Vikki Velasquez is a researcher and writer who has managed, coordinated, and directed various community and nonprofit organizations. She has conducted in-depth research on social and economic issues ...

In the fall of 2019, I toured the Office of Personnel Management’s (OPM) Retirement Operations Center—known as the “ROC”—located 220 feet underground in a former limestone mine north of Pittsburgh, ...

The Office of Personnel Management announced last week that it will roll out a new “paperless” retirement application for use across the federal government next month. But experts warn the milestone ...

Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. Federal retirement applications will have to be electronic starting early next month, marking a step away from the government’s ...

In September 2007 I made the career shift from airline pilot to financial planner. The transition was driven by the widespread lack of retirement literacy I saw among my pilot buddies and by a ...

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) announced last week that it will roll out a new “paperless” retirement application for use across the federal government next month. This initiative is part of ...

Broadcast Retirement Network’s Jeffrey Snyder discusses streamlining the benefits enrollment process to improve the employee (and employer) experience with SS&C Technologies’ Michael Volpe. Jeffrey H.

The enrollment process for employee benefits has become more streamlined over the years, yet challenges remain—especially when it comes to integrating retirement planning and evidence of insurability.

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), a brainchild of President Donald Trump, was launched in February 2025 with a bold mission: to overhaul and reduce government spending. Under the ...