Published: Apr 29, 2021 What GAO Found In 2020, the majority of which was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) experienced a 9 percent drop in total mail volume when compared to 2019. The overall drop was primarily due to a 4 percent dip in First-Class Mail and a 14 percent…
The ongoing pandemic is exacerbating the Postal Serviceâs longstanding financial problems, but under current law, its universal service mission is largely undefined. As confirmed by a new GAO report, Congress must consider how best to reassess and determine the level of universal postal service the nation requires. Postal Regulatory Commission Chairman Robert G. Taub explains…
Published: Mar 10, 2020 The U.S. Postal Service has over 31,000 retail facilitiesâa network reaching into almost every community in the nation. As demand for some mail products has declined, USPS has been unable to cover its costs as it is required to doâputting it on our High Risk list. A task force and others…
U.S. Postal Service: Offering Nonpostal Services through Its Delivery Network Would Likely Present Benefits and Limitations GAO-20-190: Published: Dec 17, 2019. Publicly Released: Dec 17, 2019. The U.S. Postal Service manages a vast network of mail carriers and vehicles that deliver mail to its customers. Since USPSâs costs are growing faster than its revenues, some…
GAO-17-543, Published: Jun 22, 2017 Publicly Released: Jul 24, 2017 What GAO Found The value of the U.S. Postal Service’s (USPS) letter delivery and mailbox monopolies was $5.45 billion in fiscal year 2015, according to the most recent estimate prepared by the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC), the regulator of USPS. This figure suggests that USPS’s…
(BIG SANDY, Mont.) – Senator Jon Tester today – October 28, 2014, released the following statement after the Government Accountability Office released its report on the effects of the U.S. Postal Service’s changes to mail delivery standards: “Reducing mail delivery standards reduces Americans’ faith in the Postal Service and jeopardizes the Service’s future. This report shows…
What GAO Found The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) revised its delivery standards, which has generally increased delivery time for some First-Class Mail and Periodicals from 1 day to 2 days, notably by reducing mail with a 1-day standard.USPS also revised its delivery standards for 2-day delivery. Mail must now be within a 6-hour drive between…
Door-to-door deliveries for packages could become a thing of the past as the U.S. Postal Service looks for ways to cut costs â even as officials concede they donât know if the cost etimates they are using are reliable. USPS estimated that it costs roughly $380 annually per delivery point to deliver a package to…
