USPS OIG Report: Status of North Carolina Post Offices Impacted by the 2024 Hurricanes

Background The U.S. Postal Service’s mission is to provide timely, reliable, secure, and affordable mail and package delivery to more than 160 million residential and business addresses across the country. During natural disasters, the Postal Service may choose to suspend or temporarily close operations; however, the management of recovery efforts to return to normal mail … Read more

U.S. House panel to take up Postal Service reform measures

By David Shepardson – May 10, 2021 The U.S. House of Representatives Oversight and Reform Committee on Thursday will consider a pair of bills to reform the cash-strapped U.S. Postal Service, a document seen by Reuters shows. Representative Carolyn Maloney, the Democrat who chairs the panel, circulated draft legislation earlier this year to address some … Read more

PRC Seeks Public Comment On Its Role In Post Office Closings

Press Release – December 10, 2015 Washington, DC – The Postal Regulatory Commission has established Docket No. PI2016-2 to solicit public comment on the scope of its authority over Postal Service determinations to close or consolidate post offices. Title 39 of United States Code 404(d) sets forth the requirements for the Postal Service to follow … Read more