US Postal Service suspends pension payments to save cash

The US Postal Service will stop $200 million biweekly pension payments starting Friday. The agency warned it may run out of cash by February without reforms.

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The United States Postal Service (USPS) has announced a temporary suspension of employer contributions to its federal pension program in an effort to manage a severe liquidity crisis. The agency informed the White House Office of Personnel Management that it will halt bi-weekly payments of $200 million into the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) starting this Friday.

A blue United States Postal Service collection box stands on a sidewalk in Washington, D.C. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo