Equal Employment Opportunity: Additional Actions Would Improve USDA’s Collection and Reporting of Key Data

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What the GAO found The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) submits annual reports to Congress containing information on equal employment opportunity (EEO) discrimination complaints filed by USDA employees. GAO reviewed EEO discrimination complaint data included in two types of public reports that USDA submits to Congress: the Federal Employees Anti-Discrimination and Retaliation Act (No FEAR …

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BlackRock Offers First Retirement Date ETFs for Investors Saving Outside of 401(k) Plans

BlackRock Offers First Retirement Date ETFs for Investors Saving Outside of 401(k) Plans

BlackRock offers target date exchange-traded funds aimed at helping people save for retirement outside of a 401(K) plan. Investors can select a fund from a new group of professionally managed ETFs that most closely matches their retirement date. On the scheduled date, the funds will be transferred into the iShares Target Retirement ETF, according to …

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