President Donald Trump Ordered the Creation of a Task Force to Review Business Practices at the United States Postal Service Just as Senate Holds Hearings on his Three Nominations to its Board of Governors Which Currently Has no Members PHILADELPHIA, April 24, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — S. David Fineman, Former Chair of the United States Postal Board […]
BURLINGTON, Vt. April 13 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement Friday after President Donald Trump signed an executive order demanding an evaluation of the Postal Service’s finances: “President Trump is right that it would be useful to take a serious look at the United States Postal Service. He is dead wrong, however, […]
President Issues Executive Order on USPS 04/13/2018 – President Trump has issued an Executive Order to form a “task force” to evaluate the finances of the United States Postal Service. Such evaluation will include pricing, policies and the costs of the workforce. The Task Force will be chaired by the Secretary of the Treasury, and […]
White House Issues Executive Order to Review Postal Finances, Pricing, Policies and Workforce Costs April 12, 2018- President Trump issued an Executive Order to form a task force charged with evaluating the finances of the U.S. Postal Service including pricing, policies and workforce costs. The White House reports that the Task Force will be comprised […]
4/12/2018 Today, President Trump issued an executive order (viewable here) to form a task force charged with evaluating the finances of the U.S. Postal Service including pricing, policies and workforce costs. The task force has been instructed to regularly consult with the postmaster general and chair of the Postal Regulatory Commission, and will be comprised […]
4/12/2018 Statement on Executive Order Establishing the Task Force on the United States Postal System The Postal Service serves a vital role for American commerce and the American people, as we have for over 240 years. Congress structured the Postal Service to pay for our universal retail, processing and delivery network entirely through the sale […]
4/12/2018 WASHINGTON (AP) – After weeks of railing against online shopping giant Amazon, President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday creating a task force to study the United States Postal System. In the surprise move, Trump said that USPS is on “an unsustainable financial path” and “must be restructured to prevent a taxpayer-funded bailout.” […]
Trump nominates three to USPS Board of Governors The U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs has scheduled a hearing for USPS Board of Governors nominees. President Donald J. Trump nominated the following individuals to be Members of the Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service: David Williams, Robert M. Duncan, […]
Rep. Dan Donovan (R-N.Y.) is planning to introduce legislation that will mandate that post offices of the U.S. Postal Service display photos of the president and the vice president. A draft of the legislation Donovan plans to introduce says it would require that official portraits of the president and vice president be displayed side-by-side. The proposal comes after a […]
President Trump has argued in recent days that the U.S. Postal Service has lost a fortune delivering Amazon packages at a discount. However, some of the agency’s problems might lie with the president. The top planning and oversight board at the Postal Service has been unable to meet and consider matters such as the agency’s […]