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U.S. Department Of State And The Upcoming Universal Postal Union Extraordinary Congress
At today’s meeting of the U.S. Department of State’s Advisory Committee on International Postal Delivery Services, Lexington Institute’s Paul Steidler applauded the State Department for its work in advocating for reform at the Universal Postal Union (U ...
The FDA’s Troubling Plans To Dispose Opioids Via The U.S. Mail
Read the full study as a PDF here. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is set to launch a program in 2024 that will put hundreds of millions of opioid pills in the U.S. mail as consumers mail unused narcotics back to drug companies for destruction. ...
Postal Service Must Immediately Fund Employee Pension Obligations (From FEDweek)
The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) is legally obligated to provide $5 billion in funding for its employees’ pensions by September 30. If it fails to do so, employees’ retirement benefits are at far greater risk, and a terrible precedent will be set that co ...
USPS Third Quarter: The Good, Bad, And The To-Be-Determined (From FEDweek)
On August 8, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) announced another large, predictable financial loss of $1.7 billion for its third quarter ended June 30 and $5.2 billion for the year-to-date. This was supposed to be the year USPS broke even or was even mode ...
The Enigma Of Measuring Postal Service Delivery Time Performance (Lexington Institute Report)
Read the full study as a PDF here. In recent years, there has been immense public frustration with the U.S. Postal Service (USPS), mail delivery times, and overall service performance. Much of this is within USPS’s control, though some of it is not. Th ...
The Enigma Of Measuring Postal Service Delivery Time Performance
Read the full study as a PDF here. In recent years, there has been immense public frustration with the U.S. Postal Service (USPS), mail delivery times, and overall service performance. Much of this is within USPS’s control, though some is not. The driv ...
Keep the Postal Service Out Of The Alcohol Business (From InsideSources DC Journal)
The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) is facing formidable challenges these days and there are plenty of bad ideas on how to fix it. At the top of the list is H.R. 3721, legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives that would allow USPS to deliver beer, w ...
Biden Administration Derelict On Postal Nominations (From FEDweek)
It is important to have checks and balances on the leadership of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS), one of America’s largest and highest-profile federal agencies, and whose work impacts most Americans, most days of the week. It is surprising that the Bide ...
Comments To Postal Regulatory Commission On U.S. Postal Service Cost Attribution Docket
The Lexington Institute urges the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) to adopt changes in analytical principles (i.e., costing methodologies or cost models) and related regulations pertaining to cost attribution at the U.S. Postal Service (USPS). The re ...
Comments To Postal Regulatory Commission On Need For Public Inquiry Docket On U.S. Postal Service’s Delivering For America Plan
The Lexington Institute opposes the U.S. Postal Service’s Motion for Reconsideration of Order No. 6488 (“USPS Motion”), filed in this docket on May 5, 2023. Moreover, the Lexington Institute strongly supports the Postal Regulatory Commission’s creation ...