Ask postal employees about the Postal Service’s Pay-for-Performance (PFP) program and you’ll hear a wide range of opinions as to why they think the program is not working. Many believe the program is unfair and can be subject to manipulation. According to Postal Service officials, the PFP program’s foundation is a balanced scorecard of objective, […]
Hmm.. I wonder if the anti-labor group is talking about pop artist Prince’s 1982 song…Noooo, they can’t be talking about his purple highness’ song. The Citizens Against Government Waste issued the following press release supposedly “Outraged at USPS’ Lavish Expenditures While Fiscal Outlook Worsens”. But yet the body of the release talks about Unions and a lot of […]
The U.S. Postal Service is facing a set of critically important decisions. The combined effects of the economic downturn, the disruptive consequences of electronic diversion, and a burdensome and flawed retiree health care prefunding schedule have contributed to $20 billion of losses in the past 4 years. The Postal Service expects that it will not […]
The USPS Office Of Inspector General asked readers the following question: What can the Postal Service do to reduce workers’ compensation costs? In fiscal year 2009, the Postal Service workers’ compensation expense was approximately $2.2 billion, an 81 percent increase from $1.2 billion in FY 2008. These costs include $55 million in DOL administrative fees […]
Highlights from the USPS OIG Audit Report – City Delivery Efficiency Review – Northern Virginia District Background Delivery operations are the Postal Service’s largest operational function, accounting for approximately 45 percent of salary expenses and workhours. Despite an annual increase of approximately 1 million delivery points, delivery operations used 36.5 million fewer workhours in […]
The USPS Office Of Inspector General posted the following on the Federal Business Opportunities website: The United States Postal Service (USPS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) plans to issue a Firm Fixed Price Contract for a multi-phased Office Renovation to their Headquarters facility located at 1735 N Lynn Street, Arlington, VA. The work includes all […]
Says Current Payments Result in Massive Overfunding APWU Web News Article 142-2010, Dec. 1, 2010 The USPS Office of Inspector General (OIG) concluded in a recent report that the Postal Service prefunds its pension and retiree healthcare benefits at levels that are substantially higher than other government agencies, the military, and private-sector businesses. Reducing the […]
Postal Service could have avoided paying almost 7 million of the 28 million overtime hours for full-time city letter carriers Our analysis identified that, during FY 2009, city delivery supervisors scheduled full-time city delivery carriers to use overtime hours to deliver the mail on city routes. Management actually expended overtime hours at a cost of […]
Amazon.com recently disclosed that it had settled a mysterious investigation by the U.S. Postal Service for a “nominal amount.” Amazon never revealed what the investigation was about, and didn’t specify the terms of the settlement. But now the details are coming to light. In response to a Freedom of Information Act request by TechFlash, the […]
The USPS Office Of Inspector General’s 2011 Audit Plan A few highlights: The Financial Risk category pertains to the critical financial risk the Postal Service faces as it, like other companies, deals with the economic slowdown affecting the nation. Factors exacerbating financial risk include the crisis in the financial industry, increases in energy costs, significant […]