Díaz Balart, Franklin Introduce Legislation to Increase the USPS Transparency and Accountability

Díaz Balart, Franklin Introduce Legislation to Increase the USPS Transparency and Accountability

Last week, Representatives Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-26) and Scott Franklin (FL-18) introduced the Post Office Closure Accountability Act, a legislative proposal aimed at ...
Rep. George Whitesides Demands Answers on Planned Quartz Hill Post Office Closure from Postmaster General

Rep. George Whitesides Demands Answers on Planned Quartz Hill Post Office Closure from Postmaster General

Today, Rep. George Whitesides (CA-27) sounded the alarm on the potential closing of the Quartz Hill Post Office, demanding answers from Postmaster General David ...
Sessions Announces Hearing to Examine U.S. Postal Service Operations from the Perspective of Key Stakeholders

Sessions Announces Hearing to Examine U.S. Postal Service Operations from the Perspective of Key Stakeholders

The hearing will review United States Postal Service (USPS) operations with key stakeholders, focusing on the implementation of the bipartisan ...
Senate Measure Denounced a ‘Assault’ on Federal Employees, Unions

Senate Measure Denounced a ‘Assault’ on Federal Employees, Unions

Provisions to increase the costs for unions to operate in the workplace—which charging them a fee for payroll withholding of members’ ...
Senators demand USPS recommit to keeping local mail processing in Nevada

Senators demand USPS recommit to keeping local mail processing in Nevada

U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) have sent a letter to the acting U.S. Postmaster and ...
Postal and Federal Reconciliation Provisions to Bypass Senate Committee of Jurisdiction and Go Straight to Senate Floor

Postal and Federal Reconciliation Provisions to Bypass Senate Committee of Jurisdiction and Go Straight to Senate Floor

The Senate intends to vote on the reconciliation bill the last week of June. If the bill passes, it will ...
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Chair Paul Releases Proposed Postal Employee Cuts

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Chair Paul Releases Proposed Postal Employee Cuts

On Thursday night, June 12, Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Chairman Rand Paul (R-KY) released the text of his ...
Senate strips most retirement cuts from reconciliation, but anti-civil service provisions remain

Senate strips most retirement cuts from reconciliation, but anti-civil service provisions remain

Gone from the bill are House-passed provisions that would require all federal workers to contribute 4.4% of their basic pay toward the ...
House Democrats question Trump’s use of Postal Service inspectors

House Democrats question Trump’s use of Postal Service inspectors

House Democrats are seeking more information and a face-to-face briefing from the U.S. Postal Service about the Trump administration’s use of ...
Subcommittee Ranking Member Mfume Calls on GAO to Investigate the Progress Made on USPS-USPIS Joint Project Safe Delivery Initiative

Subcommittee Ranking Member Mfume Calls on GAO to Investigate the Progress Made on USPS-USPIS Joint Project Safe Delivery Initiative

Today, Rep. Kweisi Mfume led Subcommittee Democrats in sending a letter to Comptroller General of the United States Gene L. Dodaro requesting an ...