Beneficiary
Questions and answers
OPM does not administer TSP benefits. The experts at the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board provided this answer:
“Yes. TSP death benefits are paid based on a valid Designation of Beneficiary Form (TSP-3) on file with the TSP record keeper at the time of the participant’s death. If there isn’t a valid designation on file with the TSP record keeper, the death benefit will be paid in accordance with the statutory order of precedence.”
“Yes. TSP death benefits are paid based on a valid Designation of Beneficiary Form (TSP-3) on file with the TSP record keeper at the time of the participant’s death. If there isn’t a valid designation on file with the TSP record keeper, the death benefit will be paid in accordance with the statutory order of precedence.”