APWU President Cliff Guffey will testify before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on Sept. 6 about the financial crisis facing the Postal Service and what Congress must do to address it. “I will tell members of the Senate Committee that the future of the Postal Service is in their hands. They […]
Chairman Carper and Ranking Member Brown, thank you for the opportunity to submit my comments as Chairman of the Postal Regulatory Commission for inclusion in today’s hearing record. I regret being unable to testify in person. We all know that in four months, the United States Postal Service will conclude its fiscal year and it […]
“On May 17, NAPUS President Bob Rapoza submitted testimony to the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Federal Services, and International Security. NAPUS called for Congress to expeditiously enact legislation to accurately calculate USPS pension liability and permit the agency to use the surplus to pre-fund retiree health costs. This […]
“The Federal-Postal Coalition, on behalf of 4.6 million federal and postal workers and annuitants represented by a number of national member organizations including the NALC, has written the leaders of the Senate Budget Committee, urging them to reject several provisions in the House-approved 2012 budget. The coalition says that several of the House’s provisions “are […]
The Senate Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security will hold a hearing on “”Addressing the U.S. Postal Service’s Financial Crisis” on Tuesday, May 17, 2011 at 10:30 AM, Dirksen Senate Office Building, room SD-342. Live video will be available approximately 15 minutes prior to the scheduled hearing start time. […]
OPM Reiterates its position at Senate Subcommittee hearing that it does not have Authority to Reallocate USPS CSRS Overpayments OPM: Finding Solutions to the Challenges Facing the U.S. Postal Service STATEMENT OF JONATHAN FOLEY DIRECTOR OF PLANNING AND POLICY ANALYSIS U.S. OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT December 2, 2010 We believe the assertion that OPM has […]
STATEMENT OF POSTMASTER GENERAL/CEO-DESIGNATE PATRICK R. DONAHOE BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON FEDERAL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, GOVERNMENT INFORMATION, FEDERAL SERVICES,AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY UNITED STATES SENATE DEC. 2, 2010 Good morning, Mr. Chairman and members of the subcommittee. It is an honor for me to be testifying for the first time as Postmaster General-designate of the United States […]
WASHINGTON — Postmaster General John E. Potter told a Senate subcommittee today that while the Postal Service continues on a path of growth and cost reductions, legislative change is still needed to put the Postal Service back on the path of financial stability. Testifying before the Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management* of the Senate Committee […]