On May 8, 2020 Ron Strohman submitted his resignation to the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) effective June 1, 2020. His departure from the Postal Board of Governors leaves that body without enough members for a quorum. However, authority can be delegated to a Temporary Emergency Committee comprised of the remaining governors and the Postmaster General…
DetailsIn a May 6 opinion article in The Hill, Christopher Shaw and Osamah Khalil discuss the importance of the United States Postal Service to national security in the United States. They say the COVID-19 pandemic has brought to the attention of the American Public the importance of the US Postal Service during a national crisis. …
DetailsHundreds of American companies, trade associations and consumer advocacy organizations have sent a letter to Congress asking for emergency funding for the USPS in the next Coronavirus Relief Package. “The Postal Service is the backbone of businesses large and small in America, and must endure,” the letter states. The variety of ways the USPS is…
DetailsApril 30, 2020 Today the House Committee on Oversight and Reform announced the creation of the Postal Preservation Caucus. The bi-partisan group’s first action was to send a letter to House and Senate leadership urging them to provide emergency funding needed by the US Postal Service to continue operations during the Coronavirus pandemic and thereafter. …
DetailsAUSPL has recently sent out requests to its members to write to their Representatives and Senators asking them to support emergency funding for the US Postal Service in the next Coronavirus relief package. A sample letter is available here. A phase 4 bill scheduled for May 2020 will include funds for the US Postal Service…
DetailsMarch 12, 2020 Donald Lee Moak is the newest nominee to the USPS Board of Governors. Mr. Moak is the President and CEO of public affairs group, The Moak Group. A resident of Florida, he is the former president of the Air Line Pilots Association. Prior to that Mr. Moak was a Marine Corps and…
DetailsGovernment Executive reports that as of April 2, 2020 the U.S. Postal Service has confirmed 259 employees tested positive for the virus in its workforce of 630,000. The Postal Service has sought to make gloves and masks available in all of its work stations, but employees still say basic items are not available. More than…
DetailsApril 2020 As the USPS continues to struggle financially, its difficulties are being significantly compounded by a sharp decline in mail volume due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The House version of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), H.R. 748, included provisions that sought to relieve financial pressure on the USPS resulting…
DetailsApril 10, 2020 Without help from Congress the US Postal Service will be out of funds by the end of the current fiscal year. This was the message from Postmaster General Megan Brennan to the House Oversight Committee on April 9, 2020. Years of unsuccessfully working toward a comprehensive postal reform bill had brought the…
DetailsThe US Postal Service said on March 17, 2020 that the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the World Health Organization (WHO), and the US Surgeon General have all indicated that currently there is no evidence that COVID-19 can be spread through the mail. The recent update from the USPS states, “The United States…
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