Rural-Urban Divide A Key Postal Issue
From the OIG: The post office in America began as an urban enterprise, even though cities were smaller than they are today and were home to only a small share of the [...]
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What’s Driving Postal Transportation Costs?
From the OIG: While costs in general are expected to increase over time due to inflation, there were other factors that put downward pressure on the Postal Service’s [...]
OIG Assesses Mail Performance Measurement
The U.S. Postal Service established its Mail Processing Variance (MPV) model in fiscal year (FY) 2011 to measure annual mail processing operational performance and [...]
IT’S OFFICIAL: PAPER ADS MORE EFFECTIVE THAN DIGITAL
The OIG reports in a new study that for brand-building ads, a purely physical campaign might be especially effective, since recall, desirability, and likability were higher [...]
Inspector General Issues Report On USPS
The USPS Inspector General released its quarterly report on postal operations … (click to read [...]
OIG Blasts USPS Private Studies
The Office of the Inspector General released a report on USPS use of private contractor studies, stating the Post was unable to produce 30 of the 97 studies when OIG asked to [...]