Day: July 19, 2017

The Postal Service’s Actions During the 2016 Campaign Season: Implications for the Hatch Act

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Member Statements Chairman Ron Johnson, R (WI) Opening Statement-Johnson-2017-07-19 (30.1 KB) Ranking Member Claire McCaskill, D (MO) Opening Statement McCaskill 2017-07-19 (141 KB) Witnesses Timm Kopp Letter Carrier U.S. Postal Service Testimony-Kopp-2017-07-19 (57.2 KB) William Siemer Acting Deputy Inspector General Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Postal Service Testimony-Siemer-2017-07-19 (63.4 KB) Background-USPS OIG Audit Report-2017-07-05…

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USPS OIG: Are city carrier work hours accurately allocated?

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Project Title: Delivery Charge Codes Start Date: Monday, June 26, 2017 Estimated Report Release Date: December 2017 We are conducting an audit to assess the accuracy and reliability of city carrier labor cost attribution. City carriers perform both office and street activities. City carrier street costs are developed separately in two distinct groups: letter routes…

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Wisconsin letter carrier to testify Wednesday on political campaigning by postal workers

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By Bill Glauber – July 19, 2017 Timm Kopp is a letter carrier from Marshfield and a whistle-blower who will take center stage Wednesday in Washington, D.C., at a hearing on political campaigning by postal workers. Kopp complained that certain postal workers were taking leave without pay to work for union political campaigns and that…

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