“A mobile app for the Thrift Savings Plan is scheduled to go live in mid-2022, officials said during an Oct. 26 meeting. The app is part of the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board's Converge Program, meant to modernize the TSP's retirement services via the agency's consolidated recordkeeping contract…” “The FRTIB tapped Accenture Federal Services for the contract in Nov. 2020, consolidating what used to be several FRTIB contracts for recordkeeping, contact centers, forms processing and special legal processing services. The debut of the program for users will include the app, which will give participants easy access to account functionality, said Tanner Nohe, program manager at FRTIB…” “TSP participants will also have other new tools at their disposal, including a virtual assistant and virtual chat, as part of the Converge program…” “Finally, the Converge project also entails enhanced security measures like new multifactor authentication practices. These include the use of biometrics like fingerprints and facial recognition. TSP users will be able to use biometrics markers in their mobile device to access their account…” Read the full article here. Source: Thrift Savings Plan to launch mobile app next year – By Natalie Alms, October 26, 2021. FCW.