USPS OIG Audit Project: Have You Ever Used an Approved Shipper?

Project Title: Approved Shipper Pricing and Customer Service Start Date: Tuesday, December 8, 2015 Estimated Report Release Date: April 2016 The Approved Shippers Program is one of several Postal Service programs intended to extend the reach of shipping and mailing services so customers can mail letters or ship packages from alternate locations near where they…

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It takes a Village Post Office, but for what?

Almost every day over the past year, there’s been a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of a new Village Post Office. There are hundreds of stories in local newspapers about these grand openings. The Postal Service clearly thinks that Village Post Offices play an important role in its vision of the future. But it’s…

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