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Prolonged post office closures focus of House bill
Four House lawmakers have introduced legislation that would require the U.S. Postal Service to be more forthcoming with information about temporary post office closures, which inconvenience communities.
House approval of digital financial disclosures would impact USPS mail
A House investment reform bill could impact the U.S. Postal Service by eliminating the requirement for investment companies to mail certain financial documents to customers.
USPS tried to ban immigrant truck drivers — it went horribly
Postal employees must be US citizens, while contractors are not held to the same standard. The US Postal Service outsources a large portion of its linehaul network, using a network of carriers and brokers. The number of non-domiciled CDL drivers among its contractor network surprised everyone, including USPS executives.