May 13, 2002

Postal Service Reform

Mr. Potter and Mr. Walker talked about a plan to transform the U.S. Postal Service in light of decreasing mail volume and revenue. They… read more

Mr. Potter and Mr. Walker talked about a plan to transform the U.S. Postal Service in light of decreasing mail volume and revenue. They said the primary focus of the service would be to maintain universal service, but new approaches would have to be developed. Among the issues they addressed were cutting costs by decreasing the number of employees, potential legislative reforms to provide management more leeway in decision-making, and the creation of new business models to meet future challenges. They also addressed concerns over recent anthrax mailings and pipe bombings of mailboxes. close

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Daniel K. Akaka U.S. Senator [D] Hawaii
Thad Cochran U.S. Senator (Class 2) [R] Mississippi

John "Jack" E. Potter Postmaster General U.S. Postal Service
David M. Walker Comptroller General General Accounting Office

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Senate Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on International Security, Proliferation and Federal Services

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Program ID:: 170052-1
Category:: Senate Committee
Format:: Senate Committee
Location:: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:: May 13, 2002 | 10:01am EDT | C-SPAN 1
Last Aired:: May 17, 2002 | 2:32pm EDT | C-SPAN 1

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May 13, 2002 | 10:01am EDT | C-SPAN 1
May 13, 2002 | 10:10pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
May 14, 2002 | 3:31am EDT | C-SPAN 1
May 14, 2002 | 5:21pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
May 17, 2002 | 2:32pm EDT | C-SPAN 1

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