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Congratulations to the 2025 NAGDCA President’s Award Winners!
NAGDCA proudly recognizes the recipients of the 2025 NAGDCA–Art Caple President’s Award, honoring visionary leadership and innovation in public sector defined contribution plans. Beginning this year, two plans will be recognized annually, one large ($500M+ in assets) and one standard (under $500M), celebrating outstanding impact across all plan sizes. [...]
NAGDCA Announces Winners of its 2025 Art Caple President’s Award
NAGDCA Announces SURS and County of Fresno Deferred Compensation Plan Winners of its 2025 Art Caple President’s Award Annual NAGDCA top honor recognizes visionary leadership and dedication to enhancing the financial well-being of plan participants FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Lexington, KY, October 9, 2025—The National Association of Government Defined Contribution Administrators [...]
Final Catch-Up Contribution Regulations for Government Plans
The IRS has issued final regulations implementing the Roth catch-up provision under the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022. Key points include: Certain catch-up contributions by higher-income participants must be designated as Roth contributions. Regulations provide guidance for plan administrators on implementation, corrections, and deemed Roth elections. Governmental plans and plans [...]
New NAGDCA Conversation: Rethinking Plan Health in Public DC Plans
What does a “healthy” retirement plan actually look like in the public sector? In this episode of NAGDCA Conversations, Executive Director Matt Petersen talks with Nick Amaral, VP of Data, Analytics & Insights at Fidelity, about how plan sponsors can look beyond traditional benchmarks to evaluate performance, improve participant outcomes, [...]
Congratulations to NAGDCA’s Newly Elected Executive Board Member-at-Large
NAGDCA is pleased to announce that Malia Bonham, Defined Contribution Plan Manager at the Washington State Department of Retirement Systems (WADRS), has been elected to serve as the association’s 2025-2026 Executive Board Member-at-Large. With nearly 20 years of experience in the retirement industry, Malia brings a unique perspective from administering [...]
NAGDCA Requests Extension for Roth Catch-Up Implementation
NAGDCA Renews Request of Department of Treasury and IRS for Additional Implementation Time for SECURE 2.0 Section 603(b) (1) and (2) Concerning Designated Roth Contributions for Governmental Plans Letter references proposed regulation issued in January 2025 giving collectively bargained plans additional implementation time; further solicits due haste in publicizing notice [...]