USPS: Learn about reasonable accommodations

June 23, 2022 The Postal Service, like all federal agencies, must provide reasonable accommodations to qualified applicants and employees with disabilities, unless doing so would cause undue hardship for the organization. The Postal Service assesses on a case-by-case basis whether an accommodation would cause undue hardship. The goals of an accommodation are to enable a…

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USPS Accelerates Delivery for Retail Ground, Parcel Select Ground Products

June 23, 2022 The Postal Service will upgrade service standards for its Retail Ground and Parcel Select Ground products, effective Aug. 1. Within the contiguous United States, service standards will be accelerated from two-to-eight days to two-to-five days for the same affordable price. Items containing hazardous materials or live animals are not eligible for the…

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USPS OIG Report: Changes in the Usage of the Modes of Transportation

Background To meet its customers’ demands and needs, the U.S. Postal Service addressed its financial and operational challenges by developing its Ten-Year Plan — Delivering for America: Our Vision and Ten-Year Plan to Achieve Financial Sustainability and Service Excellence (the Plan). The Plan establishes strategies for achieving financial sustainability and service excellence and outlines the…

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