FederalDaily - October 4, 2006
Health Surveillance May Fall Short for Feds in Hot Zones
According to a Sept. 29 Government Accountability Office (GAO) report, the Department of Defense (DoD)
may not have sufficient procedures in place to assure the overall effectiveness of its health protection
and surveillance capabilities for federal civilian workers deployed in combat zones. GAO examined DoD’s
policies concerning the health care for DoD civilians who deploy in support of operations in Afghanistan
and Iraq. Among other things, the report found certain military component locations lacked documentation
about whether some federal civilians who deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq had received the required
pre- and post-deployment health assessments and immunizations. In addition, the report said, DoD was
further hindered by a lack of a centralized capability to identify deployed federal civilians and their
movement in theater. In August, DoD issued a revised policy which outlined procedures intended to address
these shortcomings, but they don’t go far enough, GAO said. To see more, go to, www.gao.gov/docsearch/abstract.php?rptno=GAO-06-1085.
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Last U.S. Servicemembers Leave Iceland
The last American servicemembers based in Iceland left the country on Sept. 30 as the military prepares
to close American facilities there. U.S. servicemembers will continue to work with, train with and
operate with their NATO ally, but troops will not be based in the island nation, said Thomas F. Hall,
assistant defense secretary for reserve affairs. Since March, U.S. and Icelandic officials have been
working together to craft the new relationship. The U.S. military has had a permanent presence on the
island for the past 65 years, and at one time, more than 10,000 U.S. servicemembers were based there.
U.S. forces could go back into the country quickly if conventional threats re-emerged, Hall said. The
assistant secretary said there will be at least yearly exercises, and U.S. ships will visit the nation
on a regular basis. To see more, go to www.news.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=25809.
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TSP Monthly Returns for September 2006
Rates of Return were updated on October 2, 2006.
| |
G Fund |
F Fund |
C Fund |
S Fund |
I Fund |
| September 2006 |
0.35% |
0.82% |
2.58% |
0.88% |
0.15% |
Last 12 months*
(10/01/2005 to 9/30/2006) |
4.90% |
3.68% |
10.78% |
8.77% |
19.23% |
Percentages in ( ) are negative.
* The returns for the G, F, C, S and I funs for the past 12 months, assuming that, with
the exception for the crediting of earnings, unchanging balances (time-weighting) from
month to month and assuming that earnings are compounded on a monthly basis.
The monthly G, F, C, S, and I Fund returns represent the actual total rates of return
used in the monthly allocation of earnings to participant accounts. The returns are shown after deduction
of accrued TSP administrative expenses. The F, C, S, and I Fund returns also reflect the deduction
of trading costs and accrued investment management fees. The most current G, F, C, S, and I Fund rates
of return are shown above. Returns are updated after the monthly allocation of earnings, usually by
the fourth business day of the month.
| |
L 2040 |
L 2030 |
L 2020 |
L 2010 |
L Income |
| September 2006 |
1.41% |
1.33% |
1.17% |
1.01% |
0.73% |
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