Postal Regulatory Commission

GSA relinquishes control of the ‘dot-gov’ domain to CISA

In today’s Federal Newscast, the General Services Administration formally gives up its management of the Internet’s “dot-gov” top-level domain today.

Federal Newscast

A Metropolitan Police Department cruiser blocks a street near the U.S. Capitol and a Library of Congress building in Washington on Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021, as law enforcement officials investigate a report of a pickup truck containing an explosive device. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Calls for Capitol Police inspector general to publish reports

Federal Newscast

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Federal appeals court upholds USPS regulator’s decision to allow higher mail rates

Agency Oversight

FILE - A worker at the Fulton County Board of Registration and Elections works to process absentee ballots at the State Farm Arena Monday, Nov. 2, 2020, in Atlanta. Texas has become the latest state where Republicans have rolled back access to voting methods that soared in popularity during last year’s pandemic presidential election. Among the most consistent targets of Republican lawmakers this year have been mail-in and early in-person voting, after many states expanded those options to make voting in the presidential election safer amid the coronavirus outbreak. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)

USPS regulator hiring chief data officer to optimize performance

Agency Oversight

(AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Attorneys general urge USPS regulator to review entire 10-year reform plan

Management

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Pentagon warns lawmakers to make sure they raise debt ceiling

Federal Newscast

Agencies looking for industry ideas on tracking vaccinations among their employees

Federal Newscast

USPS to implement slower delivery for mail, small packages amid regulator’s concerns

Agency Oversight

A stamp is shown on an envelope Friday, May 28, 2021, in Washington. The U.S. Postal Service is raising rates on first class stamps from 55 cents to 58 as part of a host of price hikes and service changes designed to reduce debt for the beleaguered agency. The changes, which will take effect on Aug. 29, include price hikes for first class mail, magazines and marketing mailers. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)

Federal appeals court casts doubts on lawsuit challenging higher USPS rates

Agency Oversight

Regulator tells USPS slower mail wouldn’t result in ‘much improvement’ to its finances

Management

A U.S. Postal Service truck makes deliveries next to the Supreme Court on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, in Washington. President Donald Trump says he's planning an aggressive legal strategy to try prevent Pennsylvania from counting mailed ballots that are received in the three days after the election, a matter that could find its way to the high court. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

USPS still expects ‘modest growth’ for small packages as it proposes slower delivery

Agency Oversight

FILE - In this July 31, 2020, file photo, letter carriers load mail trucks for deliveries at a U.S. Postal Service facility in McLean, Va. A U.S. judge on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020, blocked controversial Postal Service changes that have slowed mail nationwide. The judge called them

21 attorneys general say election mail at risk if USPS slows mail standards

Attorneys general are telling regulators that the Postal Service should abandon plans that would slow the delivery of nearly 40% of first-class mail.

Agency Oversight

FILE - In this Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013, file photo, packages wait to be sorted in a Post Office as U.S. Postal Service letter carrier Michael McDonald, gathers mail to load into his truck before making his delivery run, in Atlanta. The financially struggling U.S. Postal Service said Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2013 it is revamping its priority mail program as part of its efforts to raise revenue and drive new growth in its package delivery business. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)

USPS defends slower mail to achieve more reliable delivery

The Postal Service’s regulatory agency is in the final stretch of drafting an advisory opinion that, if favorable, would give USPS approval to slow first-class…

Agency Oversight

USPS on-time delivery ticks up, but doesn’t cross pre-pandemic threshold

Agency Oversight

USPS this week reported delivering nearly 88% of first-class mail on time in May. That’s about a 10% increase in performance compared to the second quarter of fiscal 2021.