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The U.S. Postal Service recently lost at least 1,936 brand new barcode scanners

Topline: The U.S. Postal Service recently lost at least 1,936 brand new barcode scanners, and likely many more. Employees are not following proper procedures for reporting missing scanners and are not checking their inventory frequently enough, according to a new audit from the agency’s inspector general. How much money were the lost scanners worth? The Postal Service isn’t … Read more

Expect Delays: Postal Service downgrades service performance targets

On Friday last week, the Postal Service shared its FY 2025 performance targets with the Postal Regulatory Commission. Over the past several years, the Postal Service has had a difficult time meeting these goals, and it has apparently decided that the best way to achieve targets is to lower them. In other words, expect things … Read more

U.S. Postal Service Releases 2024 Post-Election Analysis Report

More than 99 Million Ballots Processed During 2024 General Election On Average, Ballots Were Delivered from Voters to Election Officials Within One Day WASHINGTON, DC — Today, the United States Postal Service released its 2024 Post-Election Analysis Report, outlining the agency’s steps to process more than 99.22 million ballots in the 2024 general election. The … Read more