USPS OIG Report: Retail Unit Accessibility
Our objective was to evaluate the Postal Service’s compliance with requirements and processes related to retail unit hours of operation, closures, and suspensions or discontinuances.
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APWU Launches National Ad in Anti-Privatization Campaign
“The Wells Fargo memo spells out what is being whispered in Washington,” said APWU President Mark Dimondstein.
USPS OIG White Paper: A Comparative Study of International Postal Models
Ultimately, no postal model can ensure sustained long-term success without continuous adjustments to evolving societal and market conditions.
USPS OIG: Reevaluating the Universal Service Obligation
May 6, 2020 (RISC-WP-20-004) The need for a comprehensive review of the postal USO in this country has been discussed for over a decade. Defining a USO that provides clear guidance for a future Postal Service will be a challenging task, as it will need to balance customer needs while still ensuring financial stability of … Read more
Maintaining Rural Retail Networks: Best Practices Abroad and Implications for USPS
March 25, 2020 (RISC-WP-20-003) To maintain their rural networks of post offices, some foreign posts have reduced hours, outsourced post office operations, or generated various forms of non-postal revenue. The Postal Service is legally entitled to request a $460 million annual subsidy from Congress for retail operations but has chosen not to do so since … Read more
PRC Chairman Defines Universal Service Obligation at PostalVision 2020
Watch Chairman Taub Define the Universal Service Obligation (USO) at This Year’s PostalVision 2020
U.S. Department of the Treasury releases Postal Task Force Report
Press Release – December 4, 2018 Washington – The U.S. Department of the Treasury today released the Task Force report on the United States Postal System. The report, United States Postal System: A Sustainable Path Forward, provides a series of recommendations to overhaul the United States Postal Service’s (USPS) business model in order to return … Read more
GAO Report: Key Considerations for Potential Changes to USPS’s Monopolies
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 … Read more