For three years, U.S. Representative Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) has been trying to maneouver a comprehensive postal reform bill though Congress. His rescue plan for the ailing U.S. Postal Service involves eliminating Saturday letter delivery, closing some money-losing post offices, and consolidating the agency’s sprawling distribution network so it can process declining mail volume more efficiently….
Published on May 21, 2014 Abby Martin speaks with RT Political Commentator, Sam Sacks, about why Congress intentionally bankrupted the US Postal Service and how the push to corporatize the mail industry is hurting us all. ▶ How Congress is Intentionally Bankrupting the Postal Service | Brainwash Update – YouTube.
Solicitation Number: PRC-2014-2 Agency: Postal Regulatory Commission Office: PRC Office of Administration Location: PRC HQ Excerpt: Given the severe volume decline since FY 2007, one might think that institutional cost would have declined because of the infra-marginal cost included therein. Further one might reasonably think that the volume variability ratio should have decreased because the…
The Postal Service has announced that the timeline for implementing POStPlan is going to be extended. Initially, all 13,000 post offices included in the plan were to have their hours reduced by the end of September 2014, and any full-time postmasters still working at those offices would have lost their full-time jobs on October 1…
CRESCO – With a crowd of approximately 35, business/building owners gathered at the Monday Cresco City Council meeting to voice their opinions about centralized box units (CBUs) installed downtown. Led by Paul Lovell, co-owner of Cresco Bicycles, the group expressed problems with the boxes and how they may have “degraded” their downtown. “We have two…
Witness and Testimony Documents Mr. James P. Cochrane Chief Information Officer and Executive Vice President U.S. Postal Service Mr. David C. Williams Inspector General U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General Mr. Will Davis Chief Executive Officer Outbox, Inc. Mr. Seth Weisberg Chief Legal Officer Stamps.com Mr. Patrick Eidemiller Director Engineering and Technology M-pack Systems…
TULSA, Okla. – The postal inspection service received complaints from individuals nationwide about fraudulent emails and phone calls. The caller says a package was unable to be delivered. These emails and phone calls are attempts to gather personal identifying information. The email, which claims to be from the US Postal Service, includes a message related…
Press Release May 20, 2014 Washington, DC – Today the Postal Regulatory Commission introduced modernized rules to respond to Postal Service requests for Advisory Opinions on major changes to postal services. Under these new rules, the Commission would seek to issue future advisory opinions in 90 days or less while still meeting the requirements of…
