Reminder - Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) Presentations Start Today!

Do you want to be better informed about participating in the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP)?   Whether you are participating voluntarily or contemplating the election to opt-in to the Blended Retirement System, the Coast Guard wants you to be an informed participant in the TSP program. 

The Coast Guard Headquarters Blended Retirement System Team in conjunction with the Office of Work-Life (CG-111) and Thrift Savings Plan Training team will continue their informative TSP presentations in the month of August.  It is to your benefit to dial-in and listen to the experts explain the Blended Retirement System and investing in your Thrift Savings Plan.  All sessions will begin at 1100 EDT and last for about 1 hour each.  You will have an opportunity to ask any questions using live chat.  Each session will be recorded and posted on the Coast Guard Portal.

20 August 2018 @ 1100 EDT - TSP Contributions Traditional vs Roth

https://dhsconnect.connectsolutions.com/tsp_traditional_roth/

21 August 2018 @ 1100 EDT - TSP Loans and In-Service Withdraws

https://dhsconnect.connectsolutions.com/tsp_loans_inservice_withdraws/

28 August 2018 @ 1100 EDT - TSP Death Benefit and Managing Beneficiary Participant Account

https://dhsconnect.connectsolutions.com/tsp_benefit_beneficiary_account/

30 August 2018 @ 1100 EDT - TSP Post-Service Withdraws

https://dhsconnect.connectsolutions.com/tsp_post_service_withdraws/

So mark your calendar, and we hope you will join us.  It is recommended you click the links above prior to the session to ensure you are able to connect to the DHSConnect program.

Also, please pass this information to any tenant/subordinate units in your area that could benefit from these presentations!

 

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PPC Customer Satisfaction Survey:

We continually monitor our processes in an ongoing attempt to Improve service. Anytime you receive service from us, you are invited to fill out our customer service survey at: https://surveys.uscg.mil/Community/se.ashx?s=6F20F77475DF73B4

Note: In order to ensure the safety and security of your information our Customer Satisfaction Survey is only accessible from within the Coast Guard Data Network. If you would like to provide feedback on the service you received, but do not have access to the Coast Guard Data Network (via a Coast Guard Standard Workstation), please contact us by email to PPC-DG-M-Feedback@uscg.mil.

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Did you know our web site a new address?

The links below provide quick access to the new versions of pages and files that were the most visited on our old site. Use the Menu, located at the top of the left column of each page, to navigate to our branches and products. Use the Feedback Button, located at the bottom of the left column, to let us know how we are doing or to ask for assistance in locating content.

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This is an update from the U. S. Coast Guard Pay & Personnel Center in Topeka, KS. We use this distribution list to keep our customers informed about USCG Travel policy, the TPAX travel claim system, the Direct Access HR system, and matters pertaining to military pay and benefits.If you are no longer interested in receiving updates from PPC, please follow the link (at the end of this message) in the SUBSCRIBER SERVICES section to unsubscribe. Address any comments, concerns, or questions to richard.a.etheridge@uscg.mil. Also, please contact me by email if you have an announcement you would like to share with our customers

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