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Postal Service's 'broken business model' under fire but solutions scarce
Postmaster General Pat Donahoe told the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Wednesday that the Postal Service is operating under a "broken business model." But cost-saving efforts, such as ending Saturday delivery and modifying a multibillion dollar requirement to prefund future retirees health care costs, garnered little agreement among lawmakers.
Tags: USPS , Congress , House Oversight and Government Reform Committee , Frederic Rolando , NALC , Pat Donahoe , Gene Dodaro , Jack Moore
Congress repeals STOCK Act reporting requirements for senior execs
Congress approved a bill Friday to eliminate expanded financial-disclosure reporting requirements for Senior Executive Service members, just days before the new requirements were to go into effect. Both the House and Senate approved the measure by unanimous consent. The expanded reporting requirements were set to go into effect Monday.
Tags: financial disclosure , SES , SEA , Sunlight Foundation , STOCK Act , Congress , Senate , Jack Moore , Workforce , Management
House passes GOP bill to halt Labor Board action
Tags: Congress , National Labor Relations Board
Mica: 'Mismanagement of assets is shameful'
Congressman John Mica says his top priority as chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Government Operations is to cut agency waste, fraud and abuse beyond just the low hanging fruit. Mica's column is part of Federal News Radio's special report, Rise of the Money People.
Tags: John Mica , Congress , duplicative programs , real property , Financial management , House Oversight and Government Reform Commitee , Rise of the Money People
House committee approves pro-business cyber bill
Tags: Congress , cybersecurity , technology , CISPA , House Intelligence Committee
Postal Service backs down on ending Saturday mail
The U.S. Postal Service has reversed its decision to end Saturday mail delivery service, saying Congress gave it no choice when it passed a 2013 appropriations bill last month that continued a ban on five-day delivery.
Tags: USPS , Congress , budget , mail delivery , Darrell Issa , Tom Carper
House revives cyber bill that privacy groups hate
The House Intelligence Committee is trying to revive legislation that would let industry and the federal government swap information on the latest cyber threats.
Tags: House Intelligence Committee , FBI , NSA , cybersecurity
New bill could curtail FEHBP prescription drug costs
The FEHBP Drug Integrity, Transparency and Cost Savings Act would give OPM more oversight of contracts and pricing methods. Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-Mass.) said the bill would save the government billions.
Tags: Congress , OPM , FEHB , Stephen Lynch , pay and benefits , AFGE , NTEU , Jason Miller
Shinseki says VA on target for ending backlog
Tags: Eric Shinseki , Veterans Affairs , Jeff Miller , House Committee on Veterans Affairs ,
Debate rages over USPS delivery changes
The cash-strapped U.S. Postal Service announced last month it would end Saturday delivery of first-class mail. But a new legal decision from the Government Accountability Office seemed to offer more questions than answers.
Tags: Congress , Senate , USPS , Darrell Issa , Tom Coburn , Gerry Connolly , Jack Moore
