USPS OIG: Management Alert – Excessive Wait Times to Accept Commercial Mail Shipments

Posted on March 11, 2021March 11, 2021 by 21cpw

Introduction Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the November 2020 general election, the Postal Service’s Cleveland Processing and Distribution Center (P&DC) experienced earlier than normal Peak Season mail, including package volume. This management alert responds to media and mailer concerns indicating that drivers experienced excessive wait times for drop shipments at the Cleveland P&DC. Our…

USPS OIG Audit Report: North Dakota Postal Service Operations

Posted on April 3, 2015April 3, 2015 by 21cpw

Background North Dakota has experienced the nation’s fastest-growing population, growing 7.6 percent since 2010 compared to 2.4 percent nationally. The state’s jobless rate was the lowest in the nation (2.8 percent) in July 2014. This is due to significant employment opportunities resulting from the oil boom in the Bakken Shale formation in western North Dakota….