Category: Press

Business Postal problems could continue despite suspension of policies blamed for mail delays Slow mail and political warfare — and the pandemic — have thrown the agency into crisis. By Todd C. Frankel August 19, 2020 at 12:31 p.m. EDT Dennis Beach began noticing the delays in July. That’s when the mail-order prescriptions needed to…

USPS postpones ‘longstanding’ operational changes until after Election Day By Jory Heckman | @jheckmanWFED August 18, 2020 3:32 pm 4 min read        Best listening experience is on Chrome, Firefox or Safari. Subscribe to Federal Drive’s daily audio interviews on Apple Podcasts or PodcastOne. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy says the Postal Service will hold off on “longstanding operational initiatives”…

Election Integrity, US Politics August 18, 2020 | Gabriella Novello The US Postal Service May Be Broken. It Doesn’t Need to Be.   Postmaster General Louis DeJoy (center) leaves the Capitol after meeting with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on August 5, 2020. Photo credit: ©…

Opinion Review & Outlook Nancy Pelosi Goes Politically Postal Congress ought to be embarrassed by this evidence-free conspiracy theory. By The Editorial Board Aug. 17, 2020 7:45 pm ET Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Aug. 14. Photo: Tom Williams/Zuma Press Speaker Nancy Pelosi is calling the House back into session this week to address fears that…

Congress The 2020 fight over the Postal Service underscores its long-unaddressed challenges Data on whether recent agency moves will impact mail delivery might not be available for months The U.S. Postal Service is expected to play an important role in the 2020 election amid the coronavirus pandemic, drawing scrutiny from lawmakers. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call…

Letter carriers load mail trucks for deliveries at a U.S. Postal Service facility in McLean, Va., on July 31. J. Scott Applewhite/AP Despite Calls for His Resignation, New USPS Leader Pledges More Sweeping Changes While some employees and lawmakers are sounding alarms over Postal Service reforms, stakeholders are taking a wait-and-see approach. Eric Katz Senior…

Postal Updates PMG DeJoy says Postal Service must make changes Jul 28, 2020, 9 AM Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s statement did not spell out what those changes might be, but he said the first steps would be a “refocus on all of the items within our control.” Washington Postal Scene by Bill McAllister Postmaster General…

Postal Updates Jul 16, 2020, 3 PM U.S. postmaster general’s plan for ‘pivot’ to cut USPS costs leaked The message behind a recently leaked United States Postal Service presentation outlining plans to streamline costs is attributed to the new postmaster general, Louis DeJoy. By Bill McAllister, Washington Correspondent United States Postmaster General Louis DeJoy has…

USPS warns staff of temporary mail delays as it cuts ‘soaring’ delivery costs By Jory Heckman | @jheckmanWFED July 15, 2020 8:44 am 4 min read        The Postal Service for years has warned Congress that its business model won’t hold up in the long-term and that “tough decisions” lie ahead when it comes to balancing…

USPS forecasts push back timeline of when it expects to run out of cash Jory Heckman The Postal Service expects to withstand the financial impact of the coronavirus impact better than it anticipated a few months ago, but warns that it could still run out of cash before the end of 2021 without long-term reform…