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The U.S. Postal Service is overpaying into its Federal Employees Retirement System because its employees’ circumstances differ from that of typical federal workers, according to a new report. The ...

The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) is suspending its $115 million defined benefits (DB) contributions to the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) to preserve liquidity through the rest of its fiscal ...

Seemingly arcane and boring issues can sometimes have startling implications. Recently, the President's Commission on the United States Postal Service recommended that the Service turn over ...

The U.S. Postal Service will resume payments in December to its Federal Employees Retirement System account after suspending them this summer, the agency announced Tuesday. Chief Financial Officer Joe ...

Postal legislation passed by the Senate this year would allow the agency to use the overpayment to incentivize postal workers into retirement. Emily Spain, a spokeswoman for Sen. Tom Carper, a sponsor ...

The U.S. Postal Service announced Wednesday that it is taking new cost-cutting measures with a retirement program, but lawmakers from both parties reiterated that much more needs to be done. In its ...

The United States Postal Service (USPS) announced Wednesday that it will stop employer contributions to the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS). This is part of an ongoing campaign of ...

The alarming financial condition of the United States Postal Service (USPS) is frequently attributed to a rise in e-mail, e-statements and e-bill payment. While first class mail volume has undeniably ...

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