April 30, 2015 The Postal Serviceâs Office of Inspector General has issued its fourth report criticizing the Postal Serviceâs oversight of the contract with its real estate broker, CBRE. Itâs entitled âPostal Service Management of CBRE Real Estate Transactions.â The OIG finds fault with both the leasing deals and the sales of postal property, and…
For Immediate Release 04/29/2015 – Washington – The U.S. Postal Service belongs to the people of this country. We must not permit postal executives and the Board of Governors to sell our beautiful historic buildings at a discount; nor should we permit CBRE to drain the Postal Service treasury with lease deals that benefit the…
Press Release – April 29, 2015 WASHINGTON â Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Sarasota, today announced that after months of discussion with the U.S. Postal Service, the Manasota Postal Distribution Center (PDC) will remain open at least through the end of the year. âI am thrilled that Manasota will be able to keep its doors open and…
CSRS CIVILIAN SERVICE DEPOSITS AND REDEPOSITS Did you perform Federal civilian service for which retirement deductions were not paid? Did you perform Federal civilian service and receive a lump sum refund of your retirement contributions? Did you have civilian service under another Federal Retirement System? If you answered âYesâ to any of these questions, this…
Web News Article #: 089-2015 04/29/2015 – APWU members are turning up the heat with a National Day of Action on May 14 â just one week before the unionâs Collective Bargaining Agreement is slated to expire. APWU members will hold events in cities and towns across the country, organized around the theme, âI Stand…
By Mike Headrick – April 28, 2015 A KSL investigation showed the United States Postal Service owes Salt Lake City thousands of dollars in unpaid parking tickets. After the story aired, both sides agreed to resolve the issue, but it appears postal workers are still breaking city laws. “How many (tickets) have you gotten?” KSL…
Audit Report – MS-AR-15-005 – 04/28/2015 Background In March 2010, the U.S. Postal Service unveiled a comprehensive action plan for the next decade to increase efficiency and address the elements of managing costs under its control. To this end, the U.S. Postal Service uses a customer service variance model to monitor retail customer service workhours…
Audit Report – SM-AR-15-003 – 04/22/2015 Background Under a June 2011 contract, CBRE Group, Inc. (CBRE) is the sole provider of real estate management services for the U.S. Postal Service. These services include marketing and sale of properties and conducting lease negotiations. In fiscal years 2012 and 2013, CBRE marketed 49 property sales totaling about…
