Tom Temin: Expenses rose, but so did financial liquidity. That sort of summarizes what happened to the U.S. Postal Service throughout the pandemic. The cost and pricing audit director for the USPS Office of Inspector General, Sherry Fullwood, joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin with more on what a...
For democrats starving for a villain in post-Trump Washington, Louis DeJoy seemed like an ideal candidate for the role. As postmaster general, he’s the most powerful holdover from the previous administration—a Trump campaign donor and logistics executive hired to run the cash-strapped U.S. Postal Service. When DeJoy moved last summer to...
If you tracked your stimulus check, you may have seen it's on the way in the mail as a paper check or EIP debit card. If you're waiting on a plus-up payment, it should arrive the same way your third check did. However it arrives, make sure you don't throw...
The U.S. Postal Service’s ten-year plan has been a focal point for commentators and legislators for a few weeks now. Presentations to elucidate the plan – or specific parts of it – do not seem to be persuading many of its soundness as many postal stakeholders have become accustomed to...
The U.S. Postal Service should tap into already authorized subsidies for low-revenue post offices and outsource more of its retail operations to third-party businesses like grocery stores, according to recommendations from the mail agency’s auditor. The suggestions would restart battles USPS has fought in recent decades, hitting on key pressure points...