Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

brooklynite

(93,851 posts)
Wed Oct 21, 2020, 02:26 PM Oct 2020

Government watchdog knocks Postal Service for operational changes

Source: Politico

The independent government watchdog for the United States Postal Service has concluded that a sweeping series of operational changes implemented at the agency by President Donald Trump’s postmaster general “negatively impacted the quality and timeliness of mail delivery” across the country.

In a report released this week in response to various congressional requests, the USPS Office of Inspector General analyzed the cost-cutting measures Postmaster General Louis DeJoy put in place after assuming control of the agency in June — as well as the nearly six dozen strategies initiated by USPS operations executives to achieve financial targets.

The inspector general found that USPS officials did not conduct any analysis of the service impacts of their changes, and that “documentation and guidance to the field” regarding the new policies “was very limited and almost exclusively oral.”

“The resulting confusion and inconsistency in operations at postal facilities compounded the significant negative service impacts across the country,” the inspector general wrote.



Read more: https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/21/louis-dejoy-usps-changes-430807
1 replies = new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight: NoneDon't highlight anything 5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
Government watchdog knocks Postal Service for operational changes (Original Post) brooklynite Oct 2020 OP
A feature, not a bug The Blue Flower Oct 2020 #1
Latest Discussions»Latest Breaking News»Government watchdog knock...