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Lawmakers and agency heads are looking at ways the General Services Administration can better manage and maintain federal properties and offices.
Imagine getting an email with images of all the physical mail that'll be delivered to your home later that day. The Postal Service is piloting the Informed Delivery system right now in New York City. That's just one innovation USPS is trying. Gary Reblin, USPS' vice president for new products and innovation, told Federal Drive with Tom Temin about a range of new products, including some for the Postal Service's bread-and-butter business.
Why would you want a daily email about your physical mail? According to the Postal Service, it turns out, people have lots of reasons.
The U.S. Postal Inspectors, one of the oldest federal law enforcement agencies, investigates mail-based crimes.
The U.S. Postal Inspectors, one of the oldest federal law enforcement agencies, investigates mail-based crimes.
Long before the internet, the U.S. had a network connecting every home in every hamlet. It's called the Postal Service. It has a richer history of innovation and technology than many people realize. Devin Leonard joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin to talk about "Neither Rain Nor Snow", a new history of USPS he authored.
Members of the House Oversight Committee unveiled draft legislation to reform the Postal Service. The agency is struggling to keep up with Congressional funding mandates as well as shifting volumes of mail.
Remember the famous line from Apollo 13: "Houston, we've got a problem?" Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says now it's Houston that has a problem.
Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah), says a bill is being drafted to address Postal Service reforms. The reforms include addressing the mandate to pre-fund health retiree benefits, as well as merging the USPS Board of Governors and the Postal Regulatory Commission.
The U.S. Postal Service fared better this financial quarter than it did last year, but the Postmaster General says Congress has been slow to remove a weight around the agency's neck.
So the price of those Forever postage stamps has dropped 2 cents. Good news, right? Not necessarily according to Senior Correspondent Mike Causey, who says the new price comes at a price.
Is there a downside to the less expensive Forever stamp? Find out this week on Your Turn when host Mike Causey discusses the issue with Katie Maddocks and Bruce Moyer from the National Association of Postal Supervisors. Maddocks and Moyer will explain how dropping the price of Forever stamps from 49 cents to 47 cents will affect businesses, employees and you. May 4, 2016
The Postal Service has several big indefinite delivery-indefinite quantity contracts worth billions, but it doesn't always follow the rules. Lucine Willis, deputy director for supply management and facilities in USPS' Office of Inspector General, fills in the all details on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
Kristin Seaver steps in to the CIO and executive vice president roles after spending the last two-plus years working as the vice president of area operations for the Capital Metro Area.