Reporters’ Roundup: USPS cuts 220,000, Bethesda Naval opens

Here\'s what Federal News Radio\'s reporters worked on today.

  • Flat-screen tv’s, an Olympic-size swimming pool and racquetball courts will greet the wounded troops moving from Walter Reed to Bethesda Naval Medical Center in the next two weeks. The new facility is designed with comfort and accessibility in mind. Federal News Radio’s Emily Kopp has more.
  • The Postal Service is looking to cut 220,000 career positions and pull out of federal health and retirement systems. The agency says it’s because of revenues that are falling more quickly than expected. Federal News Radio’s Ruben Gomez spoke with Tony Vegliante, the agency’s Chief Human Resources Officer.

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