April 25, 2012 WASHINGTON—Today, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., made the following statement upon the passage of the Senate attempt at postal reform, S. 1789: “Instead of finding savings to help the Postal Service survive, the Senate postal bill has devolved into a special interest spending binge that would actually […]
Late Wednesday afternoon, the Senate passed S 1789, the 21st Century Postal Act of 2012, by an overwhelming margin of 62-37. The bill makes it more difficult to close small rural post offices and provides a one year moratorium on closings of small post offices in rural areas. The bill provides a return of $11 […]
GAO-12-506, Apr 25, 2012 What GAO Found Field employees have key roles in the U.S. Postal Service’s (USPS) efforts to reduce costs and generate revenue. For example, these employees evaluate the feasibility of closing or consolidating facilities, such as post offices and mail- processing facilities; carry out the closures and consolidations of these facilities; and […]
Today, the Senate cast votes on 15 of 40 amendments to S. 1789, the Lieberman-Collins-Carper-Brown postal relief bill. The legislative body will resume its voting tomorrow at 2:00 PM EDT. The proceedings may be viewed on CSPAN-2 or at www.senate.gov. During the course of consideration, two amendments were withdrawn by their sponsors; most notably, Sen. […]
Forever Stamps Evoke 1862 Battles in New Orleans and Antietam NEW ORLEANS — The U.S. Postal Service today issued the second of an annual series of Forever stamps that pay tribute to one of the most searing, traumatic and consequential events in our nation’s history: the American Civil War. The dedicated stamps, The Civil War: […]
Senate Leaders Agree to Begin Voting on S.1789 (21st Century Postal Service Act) Next Week Postmasters Anxiously Await News on Pay Consultations, Voluntary Early Retirements (VERs) and Rumors A deafening silence has led to an increase in the level of anxiety for Postmasters as they wait for news on pay consultations, Voluntary Early Retirements (VERs), […]
National League of Postmasters – April 19, 2012 There are some 79 amendments that have been officially noticed for S. 1789 and the Senate is in the process of trying to narrow down those that will simply be accepted by the managers of the bill, those that will have a vote, and those that will […]
NAPUS – April 19, 2012 At at Tele Town Hall Meeting, conducted this afternoon, Senate Assistant Majority Leader Richard Durbin predicted that S. 1789 will reach a final vote next week. However. the Senate needs to whittle down the almost 80 amendments to the legislation, including amendments to the underlying bill, as well as amendments […]
May 12 marks an important milestone ? the 20th anniversary of the annual “Stamp Out Hunger” food drive. To help make this year’s drive the most successful ever, the external 2012 Stamp Out Hunger website is up and running. The site contains valuable resources, such as press materials, public service announcements, planning timelines, contact sheets […]
ORLANDO, FL — In a keynote address to open the National Postal Forum in Orlando, FL, Patrick R. Donahoe, Postmaster General and Chief Executive Officer of the U.S. Postal Service, today discussed the transformative power of technology and innovation in the mailing industry. Speaking at the nation’s largest annual gathering for the mailing industry, Donahoe […]