USPS OIG Audit Report: Mail Processing and Transportation Operational Changes

Posted on September 19, 2016September 19, 2016 by 21cpw

Background The Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act of 2006 noted the U.S. Postal Service had more facilities than it needed and should streamline its network to eliminate excess costs. The act requires the Postal Service to prepare a strategy for rationalizing its facilities network and remove excess processing capacity and space. In 2011, the Postal…

USPS Consolidations update: Most activities deferred until 2016

Posted on May 27, 2015May 27, 2015 by 21cpw

May 27, 2015 Most of the plant consolidations that were scheduled to take place this summer as the final stage of the Network Rationalization Initiative will be deferred, the Postal Service announced May 27. The Network Rationalization Initiative is the multi-phase, multi-year effort announced in 2011 to balance mail processing infrastructure costs against current and…