Time’s Up: 
USPS Proposes Monster Cuts

The USPS is the only federal agency required to make such a prepayment; however, due to 
governmental accounting, eliminating the payments would make the federal budget deficit appear $5.5 billion larger.

According to the Dead Tree Edition blog, Donohue told the Mailers Technical Advisory Committee that the USPS will not seek an exigent rate increase this year.