MEMBER STATEMENTS CHAIRMAN GARY PETERS (D – MI) DOWNLOAD STATEMENT WITNESSES LOUIS DEJOY Postmaster General and Chief Executive Officer United States Postal Service DOWNLOAD TESTIMONY THE HONORABLE ROMAN MARTINEZ IV Chairman Board of Governors United States Postal Service DOWNLOAD TESTIMONY THE HONORABLE MICHAEL KUBAYANDA Chairman Postal Regulatory Commission DOWNLOAD TESTIMONY TAMMY HULL Inspector General United…
Background The Postal Service deployed a major change to operations within the Richmond, VA, area on October 28, 2023, when it implemented its Local Transportation Optimization initiative. The initiative is designed to reduce the overall number of transportation trips to and from select Post Offices and increase the amount of mail transported on each trip….
April 12, 2024 Who says nothing is forever anymore? The Postal Service’s first Forever stamp — the Liberty Bell — was issued on April 12, 2007, and dedicated that day at Philadelphia’s Independence Hall. By July of that year, 1.2 billion had been sold. The subject of the stamp was fitting, as the stamp liberated USPS and…
We performed a self-initiated audit at the Curseen-Morris Processing and Distribution Center (P&DC) and three delivery units serviced by the P&DC during the week of February 5, 2023. The delivery units included the Brookland Station, Lammond Riggs Station, and Ward Place Annex located in Washington, DC. We issued individual reports for the three delivery units and the…
Background Our objective for this alert was to determine facility opening procedures and mail conditions at the South Houston Local Processing Center. Each year, increased mail volume during the Postal Service’s peak mailing season — Thanksgiving through New Year’s Eve1 — significantly strains the Postal Service’s processing and distribution network. The Postal Service opens peak…
OVERSIGHT OF THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE Date: April 16, 2024 Time: 10:00am Location: Senate Dirksen Building, SD-342 Those testifying will be: LOUIS DEJOY Postmaster General and Chief Executive Officer United States Postal Service THE HONORABLE ROMAN MARTINEZ IV Chairman Board of Governors United States Postal Service THE HONORABLE MICHAEL KUBAYANDA Chairman Postal Regulatory Commission…
April 9, 2024 USPS has notified the Postal Regulatory Commission of mailing services price changes to take effect Sunday, July 14. The proposed adjustments, approved by the Postal Service governors, would raise mailing services product prices approximately 7.8 percent. The commission will review the changes before they are scheduled to take effect. If favorably reviewed,…
April 9, 2024 The Postal Service’s social media heatmap is now located on the Qlik Sense hub. The Tableau version of the map is no longer available. The map geographically displays online reviews of Post Offices as well as conversations with social customer response associates. Results can be viewed by area, district and ZIP Code….
