USPS OIG Report: Workshare Discounts for Automated Mail Processing

Posted on June 11, 2015April 24, 2020 by 21cpw

Background The U.S. Postal Service uses workshare discounts to increase its operational efficiencies. It offers these discounts to mailers for mail preparation and distribution activities it would otherwise have to perform. The Postal Regulatory Commission approves the discounts. The Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act of 2006 states that workshare discounts should not exceed the costs…

USPS OIG Audit Project: Mail Service Providers

Posted on February 13, 2015February 13, 2015 by 21cpw

What can the Postal Service do to ensure successful partnerships with mail service providers? Mail service providers (MSPs) play an important role in the Postal Service’s complicated mailing system. Organizations can use MSPs to assist them in designing, creating, preparing, and processing their mailings. MSPs help mailers who lack in-house mailing expertise navigate complex mail…