Assessment of Postal Service’s Network Changes

Steve HutkinsSeptember 27, 2026Blog, Featured

OIG: In March 2021, the U.S. Postal Service released its 10-year strategic Delivering for America (DFA) plan to achieve financial sustainability and improve service. Since that time, the Postal Service has implemented significant changes in its transportation, package processing, and delivery network. This involved reducing operational costs by consolidating operations and moving mail from air networks to ground transportation, eliminating … Read More

Implementation Update on the USPS Processing Network

Steve HutkinsDecember 21, 2025Blog, Featured

The 10-year DFA plan launched March 2021. Here’s how the restructuring of the processing network is progressing.

OIG report on Network Changes: Progress on Improvements at Atlanta RPDC

Steve HutkinsJuly 11, 2025Featured, News

The Postal Service improved service performance at the Atlanta RPDC; however, performance is still below nationwide averages and well below goals

Postal Service to implement RTO and new service standards despite PRC recommendations

Steve HutkinsFebruary 26, 2025Blog, Featured

The RTO ends afternoon collections at three-fourths of the nation’s post offices, adding another day to delivery times for their outgoing mail and packages.

USPS Responds to PRC Advisory Opinion on Delivering for America

Steve HutkinsFebruary 21, 2025Blog, Featured, News

DeJoy was “confounded” by the Commission’s view of of cost savings as “meager” and disagreed with many key elements of the Opinion, but USPS finds some areas of common ground.

Postal Service to relocate Tropical Reef post office after carriers move to Pompano Beach S&DC

Steve HutkinsJanuary 11, 2025Blog, Featured

Since the carriers are gone, there’s a lof of excess space, so the USPS is looking for a smaller, retail-only location. The same will happen to many more post offices.