The United States Postal Service introduced new service standards on Wednesday that the carrier said would save the federal government at least $36 billion over the next decade.
The savings will come out of streamlined transportation and mail processing, along with real estate cost reductions, according to the agency’s statement. The changes will not impact the USPS’ five-day service window and will shorten day ranges for marketing mail, periodicals, and package services.
The postal service has a history of working under burdensome regulations that haven’t adapted to the modern mail volume, resulting in expensive and ineffective operations, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said in a statement. New standards will modernize the mail service and allow for a high-performing and financially viable organization, DeJoy adde
