USPS Proceeding with Mail Processing Consolidations

“We revised our network consolidation timeline to provide a longer planning schedule for our customers, employees and other stakeholders, and to enable a more methodical and measured implementation,” said Patrick Donahoe, postmaster general and CEO of the Postal Service.

“We simply do not have the mail volumes to justify the size and capacity of our current mail processing network. To return to long-term profitability and financial stability while keeping mail affordable, we must match our network to the anticipated workload,” he added. “Our current plan meets our cost reduction goals, ensures seamless and excellent service performance throughout the implementation period and provides adequate time for our customers to adapt to our network changes.”