Congress has a lot on its plate this year. Legislators have to bargain out all 12 funding bills before fiscal 2026 ends midnight Sept. 30. The nearly two-month impasse over paying Transportation Security Administration and other Department of Homeland Security employees has had a short-term resolution, but many outstanding problems remain….(Read more)
Is the Postal Service Doomed?
The House’s subcommittee on Government Operations held a hearing in March titled, “Oversight of the U.S. Postal Service: The Financial Future Under Postmaster General Steiner.” Mr. Steiner’s testimony was interesting…. (Read more)
Several Thoughts on Trump’s Executive Or
On March 31, 20226 President Donald J. Trump signed an executive order (EO) ENSURING CITIZENSHIP VERIFICATION AND INTEGRITY IN FEDERAL ELECTIONS. (Yes, the Administration used all caps.) Here is the essence of what it orders…. (Read more)
The US Postal Service is going broke
The US Postal Service (USPS) recently reported its third quarter financials, tallying a loss of $3.1 billion. That is 21 percent higher than the agency’s shortfall during the same period last year and the latest sign of the Post Office’s increasingly dire state. At its core, the Post Office is sinking. The $18.8 billion it earned in […]
He’s got mail: Mailman: My Wild Ride Del
March 2020 was a very bad month for Stephen Starring Grant. He was hustling to New York City for a meeting at the swank “boutique marketing consultancy” that employed him as the “head of strategy.” The company was launching a new initiative for a law firm that helped “the ultrarich, and only the ultrarich.” Then […]
Congress needs to update the Nixon-era l...
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy recently announced his intention to step down after five years on the job. “As you know, I have worked tirelessly to lead the 640,000 men and women of the Postal Service in accomplishing an extraordinary transformation,” he wrote to the agency’s governing board…. (Read more)