What the Primer Includes This primer explains how the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) works and why it needs reform, and discusses some options for addressing reform issues. GAO provides answers to questions about basic aspects of USPS and postal reform issues in a concise and easy-to-understand format. These answers are based largely on GAO’s prior…
Feb 11, 2021 Press Release Washington, D.C. (Feb. 11, 2021)âToday, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney and Rep. James Comer, the Chairwoman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, invited Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, Board of Governors Chairman Ron Bloom, Postal Service Inspector General Tammy L. Whitcomb, American Postal Workers Union President Mark Dimondstein,…
By Editorial Board –Â January 26, 2016 THE SENATE could not have chosen a more appropriate title for last weekâs committee hearing on the nationâs troubled postal system: âLaying Out the Reality of the United States Postal Service.â Witness after expert witness explained just how desperate that reality is. In the age of email and text…
Full Committee Hearing January 21, 2016 09:30AM Location: SD-342, Dirksen Senate Office Building Member Statements Chairman Ron Johnson R (WI) Download Statement (12 KB) Senator Thomas R. Carper D (DE) Download Statement (20 KB) Witnesses Panel I Megan J. Brennan Postmaster General and Chief Executive Officer U.S. Postal Service Download Testimony (114 KB) The Honorable Robert G….
Tuesday, May 12, 2015 [Starts at 37:50] WASHINGTON â Today, Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.), ranking member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, convened a bipartisan briefing that explored the challenges and opportunities facing the Postal Service in the digital age. Members heard from key stakeholders including the U.S. Postal Service Office of the…
(October 12, 2014) Guest Post by Steve Hutkins a literature professor who teaches âplace studiesâ at the Gallatin School of New York University. This is Part 1 in a series of 3 articles as written by Steve Hutkins in 2012. These articles originally appeared on the âSave The Post Office Blogâ. Steve lives in a…
Audit Report – NO-MA-15-001 – 10/06/2014 [PDF] Conclusion The Postal Service has not analyzed the impact of planned service standard changes or informed stakeholders of the changes related to Phase 2 consolidations. Specifically, management did not complete the service standard impacts worksheet in 91 of the 95 AMP feasibility studies. The other four feasibility studies…
October 1, 2013 – March 31, 2014 The Office of Inspector General is tasked with ensuring efficiency, accountability, and integrity in the U.S. Postal Service. We also have the distinct mission of helping to maintain confidence in the mail and postal system, as well as to improve the Postal Serviceâs bottom line. We use audits…
