicable law,” OPM said in a notice for publication in the May 27 Federal Register. Continues, link in comments 👇👇

05/26/2026

If this app has the same technology as Elon Musk’s app that he requires for his employees, beware. I met an engineer who worked at Tesla on a flight home a couple of years back. When I asked her about her job, she shut off her phone before saying anything. She then explained that her phone had an app on it that monitored her conversations as long as her phone was on. Tesla employees were also required to sign an NDA.

From the article:

“The White House app promises to “[keep] you connected to President Donald J. Trump and his administration like never before.”

The newly created, often overtly political app places the Trump administration into unprecedented and “dangerous” territory, IT experts say.

05/26/2026

Find out the pros and cons behind this bill.

The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee advanced its sweeping five-year transportation reauthorization bill early Friday morning after adding on a White House-backed rail safety provision — a twist that could complicate the bill’s support on the floor. The vote to approve the measu...

05/26/2026

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