The below comments were delivered by Postmaster General and CEO Louis DeJoy during the open session meeting of the Postal Service Board of Governors on Nov. 13, 2020. “During the past year – and especially over the last several months – the women and men of the United States Postal Service have been actively engaged […]
On October 19, 2020, we issued a report to the U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors that addressed specific questions asked by Members of Congress regarding modifications to Postal Service staffing and policies, mail service impacts, compliance with applicable laws and regulations, communication with Congress and customers, and the Postmaster General’s compliance with financial conflict […]
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy may have to testify under oath about his agency’s failure to follow court orders to avoid delivery disruptions for mail-in ballots during the election. U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan in Washington said at a hearing Wednesday that he was “shocked” at the behavior, including not completing a mandatory sweep of mail-processing […]
of her daughter, who is a letter carrier in the Milwaukee metropolitan area O n September 29, 2020, about a month after postal police were instructed to stop patrols, a letter carrier in Milwaukee was robbed at approximately 2:30 pm, a crime for which the U.S. Postal Inspection Service is offering a reward of $ […]
Following another court order, the U.S. Postal Service is sending out a new round of notifications formally repealing the most significant operational change implemented by its new chief executive. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s initiative to limit late and extra transportation trips within the USPS network has caused severe delays in the mail, which have persisted […]
Post Offices Reported a 143% Increase in Delayed Mail in July Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) says a report issued this week by the United States Postal Service (USPS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) confirms that sweeping changes by Postmaster General Louis DeJoy were implemented without consideration of the impact it would have on residents and […]
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s former company landed a $5 million highway-shipping contract last month with the United States Postal Service. DeJoy continued to own a multimillion-dollar stake in XPO Logistics as of early October. The $5 million deal is the first regular contract for a postal route that XPO Logistics has signed with the USPS […]
On July 21, Senator Tom Carper’s office asked USPS Government Relations staff if anything had happened at the USPS to cause a huge surge in mail delays, something they were getting even more complaints about on a daily basis. Carper’s office inquired if “Broadly, has something happened.” “Broadly speaking, the internet and social media happened,” […]
Oct 21 2020 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), a senior member on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC), released the following statement regarding the United States Postal Service (USPS) Office of Inspector General’s report entitled, “Operational Changes to Mail Delivery.” The report responds to Senators Carper’s recent request […]
WASHINGTON — Thousands of Wisconsinites, including postal workers, have raised concerns with U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin about recent changes to the mail system, including that the U.S. Postal Service isn’t ready to handle the high number of absentee ballots come Election Day. John Kieca, a repairman at the USPS Madison office and one of the […]