NAPS Chat

This week's NAPS Chat, focuses on the institutional difficulty that Congress has with such vexing legislative issues as postal reform and how NAPS members can confront those challenges. In addition, Kevin and Bob discuss the newly released US Postal Service Five-Year Strategic Plan. 

During this week's NAPS Chat, Bob discusses NAPS' legislative, regulatory and political plans for 2nd term of the 116th Congress

During this week's NAPS Chat, Ivan and Bob answer questions sent in by NAPS members, including queries about potential legislative champions in  2020, EAS overtime pay, SPAC's apparent partisan lean, the importance of the Postal Board of Governors, and the threat of postal privatization.

This week's NAPS Chat focuses on reviewing some of the major NAPS events  over the past year and our expectations for 2020. We also discuss  Capitol Hill news from the final legislative week  of 2019, including Rep. Mark Meadows' announcement that he will not seek  re-election next November and a change in the law that may reduce FEHBP premiums for  the next open season.

This week's NAPS Chat focuses on the importance of the National Postal  Museum to the past, present and future of our American postal system. In  addition, we  discuss important artifacts  acquired and programs conducted by the museum. Also, reference is made  to President Trump's nomination, this week, of William Zollar to the US Postal Service  Board of Governors.

This week's NAPS Chat focuses on the newly proposed Postal Rate and Classification System,  the system that may determine postage rates for the next 5 years. We also discuss the Postal Service's Universal Service  Obligation. Finally, NAPS Chat provides information relating to postal-related bills and the status of H.R.  2382, legislation to repeal of the USPS retiree health  prefunding requirement, which has surpassed the 290-cosponsor mark. 

Election of Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) as new chair of the House  Committee on Oversight and Reform, the recent Postal Board of Governors  meeting relating to USPS finances, cosponsor update on legislation to repeal requirement to prefund future  retiree health benefits, and the status of NAPS' lawsuit against USPS  for failing to comply with the EAS compensation law.

Update on NAPS legal action against the USPS, relating to the  consultative process; ongoing legislative activities; and NAPS  Legislative Training Seminar and National Convention   planning.

On the November 8 edition of NAPS Chat, I am joined by Jay Fritz, Program Manager for Healthcare & Insurance at the U.S. Office of Personnel Management. We discuss navigating the 2019 Federal Employee Health Benefits Program (FEHBP) "Open Season," which runs from November 11 though December 9.

On the November 1 edition of NAPS Chat, Bob Levi, National Association of Postal Supervisors Legislative and Political Directors is joined by Randy Broz, co-founder of Angerholzer-Broz Political Consulting. Inasmuch as we are currently one year away from the 2020 national election,  we discuss the resources and engagement necessary to run an effective congressional election campaign, and engaging NAPS members in the process.