In January of 2015 the United States Postal Service began the process of searching for the designers and manufacturer of the Next Generation Delivery Vehicles (NGDV). Following the initial announcement 15 suppliers were selected to submit proposals to develop prototypes. On September 17, the USPS announced the next phase of the process, with the selection…
The US Postal Service has announced a selection of new stamps for 2017. The subjects of the stamps include John F. Kennedy, Flowers from the Garden, Uncle Sam’s Hat, and Sharks, along with several others. May-Anne Penner, U.S. Postal Service Stamp Services Executive Director says “Stamps are miniature works of art that tell America’s…
As part of its effort to replace the aging Long Life Vehicles, the US Postal Service has started taking delivery on a second order of vans from FCA. The entire order of 3,369 vans will be completed by the end of November.
Representative Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) recent amendment to House Appropriations Bill H.R. 5485 would require the US Postal Service to maintain and comply with July 2012 service standards for First Class Mail and periodicals. In order to decrease expenses, the US Postal Service has recently lowered mail service standards. Since the lower standards have been in…
H.R. 5714, Postal Service Reform Act of 2016, was introduced in the House of Representatives on July 11 and referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and to the House Ways and Means Committee for budget scoring. On July 12 the Oversight Committee issued a report to the full chamber recommending that the bill be considered further.
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On February 25, 2016 the US Postal Service filed notice with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) of intent to rollback Market Dominant prices. The new rates are expected to go into effect on April 10, 2016.
On February 9, 2016, the President submitted to Congress his Budget for Fiscal Year 2017.
The Appendix under Other Independent Agencies contained the Administration’s approach to resolving financial difficulties at the US Postal Service. The Administration promises to work with the Congress and Postal stakeholders to secure reforms that improve the efficiency of the USPS, update its business model and provide measures for financial relief.
In The U. S. House of Representatives on March 1, 2016, Representative Jared Huffman (CA-2) introduced H.R. 4565, also called the “Stop Postal Closures Act of 2016”. The general purpose of this bill is to address and improve declining USPS service standards and reinstate service standards that were in effect on July 1, 2012.
This bill would place a moratorium on closing or consolidating postal processing facilities. The moratorium would not prohibit closing post offices.
On January 29, 2016 The Office of the Inspector General for the USPS published an audit report entitled, “Deceased Lessors.” In the report the OIG states that “The USPS did not always know which facility leases it had with deceased lessors and continued to pay some of them, and did not always maintain accurate lessor information in its facilities management system.”