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Panel backs Postal Service overhaul as rate hike looms
April 13, 2005 The House Government Reform Committee approved on Wednesday a measure overhauling the Postal Service for the first time in more than three decades. The approval came despite bipartisan concern about language that would have allowed the Postal Service, rather than the Transportation Department, to contract with foreign airlines to carry ...
Bipartisanship fading for House bill on postal overhaul
April 12, 2005 House Government Reform Chairman Tom Davis, R-Va., and ranking member Henry Waxman, D-Calif., have not yet reached agreement on labor provisions, rate caps and others issues in a postal overhaul measure scheduled for markup Wednesday, bill proponents say. Although the bill has enough support from GOP panel members to pass ...
Federal procurement policies prompt legislative response
April 11, 2005 House Government Reform Chairman Tom Davis, R-Va., said he plans to monitor and possibly revamp the federal procurement process, which he contends needs to be better managed. Davis is working with the administration to write legislation authorizing a plan -- already in the works at the General Services Administration -- ...
Stakeholders backing Senate chief's postal overhaul legislation
March 22, 2005 Labor and financial provisions in the postal overhaul measure introduced last week by Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Chairwoman Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Del., are being generally welcomed by a diverse coalition of stakeholders who want some of the language to find its way into the ...
Senators renew effort to overhaul Postal Service
March 18, 2005 After months of negotiations with the White House, Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Chairwoman Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Del., introduced a bill Thursday to overhaul the U.S. Postal Service. The bill, which is largely similar to legislation approved by the panel last year, incorporates some new ...
Senator urges budget panel to keep postal overhaul in mind
March 15, 2005 Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairwoman Susan Collins, R-Maine, Monday sent a letter to Budget Committee leaders urging them to craft their resolution to allow for "meaningful postal reform," as outlined in legislation she is expected to introduce Thursday. Collins' letter indicated that after months of negotiation with ...
Government Reform Committee backs federal program reviews
March 10, 2005 The House Government Reform Committee approved a bill Thursday calling for regular reviews of federal programs by the Office of Management and Budget. The bill (H.R. 185), sponsored by Rep. Todd Platts, R-Pa., passed on a partisan roll call vote, 19-14. The legislation requires OMB to examine programs at least ...
Davis cautious on civil service reform
February 28, 2005 The White House's decision to restructure the federal personnel system for the first time in decades is putting House Government Reform Committee Chairman Tom Davis, R-Va., in a tough spot. Taking a leadership role in pushing the president's plan might compromise his relationship with his constituents. So far Davis, whose ...
White House, Hill staff seeking compromise on postal bill
February 18, 2005 The White House might compromise on postal overhaul legislation in time to avoid a looming double-digit rate increase, sources say. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Chairwoman Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Del., the chief proponents of last year's bill, are leaning toward backing administration requests intended to ...
Lawmaker says executive branch overhaul faces obstacles
February 4, 2005 House Government Reform ranking member Henry Waxman, D-Calif., says proposals that passed his panel and the House in the 108th Congress may have a tougher time in the new Congress. Waxman said the popularity of the Homeland Security law gave momentum to proposals that granted the president enhanced authority to ...
