Also in today's Federal Newscast, the Postal Service expects to raise mail prices in January 2023.
The Postal Service is starting to see the impact of major reform legislation on its finances, but still expects to still raise mail prices again at the start of next year.
DeJoy, speaking at the American Enterprise Institute on Wednesday, said he plans to consolidate 500 facilities that USPS processes and moves mail through down to about 65 or 75 regional hubs.
USPS will now follow a multiple-step acquisition process over the next 10-15 years, and expects to order smaller quantities of vehicles over shorter periods of time, compared to its original 10-year contract.
A challenge to the Postal Service's authority to set market-dominant mail prices above the rate of inflation won't get a hearing from the Supreme Court.
The Postal Service’s workforce and facility strategy to prepare for last year’s peak holiday operations led to higher performance and less overtime.
USPS announced it would soon publish a Notice of Intent that will supplement the Final Environmental Impact Statement for its next-generation delivery vehicle fleet.
The rollout of this operation has won praise from the Biden administration and the public, but USPS behind the scenes went to great lengths to make the program a success.
In today's Federal Newscast, National Guard members on state duty can now unionize, thanks to a new Justice Department agreement.
The Postal Service is looking to restructure its network of facilities in its delivery network as part of an ongoing effort to improve its long-term financial health.
The Postal Service is adding new members to its board at a time when the agency is looking to implement sweeping reforms and advance one of the largest acquisitions of vehicles in the federal government.
The Postal Service is facing yet another challenge to plans for its next-generation vehicle fleet — this time from Congress.
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy expects the Postal Service will need to keep raising prices on its monopoly mail products for the foreseeable future, as part of a 10-year reform plan to improve its long-term financial health.
The Postal Service is facing three separate lawsuits over its plans to purchase mostly gas-powered vehicles as part of its next-generation fleet.
The Postal Service is seeking to hire 2,800 front-line supervisors over the coming months, in an effort to improve staffing across its network.