Sourcehttps://www.govexec.com
Postmaster General David Steiner says USPS “is not a political organization,” as it carefully navigates its way through yet another round of election mail lawsuits and urges Congress for help to avoid running out of cash.
The Postal Service is dealing with a familiar pair of challenges: legal scrutiny over its capacity to deliver mail-in ballots ahead of the fast-approaching election season, and a plea to Congress to help the agency avoid running out of cash.
In the lead up to this year’s midterm election, several federal lawsuits are challenging the Trump administration’s executive order imposing new rules on mail-in voting.
USPS is also once again at risk of running out of cash. The agency is calling on Congress to take up a legislative package meant to help put the agency on firmer financial footing – either through annual appropriations or a cost-cutting package that may include shuttering post offices and reducing delivery days.
Sourcehttps://www.govexec.com
I find it amazing how little he has done to cut costs.
Everyday we have LLVs break down, pay a local tow
company to drag them back.
Meanwhile 15 new Duck Trucks sit in the parking lot
while carriers aren’t trained to drive them??
It’s so easy to fix??
If the USPS was in fact run like a business, as Steiner states in this interview, his tail would be out the door before 5 pm. He has no clue what he’s doing and postal employees, the American people, and Congress have had enough of this guy and his buddy Doug Tulino. Rather than put forth sensible reforms to help save the USPS, he threatens draconian closures and layoffs. He claims to be “agnostic “ about the possible paths forward, putting it all at Congress’s feet, when he should be an advocate for the USPS and the American people. Service is poor everywhere, despite his false assertions, and people know it. Rather than support the workforce, he openly advocates for a non career work force with less benefits. This model has already proved disastrous for service. The amount of internal theft at the USPS is off of the charts and is driving volume away. People talk openly about how the mail is no longer safe and carriers cannot be trusted as in years past. Most, of course, can be trusted but every new media story erodes confidence further, and there are lots of reports. Hopefully, when he loses his bonus, and it looks like he will, he’ll head to greener pastures.