office of inspector general postal service work at home

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:11:12 -0400





jrkakapastateradio Says:
August 25th, 2010 at 10:50 am

Of course they listen to you! Here’s the proof….

Some internal postal management committee member
had the “brilliant” idea to include this optional eIDEAS periperal, into the “EHR” suite of Human Resources software, when they purchased it from XXX in 2004.

http://www.cwhonors.org/laureates/government/20055413.pdf

As you will note from the above URL. It’s resulted in
many benefits to the USPS? Er… I guess…

Somebody at the USPS got a “well deserved” bonus… Particulary after the recent sub-committee press release about eIDEAS.

http://techinsider.nextgov.com/2010/08/usps_eideas.php

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On March 25, 2010, Reps. Lynch, Chaffetz, and Davis announced the reconvening of the Congressional Postal Caucus (CPC). Recently, the United States Postal Service unveiled a new business model to address unprecedented challenges largely due to the current economic environment and the rise in alternative means of communication. If nothing is done, the Postal Service expects to have an $8 billion shortfall by September 30, 2010 and suffer a net loss of $238 billion over the next 10 years.

Bringing the CPC back on line is intended to inspire and stimulate new ideas on how to put the Postal Service back on sound financial footing, assess the benefits and drawbacks of the proposals in Postal Service’s new business plan, and help Federal Policymakers tackle important postal matters such as 6-day delivery. The caucus will allow for a productive exchange of information and insight among members and will make sure that Congress is well-equipped to provide successful, permanent solutions to the Postal Service’s current and future issues. Collectively, the Members of the Congressional Postal Caucus will evaluate all viable options for securing a robust and vibrant Postal Service for years come.

According to CPC co-chair, Stephen F. Lynch, “The Congressional Postal Caucus will ensure that Congress effectively addresses the most challenging and important postal issues of our time. I am excited to be involved with the restoration of this important organization and am looking forward to seeing the benefits that this collaborative effort will bring to the entire postal industry.”

Jurisdiction includes federal employee issues, non-appropriation municipal affairs of the District of Columbia, and the Postal Service, including post office namings, holidays, and celebrations.

Majority

Stephen F. Lynch, Chairman
Eleanor Holmes Norton
Danny Davis
Elijah Cummings
Dennis Kucinich
Wm. Lacy Clay
Gerry Connolly

Minority
Jason Chaffetz, Ranking Member
Mark Souder
Brian Bilbray
Ahn “Joseph” Cao
Bill Shuster

Moral of story;
The next time you want to have management look at an idea you’ve got bouncin around up in your coconut,
send a copy of it to the above sub-committee members,
and be sure to include a copy to your district congressional member as well.

HAVE A NICE DAY!!!!!!!!!!

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  • general jumper air force

    Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:11:14 -0400





    AFROTC honors three elite graduates

    Posted 8/17/2010   Updated 8/17/2010 Email story   Print story


    by Carl Bergquist
    Air University Public Affairs


    8/17/2010 - MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. -- Three graduates of the Air Force Reserve Officer Training School who went on to be top leaders in their fields were honored recently in a ceremony at Maxwell Air Force Base.

    Former Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. John Jumper, former Air Education and Training Command Commander Gen. Lloyd Newton and Gen. Roger Brady, commander of U.S. Air Forces in Europe, were at Maxwell to be inducted into the AFROTC Distinguished Alumni program July 30.

    Col. John McCain, AFROTC commander, said the nation looks to ROTC for military officers and the three generals being honored had a combined total of 115 years of service. He said through their leadership and numerous accomplishments, they "embody the character" which AFROTC instills in all of its future leaders, and they "merit the recognition and prestige" associated with the award.

    "On behalf of the men and women of AFROTC, past, present and future, we are proud to recognize our distinguished honorees," Colonel McCain said.

    General Jumper said he was honored by the award and said ROTC is a "unique opportunity" for young people to transform their lives.

    "In the way of a few quick words to the cadets, the lives of the three people you are looking at here on this stage were profoundly changed by AFROTC," he said. "You all don't know it right now, but you have already made the most important decision of your life by choosing to be a part of something bigger than yourselves."

