Emergency funding is no substitute for a real Postal reform plan
In today's Federal Newscast, early retirement and buyout offers the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation made to employees back in March are off the table.
In a contentious hearing, Postmaster Louis DeJoy blamed the Postal Service's serious financial problems on Congress for failing to pass postal reform legislation after more than a decade of net financial losses.
Postmaster General Louis Dejoy is facing tough questions from lawmakers less than a week after he agreed to postpone operational changes.
In today's Federal Newscast, more members of Congress are calling on Citizenship and Immigration Services to delay upcoming employee furloughs at the end of the month.
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy says USPS would seek “more pricing freedom” from Congress, as well as legislation that would reform the agency’s mandate to pre-fund retiree health benefits.
A former senior member of the Postal Service’s Board of Governors says interventions by the Trump administration into its operations challenged the agency’s independence and led to his resignation in late April.
In today's Federal Newscast, the top Democrat on the Senate Appropriations Committee is calling for another delay to employee furloughs at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
The Postal Service won’t change the hours at post offices and the agency will continue to approve overtime as needed, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said Tuesday.
In today's Federal Newscast, the America Federation of Government Employees is making a final push to protect Defense Department employees’ right to unionize.
In today's Federal Newscast, more than 130 House members tell the Postal Service they’re concerned with mail delivery standards ahead of the November election.
In today's Federal Newscast, federal employees are learning a little more about the paid parental leave program.
In today's Federal Newscast, a bipartisan group of senators is pushing for more funding for the National Institutes of Health.
The Postal Service, weathering long-term financial challenges made worse by the coronavirus pandemic, is preparing for a record volume of mail-in ballots this November while also streamlining its operations to cut costs.
With Congress and Trump administration still divided over the terms of the next coronavirus spending bill, top Democrats have doubled down on measures that would bolster the Postal Service ahead of the Nov. 3 election.