WASHINGTON – Today, Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security, released a statement in response to the introduction of the Postal Reform Act by Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Sen. Carper introduced the […]
WASHINGTON – Today, Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.), chairman of the subcommittee with jurisdiction over the U.S. Postal Service, released the following statement reacting to the Postal Service’s decision to suspend its Federal Employees Retirement Systems (FERS) payments: “Today’s drastic action by the U.S. Postal Service underscores the urgent need for Congress and the Administration to […]
Sen. Carper introduced postal reform bill yesterday May 18, 2011 In conjunction with a Senate subcommittee hearing held Wednesday on the financial condition of the U.S. Postal Service, Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE) introduced a new version of the Postal Operations Sustainment and Transformation Act. The POST Act (introduced as Senate bill S. 1010) would fairly […]
WASHINGTON – Today, Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Subcommittee with jurisdiction over the U.S. Postal Service, highlighted a recent Government Accountability Office (GAO) report that details the declining state of the Postal Service’s vehicle fleet and the Postal Service’s difficulty managing and modernizing its fleet due to its current financial challenges. The […]
Bill to address current financial problems with long-term solutions WASHINGTON – Today, Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.) introduced the Postal Operations Sustainment and Transformation (POST) Act of 2011. The POST Act addresses the current budget issues plaguing the U.S. Postal Service by proposing a series of provisions including: easing postal employee pension and retiree health costs; […]
WASHINGTON – Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Subcommittee that oversees the Postal Service, released the following statement reacting to the advisory opinion on Postal Service delivery frequency released earlier today by the Postal Regulatory Commission: “While I have serious concerns about the length of time it took the Postal Regulatory Commission to […]
From the National Association of Postmasters of the United States (NAPUS) newsletter Senator Daniel Akaka to Retire This week, Sen. Daniel Akaka (D-HI) announced that he would not seek re-election, in November 2012. Senator Akaka was honored as NAPUS Champion, at the 2004 NAPUS Leadership Conference. In addition, he has addressed numerous NAPUS gatherings over […]
to address the Postal Service’s massive overpayments to the older Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) WASHINGTON – Today, Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.), chairman of the Senate subcommittee overseeing the U.S. Postal Service, released the following statement responding to postal reform measures in President Obama’s 2012 budget proposal: “I welcome the Administration’s engagement in the effort […]
The office of Senator Thomas Carper issued the following press release: WASHINGTON – Today, Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.), chairman of the Senate subcommittee with jurisdiction over the U.S. Postal Service, reacted to a recent Postal Service Inspector General report that details abuse of agency credit cards by postal employees: “We’re at a point today where […]
WASHINGTON – Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chair of the Senate Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management which oversees the U.S. Postal Service, released the following statement regarding the Postal Service’s announcement [link added by PostalReporter.com] that its “Lean Green Teams” generated over $27 million in savings and revenue: “By embracing a culture of thrift and conservation, […]