USPS OIG: Should Rural Mail Carriers Drive Privately Owned Vehicles?

Project Title: New Rural Delivery Vehicle Purchase Start Date: Monday, August 31, 2015 Estimated Report Release Date: February 2016 The Postal Service operates one of the world’s largest transport and delivery fleets, which includes over 211,000 delivery, transport, and administrative vehicles. It maintains a diverse fleet of delivery vehicles including long life vehicles, delivery vans,…

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USPS OIG: Why is Strategic Planning for Transportation Important for the Postal Service?

Project Title: Strategic Planning – U.S. Postal Service Transportation Start Date: Tuesday, August 11, 2015 Estimated Report Release Date: February 2016 The U.S. Postal Service needs to adjust its processing infrastructure to accommodate two significant changes: declining First-Class Mail volume and growth in shipping and package services. It is challenged to make these changes while…

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Some Feds Could Soon Be Automatically Enrolled in New Health Plans

By Eric Katz – October 28, 2015 Federal employees will not have to worry about losing their health insurance if the plan in which they are enrolled is dropped from the government’s offerings, a rule finalized on Wednesday ensured. The Office of Personnel Management issued the final regulation requiring agencies to automatically enroll employees and…

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NPMHU Prepares for National Negotiations

(October 28, 2015) With formal negotiations between the NPMHU and the Postal Service over the terms of the 2016 National Agreement scheduled to begin in February 2016, preparations for bargaining are moving forward in the National Office. One critical aspect of those preparations is now completed, as the Field Negotiating Committee met during the third…

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