
Summary | Federal Role | Case Histories
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.
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.

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.