Congressional Research Service Issues Summary of H.R. 756, Postal Service Reform Act of 2017

Posted on June 16, 2017October 12, 2017 by 21cpw

Postal Service Reform Act of 2017 TITLE I–POSTAL SERVICE BENEFITS REFORM This bill requires the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to establish a Postal Service Health Benefits Program within the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program to offer health benefits plans for U.S. Postal Service (USPS) employees, annuitant retirees, and their families at rates that reflect…

Congress’s Research Arm Cites Retiree Fund as USPS’s Undoing

Posted on October 2, 2014October 2, 2014 by 21cpw

It also points to advertising mail as the key to growth, making a subtle case for the continuation of exigency. In a succinct portrait of the U.S. Postal Service’s decline since 2007, the Congressional Research Service (CRS) cites the Retiree Health Benefits Fund (RHBF) as the chief culprit and cast bulk mailers as the heroes…