Last week, Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Tom Carper and Committee Ranking Member Tom Coburn invited National Association of Postmasters of the  United States President Bob Rapoza to testify before their panel regarding S. 1486, the postal reform legislation that they introduced mid-summer. The hearing, which is scheduled for Thursday, September 26, is entitled: “Outside the Box: Reforming and Renewing the Postal Service.” The hearing will begin at 10:00 AM EDT and is the second in a series of two hearings. Thursday’s hearing will focus on promoting a 21st Century Postal workforce, including postal health benefit proposals. Besides President Rapoza, the scheduled witnesses include: the Postmaster General, the presidents of the National Association of Letter Carriers and the National Postal Mail Handlers Union, representatives from Office of Personnel Management and the Government Accountability Office, and two economists. You may view the hearing live or after the hearing is completed on the Committee website.