USPS Reports Service Performance Declines to BOG:
As the Postal Service reported to the Governors May 9, service performance declines were across the board. The First-Class Mail composite (letters and flats) score was 84.12 for 2Q FY 2024, compared with 90.96 for SPLY.For First-Class Mail overnight, the on-time score was 92.84, compared with 94.70 for SPLY. First-ClassMail 3-5 day saw an on-time […]
House Passes Bill to Track USPS Contract Driver Accidents:
By voice vote, the House of Representatives passed legislation on May 6 that aims to collect information about accidents andfatalities involving Postal Service contract drivers. The Mail Traffic Deaths Reporting Act of 2024 requiresthe Postal Service to collect, track, and publicly report information related to deaths and injuriesresulting from traffic crashes involving vehicles transporting mail. […]
26 Senators Call for PRC Study on Impacts of DFA:
The Postal Service is seeing increasing pressure from lawmakers to slow down its plans to revamp the Postal network. The latest move is a letter sent May 8 to the Board of Governors (BOG) from a bipartisan group of senators led by Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.The […]
Lawmakers Move to Block Mail Processing Consolidation
Congressmen Jared Golden (D-ME) and August Pfluger (R-TX) this week introduced the Timely Mail Delivery and Postal Services Protection Act, which would freeze consolidation of mail processing facilities by the Postal Service. The legislation follows Golden’s letter to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, denouncing the Postal Service’s decision to reduce operations at the Eastern Maine Processing […]
LTO Initiative Cost Savings, Service Impacts Questioned
The Postal Service Office of Inspector General (OIG) has not been able to determine what the cost savings will be from the Local Transportation Optimization (LTO) initiative in Richmond, VA., but has concluded its greatest impacts will be on rural communities and individuals who mail letters and packages more than other users of the Postal […]
South Houston LPC Issues Identified
During a recent visit to the South Houston Local Processing Center (LPC) auditors identified deficiencies that affected the efficiency of operations. As part of its peak season audit, the Postal Service Office of Inspector General (OIG) assessed the Postal Service’s acquisition and use of these peak season annexes, including the South Houston LPC, which is […]
Illinois Lawmakers Join Letter Carriers in Protest Against PMG’s Cutback Plan:
Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL), Representative Sean Casten (D-IL-6) and others joined the front lines alongside letter carriers on Monday, protesting the Postmaster General’s plan to cut back. The Illinois State Association of Letter Carriers held an informational picket. This comes during Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s visit to Downers Grove. The letter carriers claim DeJoy’s “Delivering […]
Key Senator Calls for Pause to DeJoy’s Changes at USPS
The top senator with direct oversight of the Postal Service is calling on its leadership to pause its overhaul of the agency’s mailing network due to potential impacts they are having on delivery, rejecting USPS assertions that is has provided transparency. USPS should not continue its nationwide operational reforms until it can prove the changes […]
Georgia Senator Looks for Answers to Delays at Atlanta RPDC
Georgia Senator Jon Ossoff (D-GA) is calling out the Postal Service for increasing reports of delivery issues at the fledgling Atlanta Regional Processing and Distribution Center (RPDC). The Atlanta RPDC is one of the earliest of about 60 RPDCs planned as part of the major overhaul of the Postal Service processing, transportation and delivery network. […]
OIG Releases FY 2025 Budget Justification
OIG / PostCom Bulletin The Postal Service Office of Inspector General (OIG) is defending its request for $293,950,000 as part of the President’s fiscal year (FY) 2025 budget request. The budget justification noted that, compared to all other OIGs, the Postal Service OIG has the lowest ratio of employees relative to its parent agency (one […]
