Background OIG – 1/27/17 – Under its national agreement with the American Postal Workers Union (APWU), the U.S. Postal Service must make every effort to promptly pay monetary grievance settlements and arbitration awards. The Postal Service uses the Grievance Arbitration Tracking System (GATS) database to manage grievance payments and conduct labor relations activities, such […]
WASHINGTON (Courthouse News) – President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced Circuit Judge Neil Gorsuch as his choice to fill the vacant ninth seat on the U.S. Supreme Court, setting up a showdown with Senate Democrats who have already promised to oppose the nominee. Gorsuch, 49, has served on the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals since […]
February 28, 2017 Suspects wanted for armed robbery of Baton Rouge, LA carrier WBRZ-TV Baton Rouge Evanston, IL aldermen complain about mail service Evanston Now Video: Mail Thieves Taking Money From Valentine, Birthday, Holiday Cards PEN Video: Woman says package missing after postal worker dropped it off at wrong address – PEN Lexington, SC mayor in […]
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Residents who live in the Lake Eola area told Channel 9’s Cuthbert Langley that their mail has either been delayed or not delivered at all. Eyewitness News learned a mail carrier is off his route and an investigation is underway into allegations he took other people’s mail, a spokesperson for the Postal Service Office […]
Alexandria, VA – In response to the introduction of H.R. 756, the Postal Service Reform Act of 2017, by House Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Jason Chaffetz, R-UT, National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association (NARFE) President Richard G. Thissen issued a statement urging members of Congress to oppose the bill. H.R. 756 is co-sponsored by […]
Tuesday, January 31, 2017 M-17-18 From: MARK SANDY, ACTING DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET KATHLEEN McGETTIGAN, ACTING DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT 1. Purpose. This memorandum provides additional guidance regarding the freeze on the hiring of Federal civilian employees as directed by the President on January 23, 2017, via Presidential Memorandum (PM) entitled “Hiring Freeze.” […]
PUBLISHED: JAN 31, 2017 WASHINGTON – Today, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee leaders introduced H.R. 756, the Postal Service Reform Act of 2017. The bill addresses unfunded liabilities of the United States Postal Service (USPS), makes reforms to keep mailing costs affordable for consumers, and encourages innovation, all without additional borrowing capacity from the U.S. taxpayer. Bill […]
01/31/17 Iran warns US against creating tensions over missiles Trump Fires Acting Attorney General for Defying Him on Refugees Acting Attorney General Boente Directs The Dept. Of Justice To Defend President Trump’s Refugee Executive Order Trump to Turn SCOTUS Nomination Into Live, Prime-Time Event Most Americans Don’t Think The Media Is Honest
WASHINGTON (Courthouse News) – 1/30/17 – President Donald Trump announced Monday he will reveal his pick to fill the vacant seat on the Supreme Court live from the White House on Tuesday night. In a Twitter post Monday morning Trump said he “made my decision on who I will nominate” for the seat, which has stayed open […]
WASHINGTON (Courthouse News) – 1/31/17 – President Donald Trump fired the acting U.S. attorney general Monday night for refusing to defend his executive order barring refugees and people from eight predominantly Muslim counties from entering the United States. Saying that Sally Q. Yates, a deputy attorney general under President Barack Obama, had “betrayed the Department […]