NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF POSTAL SUPERVISORS NAPS Leg/Reg Update – June 21, 2011 Is Your Congressman on HR 1351? There are 150 Members of the House of Representatives who have co-sponsored HR 1351, the critical bill introduced by Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-MA) that fixes USPS overpayments for CSRS and FERS pension obligations and realigns USPS prefunding […]
The Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service and Labor Policy will hold a hearing on March 2, 2011. The hearing titled “Pushing the Envelope: The Looming Crisis at USPS” will examine the fiscal situation of the Postal Service and potential areas for postal reform. Congressman Dennis Ross (R-Fl) is chairman. Date: Wednesday March 2nd, […]
As the 112th Congress gets underway, the NALC’s legislative goals remain firm. We continue to seek legislation that allows the U.S. Postal Service to use the pension surpluses in both the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) to fully fund the Service’s retiree health benefit account. We are asking […]
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 […]
Senator Collins’ Bill Would Help USPS Adapt to Digital Age, regain financial footing Press Release from the Office Of Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine) BROAD COALITION SUPPORTS SENATOR COLLINS’ POSTAL REFORM LEGISLATION February 15, 2011 Senator Susan Collins, Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, today introduced legislation to help the U.S. […]
Here is a letter to the editor of the Washington Post from Senator Tom Carper, (D-Delaware) Postal Service’s problems are many, but there are solutions While I welcome The Post’s interest in the financial crisis facing the U.S. Postal Service, I was disappointed that the Dec. 7 editorial “Failure to deliver” did not mention the […]
United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Senator Susan M. Collins For Immediate Release December 2, 2010 BROAD COALITION SUPPORTS SENATOR COLLINS’ POSTAL REFORM LEGISLATION Sen. Collins’ Bill Would Help USPS Adapt to Digital Age, regain better financial footing Washington, DC – Senator Susan Collins, Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security […]
WASHINGTON – Today, Sen. Carper (D-Del.), chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services and International Security which oversees the U.S. Postal Service, released the following statement in response to the Postal Service’s announcement earlier today that it lost $8.5 billion in the last fiscal year. Sen. Carper is a […]
From the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) e-Activist Network 9/24/10 Dear Supporter, Late Thursday afternoon, Senator Tom Carper (D-DE) introduced legislation to address the CSRS pension overcharge as well as the Postal Service Retiree Health Benefit Fund (PSRHBF). The bill-S. 3831, the Postal Operations Sustainment and Transformation (POST) Act of 2010-addresses the financial reforms […]
“Roadmap to Recovery” for Postal Service Legislation introduced today by Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE) is a roadmap to recovery for the Postal Service. It incorporates many of the key elements we have identified as necessary and essential to allow the Postal Service to meet the changing needs of its customers. The Postal Operations Sustainment and […]