Postal Service

USPS Plans to Close More Facilities and Repurpose Those That Remain

As Louis DeJoy seeks to implement his vision, new confirmed board members could tip the scales for USPS governance.

  • Eric Katz

GovExec Daily: Are the New Postal Vehicles Coming Soon?

Eric Katz joins the podcast to discuss the fight around the Postal Service fleet contract.

  • Ross Gianfortune and Adam Butler

House Dems to Force a Vote on Pausing USPS' Vehicle Contract

The pressure continues to ramp up on the Postal Service to purchase more electric trucks.

  • Eric Katz

USPS Is Promising More Severe Price Hikes Even As Revenues Grow by Nearly $1B

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy tells mailers to get used to "uncomfortable" rate increases as inflation is driving up the Postal Service's costs.

  • Eric Katz

USPS Is Facing New Legal Challenges to Its Vehicle Contract and Its Authority to Increase Prices

Environmental groups and a union are suing the Postal Service over its failure to buy more electric vehicles, while mailers are fighting rate hikes.

  • Eric Katz

GovExec Daily: The Louis DeJoy Ethos

Eric Katz joins the podcast to discuss his interview with the postmaster general.

  • Ross Gianfortune and Adam Butler

Despite a Warning From Its Regulator, USPS Will Slow Down Some Package Delivery Starting in May

The Postal Service is implementing the next step of Louis DeJoy's plan.

  • Eric Katz

A Report Finds That Identity Fraud Is Up 167% In USPS Change Of Address Requests

The USPS Office of the Inspector General recommends stricter identity verification controls online, while management disagrees.

  • Alexandra Kelley

‘I Am Against Retreat:’ The Louis DeJoy Ethos and the Future of the Postal Service

Everything is “on the table” in this postmaster general’s USPS—except the status quo.

  • Eric Katz

USPS Converted 63,000 Non-Career Employees to Permanent Jobs Over the Last Year

The Postal Service is promising new reforms to "all aspects of our operations" in the coming years.

  • Eric Katz

As Biden Signs Postal Reform Into Law, USPS Announces a Huge Jump in Prices

Stakeholders had hoped the legislative overhaul would help avoid another large rate hike.

  • Eric Katz

Biden's USPS Nominees Pledge to Reexamine Key DeJoy Initiatives

Nominees' confirmation would give Biden appointees a majority of the Senate-confirmed seats on the Postal Service board.

  • Eric Katz

The White House Wants to Give USPS $5 Billion to Boost Mail-In Voting

The Postal Service faced criticism for its election efforts in 2020, but ultimately was largely successful in delivering ballots.

  • Eric Katz
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USPS Has Placed Its First Order for New Vehicles, and It's Going More Electric Than Anticipated

"Improved conditions" have altered USPS plans, postmaster general says.

  • Eric Katz

Postal Banking Isn’t Done Yet, Even Though It Was Stripped from the Recent Spending Package

Democrats have introduced a new postal banking bill and advocates are still hopeful USPS will expand a small pilot program it launched last year.

  • Eric Katz

USPS Could Serve Nearly All Its Mail Routes in Electric Vehicles, a Watchdog Says

IG says it will probe contract to buy mostly internal combustion engine vans and trucks.

  • Eric Katz

The Nationwide Trucker Shortage Has Hit the Postal Service

Recruiting and retaining both its own drivers and contractors is a big challenge.

  • Tom Shoop

Lawmakers Are Ramping Up Pressure for the Postal Service to Go Electric

Democrats want an investigation and to cancel the Postal Service's vehicle contract unless it purchases more EVs.

  • Eric Katz

Postal Reform Will Finally Become Law After Senate Passes Long-Sought After Legislation

Congress approves taking significant debt off USPS’ books, shifting retirees to Medicare.

  • Eric Katz

The Postal Service Has Rejected Biden's Push for More Electric Vehicles

The agency's decision to stick with its original plan marks "a crucial lost opportunity," the Biden administration says.

  • Eric Katz

The Landmark Postal Reform Bill Hit an Unexpected Snag

One senator temporarily derailed plans to quickly pass the bill, but lawmakers vow to get it over the finish line eventually.

  • Eric Katz