The office of Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin (Wisc.) was the only office that failed to respond to complaints of postal workers illegally conducting political activity in Wisconsin during the 2016 campaign season for Democratic candidates, actions that left some postal offices in the state short on personnel, according to a whistleblower.
The U.S. Postal Service allowed some workers to take months off of work to campaign for Hillary Clinton, according to a government watchdog.
The United States Postal Service violated federal law by letting employees do union-funded campaign work for Hillary Clinton and other Democrats during the 2016 election cycle, according to an Office of Special Counsel report.
The U.S. Postal Service automatically deleted customer complaints on social media just before Christmas, according to a recent audit.
The U.S. Postal Service is incurring unsustainable deficits and its financial condition has been classified as high-risk, according to a Government Accountability Office report.
The U.S. Postal Service had a loss of $1.9 billion in its most recent fiscal quarter, reigniting concerns about the service’s viability as it projects as little as three days of operating cash in October.
The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform will hold a hearing on Wednesday in response to the Postal Service’s announcement last week that it will not go forward with a cost-cutting modification to its delivery schedule.
Rep. Blake Farenthold (R., Tex.) will chair a new subcommittee for the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, according to a source within the committee.
Congress has reached a deal to extend the payroll tax holiday. But while the Republican House plans to continue to advance legislation, including a budget resolution, the Democratic-led Senate (which hasn’t produced a budget in three years) has other priorities, reports Politico. It’s only February, but it looks like Congress is ready to pretty much …
