Logistics
Stop Fentanyl Shippers From Exploiting The U.S. Postal System (From The National Interest)
In 2018, Congress came together on an overwhelming bicameral, bipartisan basis to enact a sensible, technologically proven, low-cost measure to remove fentanyl shipments from the international postal system. Since then, the leadership of U.S. Customs a ...
Senator Rick Scott Roundtable On Fentanyl Crisis With Families, Border And Law Enforcement Leaders, And Subject-Matter Experts
Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) hosted a public roundtable in the Russell Senate Office Building about the fentanyl crisis and steps to address it. The event was also livestreamed via his Twitter and Facebook accounts. Lexington Institute’s Paul Steidler spo ...
Statement To Postal Regulatory Commission Re: Mail Standards Report for Congress
The U.S. Congress has directed the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) to “analyze the feasibility of restoring service standards for market-dominant products (mail) that were in effect on July 1, 2012, including an examination of the resources and stru ...
U.S. Postal Service Should Learn From Royal Mail Cyberattack
During today’s public comment period before the U.S. Postal Service’s Board of Governors, the Lexington Institute’s Paul Steidler urged the Postal Service to work more closely with foreign postal services to prevent cyberattacks. On January 10, Royal Mail, the United Kingdom’s postal service, suffered a cyberattack that is believed to have originated from Russia. This disrupted its international shipment of mail and packages for weeks, harming many businesses. It led to a grilling of Royal Mail’s CEO before Parliament.
The Biden Administration’s Strategic Pause On Postal Board Nominations
The Biden Administration seems quite happy with the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) and its leadership, i.e., Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, a former sizable fundraiser for Donald Trump and the Republican Party. And it is easy to understand why. Yes, reall ...
Temper The Push For Postal Service To Deliver Alcohol (From InsideSources DC Journal)
America has a deadly drinking problem, which is getting worse, especially among the young. A November 1 study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that “an estimated 1 in 8 deaths among U.S. adults aged 20 to 64 years were attribut ...
Postal Workers Deserve More Respect And Support From Environmental Elites (From RealClearEnergy)
Too often the welfare of postal workers is ignored when discussing new delivery vehicles for the U.S. Postal Service. The workers need these new vehicles as soon as possible. Today, the U.S. Postal Service is in the process of replacing up to 165,000 d ...
The U.S. Postal Service Is Supposed To Be Self-Supporting, By Law (From RealClearMarkets)
It has been a great year for the U.S. Postal Service (USPS). But it is now pushing the Biden Administration hard for another $14 billion on top of $120 billion in taxpayer funds it has received since December 2020. By law, USPS is supposed to be self-s ...
U.S. Postal Service Should Help Ukraine By Issuing A Semipostal Stamp
During today’s public comment period before the U.S. Postal Service’s Board of Governors, the Lexington Institute’s Paul Steidler urged that a semipostal stamp be issued to benefit Ukraine. His remarks are below. A fuller proposal the Lexington Institu ...
Three Things Re: U.S. Postal Service’s November 10 Announcements
On Thursday morning, November 10, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) Board of Governors will convene for a quarterly public meeting while announcing financial results for fiscal year 2022, service performance (likely including election mail performance), a ...