Abstract: In this paper, we proposed a security enhancement for TCP/IP suite. This enhancement adds three modules to TCP/IP. These are security policy, security control, and data security layer.

For decades, the G-Fund has been the bedrock of the Thrift Savings Plan. It’s the default “safe haven” for federal employees and retirees because it promises safety. On paper, there’s no risk of ...

Like other target-date funds, the Federal Thrift Savings Plan’s TSP L Funds are among the retirement plan’s most popular options. The funds, also known as the TSP Lifecycle Funds, accounted for more ...

Summary: The TSP’s performance in 2025 ended on a much stronger note than anyone expected after a rough start to the year. International stocks pulled ahead, bonds finally delivered meaningful gains, ...

The federal government’s 401(k)-style retirement savings program began 2026 on a positive note, with each of its investment portfolios posting gains in January. The international stocks of the Thrift ...

Abstract: The Traveling Salesman Problem (TSP) is a combinatorial optimization problem that is useful in a number of applications. Since there is no known polynomial-time algorithm for solving large ...

The federal Thrift Savings Plan continued to evolve throughout 2025. Assets for the world’s largest retirement plan crossed $1 trillion midyear, and TSP now serves more than 7.2 million accounts. The ...