USPS rate increase disappoints Collins

Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) recently said she was disappointed by the Postal Regulatory Commission’s decision to approve postal rate increases for first-class, standard, periodicals and packages, and warned the increases could lead to less mail. “I am disappointed that the Read more…

Issa comments on CMS COO Snyder’s retirement

Former Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Chief Operating Officer Michelle Snyder, who led the development and launch of the Affordable Care Act’s healthcare exchange website, announced her retirement on Monday. Following Snyder’s departure, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Read more…

Royce questions diplomats’ benefits

House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Rep. Ed Royce (R-Calif.) recently raised questions about foreign diplomats receiving federal benefits and, in some cases, defrauding government programs. In a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry, Royce cited reports that 25 Russian Read more…

Meehan probes DoD helicopter decision

Rep. Patrick Meehan (R-Pa.) recently joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers who raised questions about the Department of Defense’s decision to equip security forces in Afghanistan with helicopters built in Russia. The DoD elected to purchase Russian Mi-17 “Hip” helicopters Read more…