U.S. Postal Service Urged to Weigh Contracting Operations
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The U.S. Postal Service should consider keeping door-to-door delivery while privatizing the rest of its operations, a panel led by former Government Accountability Office head David Walker found.
The Postal Service, which lost $15.9 billion last year and exhausted its $15 billion borrowing limit, should consider expanding partnerships with the private sector, a report released today by a National Academy of Public Administration panel said. The post office already partners with companies including FedEx Corp. and United Parcel Service Inc.