Partnerships

U.S. OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

The mission of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management is to recruit, retain and honor a world-class workforce to serve the American people.

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

The mission of the Department of Defense (DOD) is to provide the military forces needed to deter war and to protect the security of our country. The department's headquarters is at the Pentagon.

The mission of Defense.gov is to support the overall mission of the DOD by providing official, timely and accurate information about defense policies, organizations, functions and operations. Also, Defense.gov is the single, unified starting point for finding military information online.

This mission is consistent with the DOD Principles of Information, which outline the Department's policy for providing information to military members, DOD civilians, military family members, the American public, the Congress, and the news media. The information you find here is cleared for public release in accordance with applicable DOD policies.

THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN

The Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) is a retirement savings and investment plan for Federal employees and members of the uniformed services. Employee contributions and accrued earnings are tax-deferred. The purpose of TSP is to provide annuitants with retirement income. TSP offers Federal civilian employees the same type of savings and tax benefits that many private corporations offer their employees under “401(K)” plans. Employees covered by Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) can contribute to TSP.