Through rain, sleet, snow, the mail is delivered and I am truly grateful for the men and women of the US Postal Service (USPS). However, I must admit to being alarmed at the fiscal management of the organization. According to The Hill, “The USPS lost $1.9 billion over its most recent quarter, despite bringing in…
United States Government Accountability Office Report to the Chairman, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, House of Representatives What GAO Found The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) estimates of delivery mode costs and potential savings from converting to less costly modes show that door-to-door delivery is much more costly than delivery to a curbside or centralized…
Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced a settlement Monday with Change-My-Address.com, Change-of-Address.us, parent company Form Giant LLC, and its president, Matthew Riley. Consumers nationwide, and as many as 16,000 in Ohio, are entitled to refunds from the Montgomery-based Internet business that offers change of address services. A $3 million dollar national refund pool has been…
NEW YORK (TheStreet) — For Washington lawmakers already at loggerheads over the country’s fiscal mess, the United States Postal Service has not delivered god news. The USPS has become the latest in line asking for a bailout. Again. Last week, the USPS announced a $1.9 billion loss in the second quarter. Worse, USPS has $64…
Barely 3 months after opening the Postal Service’s 500th Village Post Office (VPO), the launch of number 600 literally is one for the books. Mid-America District held opening ceremonies at two Kansas City, MO, public libraries May 6. “Our presence here today is an indication that the Postal Service is committed to affordable, attainable mail…
