In a February 20 article in The Washington Post, reporter Jacob Bogage stated that the administration is seeking to take control of the Postal Service. Entitled “Trump expected to take control of USPS, fire postal board, officials say,” the article – excerpted below – revealed the machinations. Reportedly, the plan was known to PMG DeJoy but not to his inner…
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White House Announces Plan to Take Control of USPS
A report this evening by the Washington Post indicated that the White House was planning an executive order to take direct control of the Postal Service. The article, based on informed sources, stated that the administration plans to fire the governors and move the USPS under the control of the Commerce Department. The report added that, in response, the governors…
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Last September 11, the Postal Service issued an Industry Alert announcing that it would end or revise its negotiated service agreements with package consolidators, notably ending discounts for destination entry of parcels. In the press release notifying the public, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy was quoted as stating: “… to more effectively utilize our network and realize enhanced economies, we no…
Read MoreImport Confusion
Persons who don’t routinely monitor government affairs must have been puzzled earlier this week when, from one day to the next, the Postal Service announced it wouldn’t – then reversed course and announced it would – accept packages from China Post and Hong Kong Post. As was later apparent to the broader mailing community, this wasn’t a situation in which…
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