In The News
How The Pandemic Changed America’s Ideas About Infrastructure (From Politico)
Lexington’s Paul Steidler was quoted in a POLITICO article discussing changing perceptions about U.S. infrastructure. The publication asserts that the U.S. Postal Service is infrastructure and discussed its recent performance with Steidler. “The fixati ...
Biden Administration Needs To Strengthen Border Security (From Townhall.com)
A May 7 Op-Ed by Lexington’s Paul Steidler, published in The Hill, was quoted in an Op-Ed on Townhall.com urging the Biden administration to tighten inspections of shipments sent through the international postal system to the U.S. Because of lax enforc ...
Navy Says It’s Charting A New Course After Rash Of Problems (From Associated Press)
Lexington COO Loren Thompson was featured in an Associated Press article discussing operational problems in weapons and combat ships currently in use in the Navy. The article implied that, along with significant delays and the loss of billions of dolla ...
On-Time Delivery Plunges At U.S. Postal Service, With 1 In 5 Pieces Of Mail Arriving Late (From CBS News)
Lexington’s Paul Steidler was quoted extensively in a piece by CBS News’ Moneywatch about the “deterioration” of on-time mail delivery. Steidler expressed concern over that performance decline, as delivery delays can cause inconveniences for individual ...
Thousands Of U.S. Post Offices Lose Money. Should Some Be Closed? (From NPR)
Lexington’s Paul Steidler was featured in a National Public Radio (NPR) “All Things Considered” story about whether there are too many post offices. The short answer, said Steidler, is no. A decade ago, Patrick Donahoe, the postmaster general at the ti ...
Taxpayer Funds Come To The U.S. Postal Service’s Rescue (From Linn’s Stamp News)
Lexington’s Paul Steidler was quoted in a Linn’s Stamp News story regarding the U.S. Postal Service receiving $8.6 billion in taxpayer funds to offset losses from COVID-19. The Postal Service has only issued a two-sentence statement about this large am ...
USPS’ 10 Year Plan Is Going To Be A Tough Sell To Consumers (From Federal Drive Podcast)
Lexington’s Paul Steidler was interviewed by Federal News Network’s podcast, Federal Drive, about the U.S. Postal Service’s 10-year strategic plan. Federal Drive said the Postal Service believes, “higher rates for slower service are necessary to keep t ...
DeJoy Says USPS To Run Out Of Cash In Late 2022 Without 10-Year Reform Plan (From Federal News Network)
Lexington’s Paul Steidler was quoted in a Federal News Network article about the U.S. Postal Service’s (USPS’s) 10-year strategic plan. In an interview, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said that after 14 consecutive years of net losses, the Postal Serv ...
Reform Of The Postal Service Is Long Overdue (From Townhall.com)
A report by Lexington’s Paul Steidler was quoted in a Townhall.com opinion piece advocating for the long-overdue reform of the U.S. Postal Service. Democrats are proposing bailing out the struggling entity in the short term, and Republicans are proposi ...
The Biden Administration’s Opportunity To Secure International Mail (From Lawfare)
Lexington’s Paul Steidler was quoted in a Lawfare article about the Biden administration’s opportunity to curb the opioid crisis through the postal system. A 2018 law requires advanced electronic data (AED), on packages entering the United States via t ...