GAO: USPS, PRC Needs to Make Mail Delivery Performance Information More Complete, Useful, and Transparent

PRC says USPS OIG is mandated under PAEA – – not the Commission to audit data collection systems U.S. Postal Service (USPS) measurement of on-time delivery performance has expanded greatly over the past 9 years, but remains incomplete because only 55 percent of market-dominant mail (primarily First-Class Mail, Standard Mail, Periodicals, and Package Services) is […]

Montana Senator co-sponsors Postal Service Protection Act to protect mail delivery

Senator’s bill will protect six-day delivery, rural post offices (US SENATE)—Senator John Walsh today cosponsored the Postal Service Protection Act to modernize the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to protect six-day delivery, overnight delivery standards, and protect rural post offices. Walsh’s support for the Postal Service comes at a time when the U.S. House of Representatives […]

Senator McCaskill Meets With Missouri Rural Letter Carriers Association

Senator discusses her fight to protect rural post offices WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill today met with representatives from the Missouri Rural Letter Carriers Association to discuss their joint effort to fight for rural post offices and maintain postal delivery standards. “Rural postal service is the lifeblood for communities all across Missouri,” said McCaskill, […]

Senator Tester sends Postmaster General a special Valentine’s Day message

(U.S. SENATE) – On a day usually reserved for chocolates and flowers, Senator Jon Tester is sending the Postmaster General a different kind of Valentine: a letter sharing Montanans’ frustrations with inadequate mail service.

Senator Jon Tester says postal reform bill ‘moves USPS closer to privatization’

(U.S. SENATE) – Senator Jon Tester today voted against a bill to restructure the Postal Service, saying the measure “moves the Postal Service closer to privatization and could hurt rural mail delivery.” Tester voted against the bill as a member of the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee that oversees the Postal Service. Tester has worked for […]