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Help the Postal Inspector Evaluate USPS Ground Advantage

January 2, 2024January 2, 2024 Ina Steiner
USPS

How is the new USPS Ground Advantage service performing? The USPS Inspector General wants to know – and now is the chance for sellers to share their feedback with the agency. The audit, titled “Effectiveness […]

3 CommentsNews, ShippingUSPS, USPS Ground Advantage, USPS Inspector General, USPS OIG

Is the USPS Ready for Holiday Peak Shipping?

August 16, 2023August 16, 2023 Ina Steiner
USPS

The Postal Service Office of Inspector General (OIG) put out a call asking for input on whether the USPS is ready for holiday peak shipping. It’s conducting a preparedness audit, and posted the following announcement […]

3 CommentsNews, Shippingholiday shipping, USPS, USPS OIG

Audit Finds USPS Package Tracking Inaccurate and Inadequate

May 16, 2023May 16, 2023 Ina Steiner
USPS

The postal Inspector General (IG) found that 64% of tracking messages for packages it examined in a recent audit were inaccurate and recommended the USPS do a better job of communicating when providing delivery status […]

3 CommentsNews, ShippingPackage tracking, Tracking, USPS, USPS OIG

OIG Suggests USPS Should Track Delivery Failures Nationwide

January 16, 2023January 16, 2023 Ina Steiner
USPS

Thanks to USPS Informed Delivery, people can check each day to see what’s scheduled to arrive in their mailbox. That lets them see if a mail carrier skips their house on any given day. But […]

News, ShippingPostal delivery failures, Shipping delays, USPS, USPS OIG

USPS Orders 50K Next Gen Delivery Vehicles for $2.98 Billion

March 24, 2022March 24, 2022 Ina Steiner
USPS

The USPS ordered 50,000 next generation delivery vehicles for $2.98 billion (that’s an average of $59,600 each). Twenty percent of them will be battery electric vehicles (BEVs), rather than the 10% it had initially planned […]

1 CommentNews, ShippingUSPS, USPS Next Gen Delivery Vehicles, USPS OIG

USPS Peak Preparedness: Better Than Last Year

November 29, 2021November 29, 2021 Ina Steiner
USPS

An audit on USPS peak preparedness found the Postal Service is better prepared for the holiday mail surge than last year (which was a disaster, as online sellers likely recall), but it may not be […]

News, ShippingUSPS, USPS holiday preparedness, USPS OIG

USPS Gets Good Grade on Early Pandemic Response

January 18, 2021January 18, 2021 Ina Steiner
USPS

The USPS kept the mail moving during the early stages of the pandemic. That’s the finding of the Office of Inspector General (OIG), which announced the findings of an audit on Monday. The OIG said […]

2 CommentsNews, Shippingcoronavirus, Louis DeJoy, USPS, USPS OIG

IG Report Shows Poor Execution of USPS Initiatives

November 9, 2020 Ina Steiner
USPS

The US Postal Service Office of Inspector General (OIG) announced today a report it issued that shows poor execution on the part of postal management. “The Postal Service’s implementation of operational changes and initiatives in […]

News, ShippingLouis DeJoy, Postmaster General, Shipping disruption, USPS, USPS OIG

OIG to USPS: Improve Scanning Practices

March 8, 2020March 8, 2020 Ina Steiner
USPS

The USPS Inspector General (USPS OIG) issued a report on mail scanning issues, a topic near and dear to online sellers’ hearts since they rely on scans to prove they sent a package, sent it […]

2 CommentsNews, ShippingUSPS, USPS OIG, USPS scanning

US Postmaster General Reduces Work Hours to Cut Costs

March 1, 2020March 1, 2020 Ina Steiner
USPS

Postmaster General Megan Brennan said the USPS reduced over 6 million work hours in the recent quarter, which helped the organization reduce its overall compensation expenses. She made the statement in her most recent video […]

8 CommentsNews, ShippingMegan J. Brennan, Postal legislation, USPS, USPS OIG

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