Tag: Postal

Lawmakers press OPM on ‘critical’ staffing, funding issues in Postal insurance program

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Less than two months away from this fall’s Open Season, Democrats in Congress are raising concerns that the Office of Personnel Management may not be fully prepared to administer the major health insurance program for millions of Postal Service employees and annuitants. Top Democrats from several congressional committees sent a letter Friday to OPM Director Scott Kupor to push for answers about key issues recently identified in the new Postal Service Health Benefits program. The letter comes a few months after the agency’s inspector general office found “critical” staffing vacancies…

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Fewer letters, more addresses: Can the Postal Service keep up?

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Interview transcript: Terry Gerton The U.S. Postal Service is facing a paradox. Mail volume is projected to decline by as much as 41 percent by 2035, yet the number of delivery addresses grows by more than a million each year. A new report from the USPS Office of Inspector General outlines several scenarios for the future of mail, and none of them are easy. Here to explore the operational and financial challenges ahead, the impact of electronic diversion And what innovations might help the Postal Service remain affordable, reliable, and…

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USPS continues postal banking pilot, despite House Republicans’ objections

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The Postal Service is telling its regulator it has no plans yet to pull the plug on a postal banking pilot, despite a lack of customers and opposition from House Republicans. USPS told the Postal Regulatory Commission in a recent filing that it will continue the postal banking pilot “in its current form” past March 2022. “No final determinations have been reached with regard to ending the pilot, or with regard to any other potential steps that might be taken to modify the pilot,” USPS attorneys wrote. USPS spokeswoman Tatiana…

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