Heads up, folks: A looming government shutdown means those who need to renew passports should get on it as soon as possible.

Democratic lawmakers are pressing OPM for answers on how it plans to address delays in federal retirement processing, amid a major application surge this year.

This week’s column will answer a variety of questions related to the ever-popular “black hole” of retirement processing. As this has been a recurring topic, you will see references to other articles ...

A status report filed in federal court on May 15 reveals that 1,985,726 income-driven repayment applications were still pending as of April 30, 2025. That same month, only 79,349 IDR applications were ...

The USDA sent a letter to Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly demanding the state improve its processing of SNAP benefits applications. Kansas has failed to meet federal benchmarks for years, with both the Trump ...