The FEHBlog in interested in the President’s Postal Service Reform Committee because the Postal Reform bills in Congress (e.g., HR 756) would create a Postal Service Health Benefits Program within the FEHBP. OPM Director Pon sits on the Committee which Treasury Secretary Mnuchin chairs.

Congress has paused work on its bill pending consideration of this report, which is scheduled to be submitted to the President on Friday August 10. Govexec.com reports this morning that

While the report is completed and expected at the White House by Friday’s deadline, multiple individuals engaged in discussions with the task force told Government Executive the administration will not make it public immediately. The report is already being circulated within the administration, those individuals said, but the White House will not widely release it for at least a couple of weeks.

Of course, that makes sense.