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TSP’s I fund continues to outpace other investment accounts
03/2/2026 | 7 mins.
The I fund in the Thrift Savings Plan continues to outpace every other investment account. In January, the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board says the I fund increased by almost 6% as compared to December. No other TSP fund increased by more than 3.11%. Overall, every TSP fund saw a month over month increase in January. For the past 12 months, the I fund increased by over 35%, which is 14% more than any other TSP account. Outside of the I fund, four of the L funds, 2055, 2060, 2070 and 2075, were the next biggest earners, seeing a month over month increase of 3.11%.
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House bill to reform FEMA now has more than 50 co-sponsors
02/2/2026 | 6 mins.
A bill in the House to reform the Federal Emergency Management Agency now has more than 50 co-sponsors. The Fixing Emergency Management for Americans Act has 35 Republicans and 21 Democrats signed onto the bill. The legislation has been steadily gaining co-sponsors as uncertainty swirls around the future of FEMA under the Trump administration. The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee passed the bill last year. It would shift FEMA out from under the Department of Homeland Security and make major reforms to how the agency manages disaster assistance projects.
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Virginia’s senators call for investigation into DHS use of sensitive personal data
30/1/2026 | 6 mins.
Both of Virginia's senators want an investigation into how the Department of Homeland Security uses sensitive personal data. Senators Tim Kaine and Mark Warner this week requested that DHS Inspector General Joseph Cuffari look into that issue. They pointed to reports that DHS and Immigration and Customs Enforcement are tapping into tools ranging from facial recognition and license plate readers to social media monitoring. Earlier this month, ICE also released a request for information on the use of AdTech data to help with its investigations.
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DHS leaders to testify before House Homeland Security Committee
29/1/2026 | 6 mins.
Top officials at the Department of Homeland Security will testify in front of the House next month. Acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director Todd Lyons, Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Director Joseph Edlow are all slated to testify February 10 in front of the Homeland Security Committee. They’ll face a barrage of questions about the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown. Homeland Security Committee Chairman Andrew Garbarino says transparency and communication are needed to “turn the temperature down.”
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Senate leaders want answers from Social Security about DOGE sharing its data
28/1/2026 | 5 mins.
Leaders of the Senate Finance Committee want answers from the Social Security Administration about DOGE sharing its data. Chairman Mike Crapo and Ranking Member Ron Wyden are asking SSA what agency data was shared with outside groups. The Justice Department recently told a federal court that DOGE staffers at the agency discussed sharing agency data with an advocacy group looking to “overturn election results” in some states. DOJ referred the two DOGE employees for potential violations of the Hatch Act.
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