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Plan News was updated on August 3, 2009.
No more waiting period for agency contributions — All FERS employees are now eligible to receive agency contributions. There is no longer a waiting period for receiving Agency Automatic (1%) Contributions or Matching Contributions.
Second quarter 2009 participant statements — Second quarter TSP participant statements, which cover the period from April 1 through June 30, 2009, have been mailed and are now available on this Web site. To receive e-mail updates whenever new participant statements are added to the TSP Web site, you can sign up at “Get E-mail Updates” on the Home page.
No required minimum distributions for 2009 — For 2009 only, tax law suspends required minimum distributions for separated participants age 70½ or older. If this affects you, you should have received an explanatory letter from the TSP.