Tag Archives: BRAC

Caught My Eye…

There you are – you made it through this long week and Friday is well underway – Congratulations!  So now you deserve to take a few minutes of your time to enjoy another exciting edition of Caught My Eye.

Caught My Eye is my weekly column where I take a brief look at some of the stories I did not have time to write about during the week – and often offer some commentary.

Today I take a look at defense/military news, how we are getting debated to death, the political practices job opening, a couple birthdays, Jeopardy, I share some e-mails from my political inbox, I celebrate a milestone on Twitter, and much more!

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Thursday Numbers

Oh yes…this week is rolling by.  Welcome to Thursday!  Here’s a prediction – the weekend will get here so hang on!

My highly-read and cherished “Thursday Numbers” column is where I take a look at the numbers in the news and provide some commentary with them.  The information can be used to amaze and astonish your friends, family, and co-workers.

Today I take a look at the numbers behind the State of the Union address, a big award, campaign money raised, a fine for stealing, winds, a couple birthdays, the Super Bowl, an accountability canvass, military planes in Great Falls, BRAC, and much more!

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Postal Service Reform: BRAC is the answer

Almost every quarter we read about the United States Postal Service (USPS) losing money. The fact is they are not just losing money, they are hemorrhaging it.

Recently, I read that the USPS will be unable to pay for the healthcare benefits for future retirees. Maybe this will get someone’s attention. If not, the $329 million they lost in the first quarter of Fiscal Year (FY) 2011 (Oct-Dec) should get someone’s attention.

Congress does have the Constitutional power to step in and do something to save the Postal Service (Article I, Section 8).

There are around 36,400 Post Offices in the United States and they have around 596,000 career employees. They processed about 177 billion pieces of mail in 2009. (Source PDF) Continue reading →