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USPS and Its Future
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USPS improved its numbers across the board in 2016, reaching record growth in certain categories, but still lost money due to retiree health benefits prefunding requirements and April’s exigent rollback, which cost USPS about $1 billion this year.
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The last member of the U.S. Postal Service’s Board of Governors vacated his position on Dec. 8, leaving the group — which is supposed to have nine members — completely depopulated. That’s never happened before, and it’s leaving the USPS’ future uncertain.
The U.S. Postal Service wants to jump on the drone delivery bandwagon, but the American people are not entirely sure about the idea just yet.
The most recent plan to save the Postal Service involves taking a page out of the private sector’s book: required enrollment in Medicare.
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Foreign Service plans to rein in robust hiring efforts, following recent budget cuts
The Foreign Service will have fewer resources to continue its robust hiring efforts — but plans to keep hiring above its rate of attrition.
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CX Exchange 2024: SSA’s Martin O’Malley on creating better experiences for the masses
The Social Security commissioner says reducing phone wait times is among his top three priorities to improve how SSA serves citizens.
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Merit Systems Protection Board is plowing through its backlog of appeals
The Merit Systems Protection Board has had a quorum for more than two years. They faced a backlog of some 3,800 appeals cases.
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Survey: Feds question the ‘why’ behind return-to-office push
A Federal News Network survey of 6,300 feds finds leaders’ return-to-office visions aren’t meeting reality for many employees with new in-office requirements.
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Schedule F is dormant, but still haunts the civil service
Schedule F, the Trump-era civil service innovation, not the tax form, is like a zombie.
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New law requires telework option for pregnant workers
The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act requires agencies to provide reasonable accommodations, from longer breaks to telework.
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Biden Administration tweaks regulations for how states, cities can use federal funding
A recent update by the Office of Management and Budget aims to give state, local, and tribal governments more autonomy on how they spend federal grant money.
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New DCSA director sees a data-driven future for security clearances and more
David Cattler, a longtime intelligence official, sees a range of both near- and long-term priorities in his new role as director at DCSA.
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