On Friday, May 26, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D) sent a letter to the United States Postal Service (USPS) urging the agency to address ongoing problems with the mail system impacting Virginia. When homes across Virginia started having increasing trouble reliably sending and receiving their mail in 2020, Kaine said those...
To view the white paper click here. Overview The Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) has many responsibilities to help ensure the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) functions efficiently and effectively. While these expanded significantly with enactment of the 2022 Postal Service Reform Act, the PRC has a yawning capacity gap relative to USPS. For...
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy testified at an oversight subcommittee hearing on Wednesday (May 17, 2023) about his Delivering for America plan, and when questioned by one lawmaker, laid into the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC), which is an independent Federal agency that provides transparency and accountability of the U. S. Postal...
U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy will tell lawmakers on Wednesday he plans to take more "aggressive actions" after saying the agency will not meet its goal of breaking even in 2023. The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has reduced projected losses from $160 billion to $70 billion over 10 years after winning...
The U.S. Postal Service is installing new locks on some of its traditional blue mailboxes and making it harder to access others as part of a nationwide effort to crack down on mail theft. The stepped-up security measures are intended to stop a rise in mail-related crimes, including check theft and...