    General Jumper told the cadets not to be worried about where their careers are going, just to do what they are assigned in the best way they can, and they will be successful.

    General Newton echoed General Jumpers' comments.

    "There was a time when I was trying to plan my career and was getting nowhere," he said. "Finally, I stopped worrying about what my next assignment was going to be, did what was before me and things went very well after that."

    General Brady said he was honored and humbled by the award, and that Generals Jumper and Newton had given him some advice before he was to speak.

    "They told me to speak as long as possible, because, you never know, it may be your last chance," he joked. "Seriously, I am honored by this award, but in many ways, the honor should go to AFROTC for all that it has done for us and continues to do for all ROTC cadets and graduates."

    General Brady said the AFROTC program is unique in America because it ties the Air Force to American society through universities, and that is extremely important.

    When asked how he became involved in AFROTC, the general said he received a lot of encouragement from his soon-to-be father-in-law. He said his family had a history of military service, but not career service, and with everyone going in because of the Vietnam War, he decided to enter the ROTC program in college.

    General Jumper said his father was military, and he grew up in the company of many military heroes. It just seemed natural for him to go into the military. He said he didn't have an ambition to attend the Air Force Academy, so AFROTC seemed the best way to go.

    General Newton said he grew up on a farm in South Carolina and really wanted be a part of the Air Force.

    "I just wanted one of those Air Force uniforms," he joked. "I was ready to enlist out of high school, but one of my teachers talked me into going to college, so I also signed up for ROTC. I was going to get that uniform one way or the other."

    The distinguished alumni recognition program was established in October 2007, and both military members and civilians are eligible for the recognition.In November 1944 the US Army Air Forces looked ahead to the future of jet technology in issuing a specification for a jet-powered bomber with a range of 3,000 miles, a service ceiling of 45,000 feet and a maximum speed of 550 mph. By January of the following year the requirements were increased with the necessary ability to carry specific types of large bombs in the USAAF inventory. Four companies would eventually come to submit designs that would reach the flying hardware stage- the North American XB-45 Tornado, the Convair XB-46, the Boeing XB-47 Stratojet, and the Martin XB-48. With the XB-45 and XB-46 being four-engined bombers, they were paired up to compete with each other for a production contract and the XB-47 and XB-48 both being six-engined bombers, ended up being paired up to compete as well. By December of 1945, the Glenn L. Martin Company in Baltimore signed a contract with the USAAF for its submission, the Model 223 which received the designation XB-48. A newer contract superseded the original contract which called for two XB-48 prototypes with a first flight date no later than the end of September 1947. 

    general haig biography

    Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:11:15 -0400





    Alexander Haig Biography

    Military Leader / U.S. Secretary of State

    Name at birth: Alexander Meigs Haig, Jr.

    Al Haig graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 1947, served in Europe and Asia until 1960, worked in Washington until a combat tour in Vietnam in 1966-67, and then returned to Washington in 1969 to work in the White House for Henry Kissinger. After President Richard Nixon's top aides resigned during the Watergate scandal in 1973, Haig served as White House Chief of Staff until after Nixon's resignation in 1974. Haig also served as NATO commander (1974-79), and in 1981 he became Ronald Reagan's secretary of state. Haig abruptly resigned in 1982, reportedly over policy disagreements. In 1988 he ran unsuccessfully for the Republican nomination in the U.S. presidential election.

    Extra credit: Haig long was rumored to have been Deep Throat, the inside source for the Washington Post as the paper exposed the Nixon cover-up of the Watergate break-in... Before they started making fun of George W. Bush's speech, wiseacres poked fun at Haig for his inventive syntax and frequent "Haigisms." For example, he once said "That's not a lie. It is a terminological inexactitude"... In 1981 President Reagan was injured during a failed assassination attempt and Haig famously blundered on TV, appearing to claim constitutional authority by saying "As of now, I am in control here, in the White House, pending the return of the Vice President and in close touch with him." (This is often shortened to simply "I am in control here" when the tale is retold.) In fact, the order of succession places the secretary of state below the vice president, the speaker of the House and the president pro tempore of the Senate.

    Blog posts mentioning Alexander Haig:

    • Alexander Haig, Secretary of State Under Reagan, Dead at 85