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With USPS on course to run out of cash by 2024, stakeholders say the status quo won’t be enough. But despite the urgency, Congress appears no closer to a compromise on postal reform.
June 19, 2019 -
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House lawmakers pushed back strongly on the Trump administration's proposal to restructure, and ultimately privatize Postal Service at a hearing Wednesday, the first indication from Congress that the White House may face an uphill battle implementing this aspect of its government reorganization plan.
June 27, 2018 -
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The two primary unions representing postal workers support a bipartisan postal reform bill in March, while the National Active and Retired Federal Employees opposes it for fear it will force retirees to take Medicare Part B.
April 24, 2018 -
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The U.S. Postal Service's independent regulatory body may raise the price of a postage stamp after it finishes reviewing the current rate-setting system later this fall.
May 18, 2017 -
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Among the hundreds of political executives that the Trump administration must nominate to fill out the ranks of federal agencies, the U.S. Postal Service is calling upon the White House to submit names for its management board.
May 10, 2017 -
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For all their momentum, the postal reform bills are built on a careful set of compromises, which is why lawmakers from both sides of the aisle issued the same warning at a markup hearing on Thursday: Don't let perfect be the enemy of the good.
March 17, 2017 -
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Despite double-digit growth in its package delivery during last year's holiday season, the U.S. Postal Service posted a $200 million net loss for the first quarter of fiscal 2017.
February 09, 2017 -
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A long-awaited bill to reform the U.S. Postal Service's troubled finances could have the momentum it needs to make it to President Donald Trump's desk after four major postal unions voiced their support for the legislation at a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on Tuesday.
February 08, 2017 -
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After years of pressuring from the Postal Service and a series of stalled bipartisan bills, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has made postal reform a top priority for this Congress.
January 25, 2017 -
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The most recent plan to save the Postal Service involves taking a page out of the private sector’s book: required enrollment in Medicare.
November 29, 2016 -
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The election may be over, but federal employees still face uncertainty on a number of key issues, not least of which is how the government will be funded.
November 10, 2016 -
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James Sauber, vice president of the National Association of Letter Carriers joins host Mike Causey to discuss the postal reform package and what it means for feds and retirees. October 26, 2016
October 25, 2016 -
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The U.S. Postal Service says it has "broad bipartisan support" from Congress to ease some its financial burdens. But until that time comes, USPS doesn't have much room to improve the situation it's in.
August 09, 2016 -
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Two postal reform bills passed the House Oversight and Government Reform committee, although not without opposition or concerns.
July 13, 2016
