Postal
Summary | Federal Role | Case Histories
Fortune 500 Direct Mail Company
Value Achieved
- Three years of rate stability.
Campaign
Carmen Group and the client raised questions with Congress regarding the propriety of certain payments being made by the U.S. Postal Service. This inquiry and subsequent work with Congress, the Administration, and others in the mailing industry led to corrective legislation that resulted in three years of rate stability.
Mailing Industry Coalition
Value Achieved
- Insightful report produced for industry.
Campaign
Carmen Group produced a substantive report regarding pension issues within the U.S. Postal Service and their effects on postal rates. The report was widely circulated and has been cited in subsequent government documents and used by multiple entities to press for postal reform.
Valassis Communications
A coalition of congressional and industry stakeholders passes legislation that addresses U.S.P.S. pension over-funding, obviating the need for a proposed postal rate increase which would have significantly burdened commerce.
Dillard University
Dillard stands and rebuilds after Hurricane Katrina with critical support from an innovative low-interest loan from the Department of Education.
Western Development
Innovative government financing powers the revitalization of a core section of downtown DC, enhancing quality of life for residents and driving economic development for the District.
METRA
The nation’s premier suburban commuter rail system keeps paces with Chicagoland’s fast growth, with long-term federal support for development and expansion, including an unprecedented three Full-Funding Grant Agreements in a single year and security enhancement grants from the Department of Homeland Security.
