USPS OIG Report: Postal Service’s Plans to Resolve Post Office Suspensions

Background A post office suspension occurs when the U.S. Postal Service temporarily stops operations at a Postal Service-operated retail facility. A facility may be suspended due to a natural disaster, termination of a lease or rental agreement, lack of qualified personnel to operate the office, irreparable or severe damage to the retail facility, or the…

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USPS PMG DeJoy addresses House committee (written testimony)

May 18, 2023 Postmaster General Louis DeJoy testified before the U.S. House Government Operations and Federal Workforce Subcommittee on May 17. The subcommittee is part of the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability. DeJoy’s full testimony Source: USPS

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USPS Ground Advantage Reduces Prices, Simplifies Shipping Solutions and Improves Service Reliability

May 10, 2023 WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service today established proposed published pricing for its new product offering, USPS Ground Advantage. Pending favorable review and comments from the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC), USPS Ground Advantage would launch on July 9. At launch, USPS Ground Advantage would provide a simple, reliable and more affordable way…

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USPS Finishes Third Quarter with Strongest Service Performance in a Year

July 8, 2021 WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Postal Service reported third quarter FY 2021 service performance improvements over the second quarter across First-Class Mail, Marketing Mail and Periodicals. The quarter was USPS’s strongest quarterly service performance for all mail categories since the third quarter of FY2020. Third quarter FY2021 (covering the weeks of April…

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