Consolidation Of Processing Facility Operations Until 2025

By David Shepardson / Reuters

U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy has agreed to pause planned further consolidation of the postal service's processing network after a bipartisan group of senators raised concerns about the impact on mail deliveries.

In a letter to Senator Gary Peters made public on Monday, DeJoy said he would pause the consolidation of processing facility operations until at least January 2025.

DeJoy said the change would delay USPS cost savings of $133 million to $177 million. Peters said he would keep pushing DeJoy and the USPS board of governors "for a plan that won't interf...