Thinking about the future of the post office: An interview with Amanda Weaver

By Melody Kramer – April 26, 2016 Imagine receiving a text message every time a new letter was placed in your mailbox, or your city receiving a notification when there was a new pothole in your neighborhood — courtesy of a sensor that had been placed on your neighborhood mail truck. These are the types…

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USPS OIG White Paper: Guiding Principles for a New Universal Service Obligation

RARC-WP-15-001 – 11/17/2014 The U.S. Postal Service’s universal service obligation (USO), which establishes what mail services the Postal Service must provide, lacks a clear, comprehensive definition. The current USO is assumed to be a hodgepodge of various legal requirements and regulations that, in most cases, provide only broad guidance. For example, while public access to…

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USPS OIG Solicitation: Strategies for Expanding Postal Financial Services

Solicitation Number: 6HQOIG-15-A-0009 Agency: United States Postal Service Office: Supplies and Services Purchasing Location: OIG Posted Date: November 4, 2014 1. Introduction The United States Postal Service Office of Inspector General (OIG) is awarding a contract to a Supplier who possesses specific subject matter expertise in consumer financial services, including products, regulation, market dynamics, operations,…

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