contracts

USPS OIG Report: Postal Service Contract Practices and Oversight

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Background In fiscal year (FY) 2025, the U.S. Postal Service spent over $15 billion to buy a wide variety of products and services, ranging from delivery vehicles to common office supplies, to help fulfill its mission. Given the Postal Service’s challenging financial position and with contract spending increasing by roughly $3.4 billion since FY 2016, … Read more

Postal Service Commitment to Open Communication Amid Strategic Realignments

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January 7, 2025 Throughout the past year, the Postal Service has been implementing a new strategic approach with respect to its contracts with package consolidator companies – ones that consolidate large package volumes at local delivery units and use our Parcel Select offering — including negotiating new agreements. Prior agreements failed to reflect operational and … Read more