June 7, 2018 – Michael Kubayanda of Ohio has been appointment as a Commissioner of the Postal Regulatory Commission. He will complete the remainder of a six-year term which will expire on November 22, 2020. Mr. Kubayanda’s previous experience with the postal service includes working with the USPS Office of the Inspector General as Director…
Members of the President’s Task Force on the United States Postal System met in May 2018 with AUSPL leadership at the U.S. Treasury Department. They discussed the value of rural post offices. AUSPL members advised the Task Force on ways these facilities benefit their communities, and additional means of increasing their value. In addition the group discussed the…
On May 22, 2018 the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia upheld the USPS methods for determining pricing of competitive products. The Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act of 2007 requires that competitive products (such as packages) delivered by the USPS not be subsidized by the non-competitive products (such as first class…
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A Bill to provide basic banking services in every post office is being introduced by Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York. The Huffington Post reports that the goal of the bill is to provide banking services for working-class and low-income individuals who cannot afford, or lack access to commercial banking. Postal banks would provide low…
Trucks.com, an online magazine has photos of five of the prototype vehicles the the USPS will be testing this year. Trucks.com has interviewed mail carriers to determine what they want from the new vehicles. Air-conditioning, improved visibility, a hybrid or electric powertrain option and built-in shelves to organize parcels are some of the top…
It’s the lack of presidentially appointed members on the Board of Governors. During the Obama administration, as terms of the Governors ended, new appointments were blocked. The Last Governor, Mr. James Bilbray completed his term of office in December of 2016. Since then no one can perform duties such as establish rates and classes for competitive…
March 22, 2018 A bi-partisan group of senators headed by Sen. Tom Carper of Delaware has introduced S.2629, The Postal Service Reform Act of 2018: Improving Postal Operations, Service, and Transparency. Senators Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND), Claire McCaskill (D-MO), and Jerry Moran (R-KS) have united to support the US Postal Service by providing…
The US Postal Service has sold nearly 225 of its large postal properties over the last seven years. Many of these buildings are on prime real estate in major cities such as Chicago, New York, and Washington, D.C., and are attractive to developers. Massive old post offices where mail processors and other postal employees once worked are being transformed…
The US Postal Service is a landlord as well as a tenant. As a landlord, the USPS leases space in USPS owned facilities, and subleases space in USPS leased facilities. Leasing provides extra income for the Postal Service enabling it to keep owned properties, and remain in leased properties. USPS leases have long allowed the…