IRS Collects $2.5 Trillion in 2012
During fiscal year 2012, the IRS collected almost $2.5 trillion in federal revenue and processed 237 million returns according to data in the new 2012 data book just released by the IRS.
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GAO: USPS Must Continue Six Day Delivery Schedule
According to a new GAO report, the Postal Service must continue providing six day mail delivery under the Continuing Resolution.
Issa Asks 17 Federal Agencies to ID Alternatives to Sequestration Spending Cuts
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) has asked federal agencies to identify unnecessary or wasteful programs within their agency that could be eliminated as an alternative to the spending cuts mandated by sequestration.
GAO: USPS Facing ‘Critical Shortage of Liquidity’
According to a new GAO report, the Postal Service now faces a “critical shortage of liquidity that threatens its financial solvency and ability to finance needed capital investment.”
USPS Ends First Quarter with $1.3 Billion Loss
The Postal Service announced that it ended the first quarter of its fiscal year with a net loss of $1.3 billion.
Postal Unions Livid About Elimination of Saturday Delivery
Two Postal Service unions are unhappy about the Postal Service’s decision to eliminate Saturday mail delivery with one even going so far as to call for the Postmaster General’s dismissal.
Steven Chu Stepping Down as Energy Secretary
Steven Chu sent a letter to DOE employees today announcing his decision not to serve a second term as Energy Secretary.
Green Teams Help U.S. Postal Service Save Millions
The U.S. Postal Service saved more than $52 million in 2012 by reducing energy, water, consumables, petroleum fuel use and solid waste to landfills, and generated nearly $24 million in revenue by recycling. Together, these actions to save costs and generate revenue surpassed $76 million.
VA Trademarks ‘GI Bill’
The Department of Veterans Affairs announced that GI Bill is now a registered trademark with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and VA is the sole owner of the mark.
Secret Identities at the EPA?
Lawmakers are concerned that EPA senior personnel have been conducting official government business through clandestine means.
