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U.S. Postal Service Should Stamp Out Its Wage Premium For the first time ever, the U.S. Postal Service is now negotiating new contracts with all four of its unions at the same time. This is an extraordinary opportunity for USPS to get its costs under control -- especially ...
Why We’re Stuck with Ever-Rising Stamp Prices "The postman always rings twice" took on new meaning last month. Just 17 weeks after the U.S. Postal Service raised stamp prices from 37 cents to 39 cents, it filed for a second increase - which would push the price of a ...
Public-Private Partnerships and the Future of the Army Industrial Enterprise At the heart of the Department of Defense’s (DoD) acquisition and logistics transformation are Public-Private Partnerships (P3). This transformational effort recognizes the unique elements that both the . . .
Don’t Raise Postal Rates Quickly Just when you thought it was safe to go back to the post office, the United States Postal Service has begun the process of raising rates again. The Postal Service says that this time, it's because gas prices are ...
Postal Service Must Cut Costs, Not Just Raise Stamp Prices It’s been only four months since the cost of a stamp increased from 37 to 39 cents – and the Postal Service already has plans to raise prices even higher. Postmaster General John Potter just announced
Performance Based Logistics and the Army Industrial Enterprise In today’s world, businesses manage vast, global flows of goods and products through advanced logistics systems that guarantee rapid, on-time and error-free delivery to customers worldwide. Continuous . . .
Why (and How) the Postal Service Must Bring Costs Under Control The Postal Service’s quarterly financial reports over the last three years show a consistent storyline: A steady decline in the volume of first class mail, accompanied by a steady increase in productivity....
The Postal Service Is Not ‘Debt-Free’ A Jan. 24 letter praised the U.S. Postal Service for being "debt-free." Yet the Postal Service has more than $70 billion of unfunded liabilities: money it doesn't have but has promised to its employees down the road. Praising it for being...
These Reforms Need a Stamp of Approval Brace yourself for some heavy news. Yesterday, the price of mailing a letter jumped to 39 cents. How will you cope? Is it time to take out a second mortgage? Should you stock up on Ramen noodles? OK, a 2-cent stamp increase isn't exactly a big deal -- except for the...
39 Reasons to Privatize Mail System The U.S. Postal Service today raises stamp prices once again, pushing the cost of mailing a letter to 39 cents. The USPS is already saying it will file for further increases, so before the year is out, we're likely to ...
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