Taking action that is long overdue, the U.S. Senate on August 1, 2019 unanimously confirmed three new members of the USPS Board of Governors. Roman Martinez IV, John McLeod Barger and Ron Bloom will join David Williams and Robert Duncan and raise to five the number of sitting members of the Board of Governors. Both…
From the time in the second half of 2017 that the USPS adopted new standard lease forms, the USPS has encountered problems putting them into general use. Because the 2017 lease forms are much less favorable to lessors than prior lease forms, postal lessors have resisted their use. Since the adoption of the new lease…
If H.R. 3333 is passed into law, relocation of a US Post office will require written approval of local governments. Representative Doug Collins (GA-9) introduced “The Community Post Office Act,” in the House of Representatives on June 19, 2019. Current law requires community input when Post Office locations are closed or consolidated. But the law…
Note: On June 4, 2019, President Trump announced his intent to nominate Ashley Poling to be Commissioner. Recently: Senior Counsel at Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs and Federal Management, Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, United States Senate (2017 – 2019)
PRESIDENT’S TASK FORCE ISSUES REPORT ON THE USPS In April of 2018, the President of the United States signed an Executive Order establishing the Task Force on the United States Postal System (the “Task Force”) and charged the Task Force with the tasks of evaluating the operations and finances of the United States Postal Service…
According to a recent article, packages at post offices around the country are getting bigger and heavier. This presents many challenges for lessors. The most obvious and immediate concern a lessor should have after hearing this news is think about the floor in their building. The vinyl-composite tile flooring was rated for a lighter workload.…
July 16. A bi-partisan group of Representatives led by Stephen Lynch of Massachusetts has proposed House Resolution 993. The Resolution proposes to express “the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should take all appropriate measures to ensure that the United States Postal Service remains an independent establishment of the Federal Government and is…
Eric Katz of The Government Executive reports that President Trump’s recent plan to privatize the US Postal Service has met with criticism from both Democrats and Republicans. Bi-partisan legislation to revitalize the USPS is currently working it’s way through both the House and Senate. Sponsors of those bills have voiced concern about the President’s…
CNBC reports that Amazon has unveiled Delivery Service Partners. This is a last mile delivery service run by entrepreneurs who will deliver Amazon packages in their own delivery networks. Amazon announced the service on Thursday, June 28. The vans will be leased from Amazon and will have the Amazon logo. To Read The Entire…
Positive reports are coming from postal stakeholders who have met with the Task Force on the US Postal Service. Participants are impressed with the Task Force member’s commitment to determining the cause of the US Postal Service’s financial difficulties. Mike Plunkett, a former USPS Vice President for Pricing and Classification reported that the Task…