USPS OIG Blog: Postal Senior Service?

People aren’t dying like they used to. Thanks to medical advances and better lifestyle choices, Americans are living a lot longer. In fact, those who are 65 or older account for 14.1 percent of the U.S. population, or about 45 million people — the highest percentage ever, according to the Administration on Aging. By 2020,…

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USPS: Investing in people – PMG Brennan delivers first video message

February 5, 2015 Investing in employees will help the Postal Service meet the nation’s changing delivery needs, PMG Megan Brennan says. “We need to provide you with greater flexibility to resolve problems and improve the way we operate,” Brennan says in her first video message to employees since becoming PMG Feb. 1. The Postal Service’s…

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Amazon’s Deal With the USPS Could Hold the Key to the Mail Deliverer’s Future

The rise of email, the recession, and a massive mandate from Congress to pre-fund 75 years of retirement benefits in ten years — a burden not legally required of any other business or government agency — has led to difficult times for the United States Postal Service. The agency, which operates without taxpayer funding, has…

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