by Michael Hiltzik Is there a federal official more out of step with the purposes of his agency than Postmaster General Louis DeJoy? Sorry, that’s a rhetorical question, because everyone knows the answer: Of course it’s “no.” DeJoy is about to prove it once again by ...
by Timothy L. O’Brien Postmaster General Louis DeJoy didn’t mince words when asked during a congressional hearing six months ago how long he planned to keep his job. “A long time. Get used to me,” he said. “As far as my commitment to see our plan through, I’m here ...
At the end of August, the next phase of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s plan to overhaul (read: destroy) the U.S. Postal Service will take effect. In this phase, which was revealed in DeJoy’s 10-year plan for the USPS, first class stamps will increase from 55 cents to 58 cents; first ...
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators have introduced a bill to begin reforming the beleaguered United States Postal Service which is being financially crushed by retirement expenditures and falling demand. The legislation’s primary aim is to repeal $5 billion a year in mandatory retiree ...
We would like to thank Sen. Joe Manchin for being one of three senators to introduce the Delivering Envelopes Judiciously On-time Year-round Act (or the sassily named DEJOY Act for short) in the U.S. Senate, an identical twin to a bill by the same name introduced in the House back in late ...
In a twist of fate and odd timing during the coronavirus pandemic, the United States Postal Service has managed to demonstrate its value through its inefficiencies. That’s right. Residents across the U.S. are clamoring for mail delivery from the independent, federal agency that has been ...