The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee has scheduled its markup of the ‘Postal Reform Act of 2013’ (S. 1486), to improve, sustain, and transform the United States Postal Service on November 20, 2013 at 10 a,m. The bill was introduced by Chairman Tom Carper (D-Del.) and Ranking Member Tom Coburn (R-Okla.). The Senate […]
A range of Senate Democrats – many from red states – have serious concerns about the U.S. Chamber’s bill to overhaul the U.S. Postal Service, adding a new impediment to Congress’s efforts to get legislation done. But in the latest setback for postal reform, Democrats like Sens. Jon Tester (Mont.) and Claire McCaskill (Mo.) say […]
From NAPUS: Senate Committee Postpones Next Week’s Vote on Postal Bill Update: Today, Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Chairman Tom Carper (D-DE) announced that the committee will postpone the markup on S. 1486, which was originally scheduled for Wednesday, November 6. In the intervening time, it is likely that the authors, Senators Carper and […]
Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) is the top Republican on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee and co-author of the 2006 Postal Reform legislation (PAEA) that unions and some postal pundits say is bankrupting the Postal Service. Collins submitted the following letter to the PRC to voice her opposition to USPS rate increase request:
Latest PMG video focuses on healthcare and legislation In his latest State of the Business video, PMG Pat Donahoe discusses healthcare and reports on two recent Senate hearings regarding the future of the Postal Service. Donahoe begins the video by declaring that USPS will resolve its healthcare issues by making sure employees and retirees receive […]
Greg Bell, APWU Executive Vice President At Senate hearings in September on proposed postal legislation — legislation the APWU and the three other postal unions oppose — Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe made several statements that once again call his credibility into question. At a Sept. 19 hearing, Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) said, “It is presently […]
Chairman Carper, Ranking Member Coburn Statements on USPS Default on Payment for Future Retirees WASHINGTON – Today, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Tom Carper (D-Del.) and Ranking Member Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) released the following statements regarding the Postal Service’s default on its payment to the U.S. Treasury to fund its future retiree health […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Postal Service on Monday defaulted yet again on a prepayment for the healthcare of its future retirees as its finances remain in the red and legislative reform remains elusive. The agency has blamed the payments, more than $5 billion a year as mandated by Congress to prefund the Postal Service’s […]
OIG Report: Using U.S. Postal Service-Specific Assumptions for Calculating the Civil Service Retirement System Liability This report presents the results of our self-initiated review of Using U.S. Postal Service-Specific Assumptions for Calculating the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) Liability (Project Number 13BG015FT001). Our objective was to review the assumptions used for the Postal Service’s CSRS […]
OIG Report: Using U.S. Postal Service-Specific Assumptions for Calculating the Federal Employees Retirement System Liability This report presents the results of our self-initiated review of Using U.S. Postal Service-Specific Assumptions for Calculating the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) Liability (Project Number 13BG015FT000). Our objective was to review the assumptions used for the Postal Service’s FERS […]