Most Targets Not Met in Last Peak Mailing Season, Says Audit
The Postal Service missed five of six major performance targets for the late-2024 peak mailing season even though it had …More
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Use of Best Practices Could Help with USPS Hiring Challenges, Says Report
The USPS has made some improvements in its hiring practices in recent years but it still faces challenges in recruiting—as …More
Opinion | Commentary
Mail Theft Has Become a National Crisis — and the Postal Inspection Service Is Missing in Action
There are few institutions as quietly essential to American life as the U.S. Postal Service. It connects every home and …More
GAO Asked to Review FECA Program’s Benefit Levels, Vulnerability to Fraud
In the type of request that commonly is used to lay the groundwork for proposed legislation, top Republicans on the …More
Audit: PSHB Program at Risk of Underfunding, Understaffing; No Plan B
The Postal Service Health Benefits program faces “critical resource issues” and the OPM has not ensured that the underlying system …More
Mail Theft Crackdown: Staying Informed on New State and Federal Approaches
On June 23, 2025, three men from Lima, Ohio, were sentenced in federal court for a violent November 30, 2023 robbery of a USPS …More
Dog Attacks Against Letter Carriers Rise Again
Dog attacks on letter carriers increased by some 300 to above 6,000 in 2024 following an increase of some 500 …More
USPS Pushes Back Against Senate Plan to Scrap Vehicle Electrification
The USPS has objected to “the real and foreseeable damage that would be caused by arbitrarily scrapping one part of …More
Opinion | Commentary
The U.S. Postal Inspection Service: Misinformation and Mission Failure
“ The easiest way to solve a problem is to deny it exists.” — Isaac Asimov When the federal agency …More
Workforce Reforms Proposed in Senate; From At-Will Employment to Bonuses for Calling Out Waste
Following is an overview of legislative text to be considered as part of Senate Republicans’ budget reconciliation bill, with cuts …More
Volume in Key Mailing Categories Could Decline by Two-Fifths over 10 Years, Says Report
Volume in mailing categories that are main profit centers for the Postal Service—First-Class mail and marketing mail (not including periodicals) …More
House Members Seek Outside Assessment of Postal Employee Safety Initiative
A group of House Democrats has tasked GAO with issuing a report on the status of the Postal Service’s Joint …More
USPS Can Take the Lead in Combatting Porch Pirates, Says Reports
The Postal Service “is uniquely positioned” to take the lead in strategies to combat theft of packages, an inspector general …More
Opinion | Commentary
Return to Sender: Why the U.S. Postal Inspection Service Must Be Rebuilt or Eliminated
The U.S. Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) is a constitutional anomaly — an independent federal agency wielding vast law enforcement power …More
Selection of New Postmaster General Stirs Concerns over Privatization
The Postal Board of Governors has chosen as the next Postmaster General David Steiner, who is president and chief executive …More
IG Sees Some Improvements, Some Continuing Issues in USPS Staffing
The U.S. Postal Service has made some improvements in recruiting and retention but continues to face challenges in those areas …More
USPS Employee Behind Bars After Check Scheme Bust
A former USPS mail processing clerk managed to steal $24 million in checks before getting caught and being sentenced to …More
USPS Outperformed Goals in Election Mail Delivery, Audit Finds
The Postal Service “significantly exceeded service performance goals” for election-related mail during the 2024 cycle, an inspector general report has …More
USPS Falling Short on Processing Facility Work Hour Reduction Goals, Says Audit
The Postal Service fell short of its goals for reducing work hours at its processing facilities over 2022-2024, an inspector …More
Privatization Question Hangs Over Search for New Postmaster General
The Postal Service Board of Governors has announced it retained executive search firm Egon Zehnder to find the next Postmaster …More
USPS IG Sees Potential for Addressing High Turnover of Postal ‘Pre-Career’ Employees
Turnover of Postal Service “pre-career” employees remains high—with about half resigning within their first year of employment—despite a program aiming …More
Bipartisan Senate Group Backs Keeping USPS as Independent Entity
A bipartisan group of six senators has backed keeping the U.S. Postal Service as an independent entity, at a time …More
Report Cites Similarities, Differences in Postal Services of Other Countries
In comparing the U.S. Postal Service with those of other countries, an inspector general report has found that the USPS …More
Dejoy to Resign as Postmaster, Announces DOGE Partnership
The USPS will begin working with Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency to look for ways to cut costs and …More
Bills on Retirement Benefits, Other Issues Reintroduced
Among bills recently reintroduced in Congress is HR-1522, affecting federal employees who began their careers after 1988 as temporary workers …More
House Passes Bills on Guidance Documents, Postal Traffic Accidents, Contract Policy
The House has passed HR-1515, to require agencies to publish their regulatory guidance online in a single, easily accessible location. …More
Opinion | Commentary
The Troubled History of Waste and Abuse in the U.S. Postal Inspection Service: DOGE are you listening?
The U.S. Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) is often heralded as the oldest federal law enforcement agency in the country, tasked …More
DeJoy to Resign from USPS; Says Reorganization Initiative Must Continue
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy has announced his intention to resign—although to stay in office until a replacement is named—in the …More
Bill Reintroduced to Better Safeguard Mail Carriers
Bipartisan legislation has been reintroduced in the House and Senate that is designed to address risking assaults on postal carriers …More
Dejoy, Postal Commission Continue Dispute Over Restructuring Plan
The dispute between the Postal Regulatory Commission and Postmaster General Louis DeJoy over his Delivering for America restructuring plan has …More
