02 Feb 2024

TVA Retirement System Board Approves Amendments

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On December 8, 2023, the TVA Retirement System board approved IRS-housekeeping amendments to the TVARS Rules and Regulations and the Provisions of the TVA Savings and Deferral Retirement Plan (401(k) Plan) as required by the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019 (SECURE Act), the SECURE Act 2.0, and the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act). Please see the Notice of Amendments.
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13 Dec 2023

TVARS announces Cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for 2024

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For 2024, the COLA for eligible retirees and beneficiaries will be 4.44%. The TVARS Rules and Regulations (TVARS Rules) provide that eligible retirement benefits (pension and supplemental benefits) will receive a COLA benefit based on a formula using the Consumer Price Index – All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) – an index maintained by the U.S. Labor Department that measures the price changes in a broad group of various goods and services purchased by consumers. The COLA is calculated as the percentage change in the average CPI-U for the period of November 2021 – October 2022 to the period November 2022 –…
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22 Sep 2023

Clement Wins TVARS Board Election

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In the recent election for a director vacancy on the TVA Retirement System Board, employees voted to elect Mike Clement, energy services consultant, Energy Services and Programs, Commercial Energy Services, Financial Services, Cleveland, Tennessee. His three-year term will run from Nov. 1, 2023, to Oct. 31, 2026. Of the 2,057 votes cast, Clement received 1,200 (58.3 percent). Scott Haulsee received 857 (41.7 percent).
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21 Feb 2023

Microsoft Authenticator Change

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Beginning Monday, Feb. 27, 2023, anyone using Microsoft Authenticator to access secure TVA applications will be prompted to enter the two-digit number displayed on the application’s log-in screen into Microsoft Authenticator instead of tapping “Approve.” Right now, employees tap “Approve” in the Authenticator app to complete the login process for TVA applications. On Feb. 27, when you go to open a secure application, a two-digit number will pop up, and you will need to go to Authenticator and type in the number to continue the login process. Cisco AnyConnect and Citrix will prompt users to enter a six-digit code instead…
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