USPS OIG Report: Compensation, Benefit, and Bonus Authority in 2016

Posted on August 10, 2017August 10, 2017 by 21cpw

Background The Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act of 2006 (PAEA) amended 39 U.S.C. by revising the limits on salary and total compensation paid to U.S. Postal Service employees. For calendar year (CY) 2016, basic annual salary for each employee was limited to $205,700. Under a bonus or reward program approved by the U.S. Postal Service…

Medicare cannot afford a reckless USPS bailout

Posted on August 10, 2017August 10, 2017 by 21cpw

By Ross Marchand – August 8, 2017 Medicare’s breaking point is nigh, with the program’s trustees projecting that solvency will only last until 2029. For American adults that will be dependent on the program in twelve short years, the trustee’s grave prognosis is a cause for alarm. But, at a time when program expenses need…