Postal Service Reaches Deal With Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency

Postal Service Reaches Deal With Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency

From the article: "...the agency planned to complete a “further reduction of another 10,000 people in the next 30 days” through a previously established voluntary-retirement program.

Last week, Mr. Musk said at a tech conference organized by the bank Morgan Stanley that the Postal Service should be privatized, declaring, “We should privatize anything that can reasonably be privatized.”..."

Article Reference: www.nytimes.com
Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), Postal Reform, USPS Reform, Postal Service should be privatized,

Audit: Postal Service contract truckers had their kids riding along

Audit: Postal Service contract truckers had their kids riding along

From the article: "...Carriers and owner-operators hired by the U.S. Postal Service to handle the agency’s highway freight have been red-flagged by auditors for safety and security violations, including having unauthorized family members riding along in their trucks. The audit, conducted from February through September 2023 by the Postal Service’s Office of Inspector General (OIG), was designed to assess the Postal Service’s transportation workplace safety and driver security by looking at eight Processing and Distribution Centers (P&DCs) nationwide. ...The OIG focused on both highway contract routes (HCRs) and Postal Vehicle Service (PVS) drivers. HCRs are long-haul routes contracted to private trucking companies to carry mail ..."

Article Reference: www.freightwaves.com
Unsecured Trailers, Mail Theft, Sanctity of Mail Violations, Poor Vetting of Mail Processing Transportation Managers,