No matter what you might hear on Capitol Hill or elsewhere, the Postal Service isn’t planning to privatize itself.

Some lawmakers have pointed to our partnership with Staples and our Post Plan and cited them as evidence that we want to privatize mail delivery.

But that’s not the case.

Here’s what Postmaster General Pat Donahoe says: “USPS is doing all it can to grow business, not sell it off. Initiatives like the Staples partnership and the Post Plan will benefit will benefit our customers, our employees and the American public by helping build growth and financial stability into the future.”So what are these two initiatives all about? Let’s take a look:- Our partnership with Staples is a pilot project in which we’re selling our products and services at several Staples stores. The goal: to give customers more choices when it comes to purchasing postal products and services.- The Post Plan is our program to reduce hours at low-activity Post Offices instead of closing them. The goal: to preserve our commitment to our customers and to protect community identities.

Fact: The Postal Service isn’t being privatized | Postal Posts