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However, the Postal Regulatory Commission, in its analysis of USPS' fiscal 2021 annual performance report, found USPS fell short on most of its delivery performance and customer service targets." - Comments (Count) Regulator Warns That More Elements of DeJoy's Plan for USPS Are Disruptive and Unrealistic 6.09.2022 - GovExec.com reports: "USPS should go back to the drawing board to ensure it has taken customer input into account and relied upon reasonable assumptions as it seeks to ensure faster delivery for items sent through its Retail Ground and Parcel Ground Select offerings, the Postal Regulatory Commission said in its advisory opinion." - Advisory Opinion (PDF) - Comments (Count) DeJoy outlines USPS plans to close, consolidate facilities across its delivery network 5.18.2022 - Federal News Network reports: "DeJoy said USPS will consolidate network operations into Sort and Delivery Centers, with enough space, docks and mail processing equipment to operate more efficiently than what its current infrastructure can provide. "We will place large carrier operations inside our mail processing plants, dramatically reducing transportation, reducing mail handlings, increasing reliability, and decreasing time to delivery," DeJoy said." - DeJoy Outlines Drastic USPS Network Overhaul - GovExec: USPS Plans to Close More Facilities and Repurpose Those That Remain - Comments (Count) @postal Happy National Postal Workers Day! 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