This list of 727 postal facilities is in addition to the nearly 3,700 post offices previously listed. USPS filed the following list of Non Retail Access Optimization (RAO) Post Offices, Station and Branches with the Postal Regulatory Commission currently under review for closure. LIST OF RETAIL FACILITIES UNDERGOING DISCONTINUANCE REVIEW OUTSIDE THE SCOPE OF THE […]
Press release from Susan Collins, Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Ranking Member , R-Maine: WASHINGTON, July 25 —U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, today urged the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) to consider Congressional intent as it determines how closely proposed rate hikes must be […]
NAPUS released the following information: Yesterday, Postal Headquarters officials notified NAPUS leaders that the Postal Service would file a request for an advisory opinion with the Postal Regulatory Commission to study nearly 2,800 post offices for possible discontinuance. The service review list is expected to contain approximately 2,800 post offices and 700 stations. Postmasters will be […]
On May 24, 2011, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued its opinion in United States Postal Service v. Postal Regulatory Commission, 640 F.3d 1263 (D.C. Cir. 2011). The court denied in part and granted in part a Postal Service petition for review of the Commission’s September 30, 2010 […]
Postmaster General Patrick R. Donahoe told attendees at the National Catalog Forum on June 21, 2011 that he predicted that half the number of postal offices will be closed by 2017 or 2018: source: multichannelmerchant.com What’s more, Donahoe predicted nearly half of the roughly 32,000 postal facilities currently in the U.S. will be closed in the next […]
Postmasters Respond to USPS Attempt to Dismiss Organizations’ Complaint Over Proposed CFR Changes to make it easier to close post offices On 6/13/2011 the Post Office filed a motion with the PRC to dismiss the complaint that LEAGUE and NAPUS filed on 5/23/2011 asking the PRC to stop the Post Office from making the proposed […]
Postal Regulatory Commission Chairman Ruth Goldway in a letter to Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe wrote: During service performance consultations earlier this year, you discussed the internal Postal Service schedule for improving the process of reviewing retail facilities to evaluate whether closing them was appropriate. You explained that new procedures would be developed and then applied […]
June 6, 2011 National Academy of Public Administration Announces Appointment Of Dan G. Blair as New President and Chief Executive Officer Washington, D.C.—The Board of Directors of the National Academy of Public Administration is pleased to announce that Dan G. Blair, a widely recognized expert and leader in public service management, has been selected as […]
The US Postal Service filed its seventh month preliminary financial report of the 2011 fiscal year (unaudited) with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) . USPS reported a net operating loss of $747 million for the month of April 2011. This same period last year saw a $382 million net loss. In October 2010 USPS saw […]
Today,the National Association Of Postmasters Of The United States (NAPUS), The League Of Postmasters (NLPM), Mark Strong, Robert Rapoza, Retired Postmasters Marilyn Shaw and Marilyn Hill filed a complaint with PRC requesting a temporary hold on USPS post office closings. Postmasters request a ruling that the Postal Service must obtain an advisory opinion from the […]