Congress

Apr 13th

Oversight Committee Passes Bill Targeting Tax Delinquent Federal Workers

Oversight Committee Passes Bills Addressing Tax Delinquent Contractors and Federal Workers, and Federal Employee Performance WASHINGTON- The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform today passed three accountability and performance related bills: two targeting seriously tax delinquent federal employees, grantees, and contractors, and the third expanding the probationary period for newly hired federal employees. “The […]

Mar 29th

GAO: Ending Saturday Delivery Would Reduce Costs, but Comprehensive Restructuring Is Also Needed

The United States Government Accountability Office issued the following report today: USPS’s proposal to move to 5-day delivery by ending Saturday delivery would likely result in substantial savings; however, the extent to which it would achieve these savings depends on how effectively this proposal is implemented. USPS’s $3.1 billion net cost-savings estimate is primarily based […]

Mar 21st

Should USPS Management Lead By Example and Cut Their Salaries?

Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA)  introduced a bill  that she estimates will save taxpayers millions of dollars by cutting salaries of Members of Congress, the President and Vice President of the United States by 10%. Let’s follow this bill and see where it goes. Beutler says: …her commitment to stopping overspending by Washington, DC that has […]

Mar 7th

Video: Eleanor Norton-Letter Carriers Are Indispensable To The American People

Video from the Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service and Labor Policy hearing on “Pushing the Envelope: The Looming Crisis at USPS.” The hearing examined the current fiscal situation of the Postal Service, the long-term outlook, and potential areas for postal reform. March 2, 2011. Lately, Postal Workers have been […]

Mar 6th

Video: How Do We Reverse USPS’s Current Income Loss?

Video from the Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service and Labor Policy hearing on “Pushing the Envelope: The Looming Crisis at USPS.” The hearing examined the current fiscal situation of the Postal Service, the long-term outlook, and potential areas for postal reform. March 2, 2011 Rep. Justin Amash (R-MI), Vice-Chairman […]

Mar 3rd

Republican Congressman Re-Introduces Resolution to Continue 6-Day Delivery

Congressman Samuel Graves (R-MO) re-introduced a resolution yesterday calling for the continuation of 6-day delivery. Rep Graves introduced the same resolution , H. Res 173, in February 2009  to continue 6-day delivery. Although adoption of the measure would not create new law, it would send a strong signal that lawmakers oppose the elimination of Saturday […]

Mar 2nd

USPS Cuts $9 Billion in Costs – But Congressional Help Still Needed

Congressional Help Still Needed to Relieve Fiscal Strain WASHINGTON — The Postmaster General told a congressional subcommittee Wednesday that despite taking aggressive steps to reduce costs, the U.S. Postal Service will not survive as a self-financing entity without significant changes to current law. Testifying before the Subcommittee on Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service […]

Mar 2nd

Congressman Ross And GOP: Reducing USPS Workforce Should Be Primary Focus

Dennis Ross, a Tea-Party backed candidate for Congress admitted during a Washington Post interview earlier this year that he knows little about the federal workforce. For Republicans on the subcommittee in particular, this meant significant reductions in the USPS workforce. Congressman Dennis Ross, the chairman of the subcommittee, said in his opening remarks to the […]

Feb 16th

USPS Still On GAO’s High Risk List

The Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) today released its biennial “High Risk Series” report. The report identifies those agencies most at risk of waste, fraud, abuse, mismanagement, or in need of reform. The U.S. Postal Service’s long-term outlook remains on the GAO’s high-risk list. The GAO first placed USPS on the high-risk list in April 2001 […]

Jan 7th

NAPS Legislative Update: What to Expect from the New Congress?

NAPS Leg/Reg Update – Jan. 5, 2011 The 112th Congress Convenes. The new Congress convenes today. All Members of the House (including 94 House freshmen) and the Senate (including 16 new Senators) will be sworn in and legislative work will begin. The House will elect John Boehner (R-OH) as Speaker and adopt procedural rules governing […]