8/31/23: The back-to-office problem that’s not just government’s problem; tracking Congress’s potential changes to your retirement

The White House is asking agencies to “aggressively execute” back-to-office strategies this fall. President Biden’s Chief of Staff, former Deputy Director for Management at OMB Jeffrey Zients calls in-person work “critical to the well-being of our teams.” John Sawyer, Director of Education, Workforce, and Income Security Issues, and Michael Hoffman, Director of the Center for Economics, both at the Government Accountability Office, have new research on telework and how it’s affecting productivity.The Thrift Savings Plan is tracking 25 pieces of legislation that may affect its future. If some of those bills become law, they could change the way you save for your retirement. Kim Weaver, Director of External Affairs at the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, tells you what they are, and what they might mean for you.Graphic: Thrift Savings Plan logo, courtesy of TSP