Lawmakers seek meeting after USPS fails to respond to requests for information about decision to close Sioux City Facility July 15, 2011 Washington D.C.- Congressman Steve King (R-IA) announces that he, Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), have requested a meeting with Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe to discuss the Postal Service’s plan […]
GAO issued the following press release: Believe You’ve Seen Evidence of Workers’ Compensation Fraud? Contact GAO Abuse of benefits by federal employees can be reported anonymously WASHINGTON, DC (July 14, 2011) – The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) is investigating fraud and abuse in the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act (FECA) program. Specifically, GAO is looking […]
Postal Service Statement:Publication of Final Rule on Retail Discontinuance Actions The Postal Service will publish a final rule in tomorrow’s Federal Register that revises the procedures for discontinuance of Postal Service-operated retail outlets. These regulations enhance transparency and public participation, increase the efficiency of the discontinuance process, and ensure sound business judgment in decisions for […]
Mail Carrier allegedly “voluntarily quit and deserted those commercial circulars” on several occasions before delivering them to postal patrons July 8, 2011 – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, announced the filing today in U.S. District Court in Williamsport of an Information against a former employee of the United States […]
Congressman Dennis Ross (R-FL), who chairs the House Subcommittee on the Federal Workforce, Postal Service and District of Columbia, has posted a floor statement entitled Postal Service “Overpayment” – Myth v. Fact on his website, where he tried to dispel three alleged myths about the Postal Service’s pensions and retiree health pre-funding burden. Unfortunately, his […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Lisa Murkowski received a letter from the United States Postal Service Alaska District manager, informing her that Juneau mail processing operations will not be moved to Anchorage. This comes just a month after the USPS decided to move Alaska’s Western Area Distribution Office to Denver. The Senator today issued the following […]
HOUSTON – Neal Lim, former owner of one of the largest mail presort operations in the Houston area has been sentenced to prison for conspiracy to commit mail fraud and possessing and using counterfeit postage meter machines to affix counterfeit postage in his mass mailing businesses, United States Attorney José Angel Moreno and United States […]
Agency issues first major regulation updates since 1999 WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs today released a final rule that revises and modernizes the procedures used in administering claims under the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act. The rule, published in the June 28 Federal Register, modernizes those procedures to increase […]
Global Express Guaranteed Service Still Best Option to Avoid Delays WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service will resume accepting mail for Canada starting Tuesday, June 28, as a result of legislation passed yesterday by the Canadian government requiring Canada Post employees to return to work tonight. Mail that was held in the U.S. Postal Service […]
Congressman Dennis Ross attempts to clear up the whole issue about USPS overpayments. After reading statements from politicians, unions and employees on the postal reform bill, the real showdown may come down to America and Issa/Ross duo. Myth: The Postal Service has overpaid by $50-$75 billion into the Civil Service Retirement System and Congress owes […]