U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill met with the President and Vice President of the Missouri Rural Letter Carriers earlier this year. photo credit: Senator McCaskill
Wednesday, July 1, 2015
Senator to top federal watchdog: ‘fixing these programs starts with a firm understanding of the facts’
WASHINGTON – In an effort to better understand the ability of the Postal Service to meet stated delivery times, U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill is requesting that the federal government’s top watchdog review the Postal Service’s calculation of delivery times and standards.
“As a former Missouri State Auditor, I know that solving problems has to start with a firm understanding of the facts,” said McCaskill, who was born in Rolla, Mo. and is a senior member of the Senate’s Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. “That’s why I’m asking the Government Accountability Office for this review, because we won’t be able to fix these programs unless we know the full scope of the delay issues—especially in our rural communities.”
The review is expected to be completed by August.
Senators Jon Tester of Montana, Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota, and Tom Carper of Delaware have also signed on to the request.
McCaskill is one of the Senate’s most vocal and longstanding advocates for preserving postal service in rural America and has led the charge to preserve rural post offices, preserve postal delivery standards, and enact urgently needed reforms to the Postal Service.
Last month, the U.S. Postal Service answered McCaskill’s call for a one-year moratorium on postal closings until the impact of those closings is fully understood. As a result, closures at 68 mail processing facilities were “indefinitely” postponed—including facilities in Cape Girardeau and Springfield, Missouri.
McCaskill recently co-hosted a bipartisan roundtable on rural postal issues to raise awareness about the numerous challenges facing rural post offices and to urge action on the part of both the U.S. Postal Service and her Congressional colleagues. Earlier in the month, McCaskill participated in a roundtable on postal services in the digital age, in which she highlighted the need for the U.S. Postal Service to adapt to changes in technology in a way that takes into account smaller cities, towns and rural communities.
The truth is Cape is all but closed, it’s mail is being trucked to st louis and worked then trucked back , 636, 637, 638 and 639
Senator , this is not ability , this is MONEY ! , just follow the money. I.E. Good Ol’ Boy OR Girl (nowdays) MONEY ! You scratch my back – — – >>>>>> ! !
She knows because she is in on it, she talks out both sides of her mouth
BOZO blood sucking politicians primary concern is whatever action is necessary to get reelected. USPS needs to meet demand to create revenue to maintain employment necessary to operate cost effective.
Headquarters and district management positions that are no longer necessary due to changes in communications,-using mail, need to be realigned and reduced. 6 day street delivery is unnecessary as junk mail produces high cost and low revenue. Efforts need to increase market in online delivery as is being done with Amazon. The only green in quarterly reports compared to SPLY is in parcels and shipping. Politicians must deal with reality due to advance in communication technology. People no longer purchase a stamp and wait 1-2 days for delivery to a physical street address when computers, smart phones and new APPS create instant communication. Need an amendment to constitution to move into present age. Mayberry USA and the 20th century is history.
Too little, too late. Congressional requests and an APWU National it’s earliest stage, attempted lawsuit,is only hot air and bulls..t piled higher and deeper. USPS management mental dwarfs will continue 2 do as they please.
instead of that nonsense of delivery standards how about getting the GAO to force the US Postal Circus to strictly adhere to GAAP accounting principles……………with real CPA’s on the payroll instead of low IQ high school dropouts playing account…….only in the postal circus. in a sane world this dump would be out of business. how about running it like a real Fortune 500 company with real educated professional managers?
Bonzo,
The postal service does adhere to GAAP accounting. please provide facts of where it does not. As far as running it like a real fortune 500, that’s next to impossible with the restrictions placed on it by congress. How many fortune 500 companies are forced to have a price cap on 80% of their services and are prohibited from closing money losing stores? If you can answer that I’ll send a gold-plated apology.
what is there to understand ? it is the funding we must go through.!!! Morons in Congress!!!!