Postal Expansion!
OK, so the Postal Service isn’t expanding – quite the opposite. But, with all of the recent discussion of the decline of the U.S. Postal Service, we were intrigued by the attached, very cool, graphic...
View ArticleClik here to view.
USPS Closing, Consolidating More Facilities
Facing a projected budget deficit of more than $14 billion, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) announced last month (on February 23) that it will slash the size of its mail processing network by almost...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Spotlight: U.S. Postal Service
Which independent federal agency’s predecessor was created on July 26, 1775, by a decree of the Second Continental Congress? Here’s a hint: it’s also the third-largest civilian employer in the nation...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Reforming the USPS
Senators Joe Lieberman (I-CT), Tom Carper (D-DE), Susan Collins (R-ME) and Scott Brown (R-MA) at press conference announcing postal reform plan (Photo: Charles Dharapak/Associated Press) In a 62–37...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Making Sense of the USPS’ Plan for Facility Closures
U.S. Postal Service Headquarters at L'Enfant Plaza, Washington, DC (photo: Coolcaesar at en.wikipedia) The fiscal woes of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) have been widely documented, discussed and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
GAO Urges More Collocation, Strategic Partnerships
The USPS office on the left may be suitable for backfill by another federal agency. The one on the right…not so much. (Source: GAO Report) The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently...
View ArticleClik here to view.
USPS Facilities Closures: The Odyssey Continues
Rural post office slated for closure in Slayden, Tennessee (photo: WKRN-TV Nashville) A plan to close hundreds of postal facilities and eliminate overnight delivery of first-class mail would not save...
View ArticleClik here to view.
USPS Speeds Up Plant Closings
Photo: Press TV (www.presstv.ir) The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) is accelerating its plans to consolidate mail processing plants, adding dozens of those originally scheduled to be closed in 2014 to the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Consolidations, Closings, and the US Postal Service
The Nat King Cole Post Office in Los Angeles is for sale for $8.3 million. This is not a good time to consider embarking on a career as a letter carrier‚ especially not for someone living in a small...
View Article
