Author Archives: Paul Steidler
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Three Legislative Missteps With The Postal Service Reform Act
February 23, 2022- Paul Steidler On substance and legislative process, the Postal Service Reform Act (PSRA) is a troubling measure that needs to be tabled in the U.S. Senate until legislators complete a major overhaul. While it has several small-scale, positive components, its major provision [Read More...] -
Six Major Reasons The Postal Service Reform Act Is Insufficient (From The Hill)
February 11, 2022- Paul Steidler While there are many positive provisions in the Postal Service Reform Act that the U.S. House of Representatives passed on February 8, it leaves unresolved the most critical issues at the U.S. Postal Service. These include: mail delivery is institutionalized [Read More...] -
Remarks Of Paul Steidler To U.S. Postal Service Board Of Governors
February 8, 2022- Paul Steidler February 8, 2022 Meeting The U.S. Postal Service should renounce any taxpayer funds for the purchase of electric vehicles and related infrastructure, estimated to cost $7 billion over the next decade. You have $23 billion or so in cash and [Read More...] -
Comments To Postal Regulatory Commission On U.S. Postal Service’s Annual Compliance Report
January 31, 2022- Paul Steidler The Lexington Institute appreciates the opportunity to offer the following comments about the U.S. Postal Service’s Fiscal Year 2021 Annual Compliance Report. Due to several developments in fiscal year 2021, it is essential that the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) fundamentally [Read More...] -
Fight Inflation, Not U.S. Technology Companies (From RealClearMarkets)
January 31, 2022- Paul Steidler With inflation at its highest levels in four decades, the Biden Administration and Congress are more focused on punishing U.S.-based tech companies, which have driven economic growth and vitality for the past two decades, than fighting inflation. Among those acknowledging [Read More...] -
Biden Stiff Arms Progressives On The Postal Service (From The Hill)
January 20, 2022- Paul Steidler Through two nominees to the U.S. Postal Service’s Board of Governors, President Biden has sent a message to progressives, former Republican Party and Trump fundraiser Louis DeJoy will likely be the Postmaster General for years to come. DeJoy will have [Read More...] -
USPS’s Changing Board Of Governors: DeJoy’s Job Is Safe And Four More Things To Know
January 12, 2022- Paul Steidler Read the full report as a PDF here. The U.S. Postal Service’s Board of Governors will hold an unusual public meeting this afternoon at 4:00 p.m. where the key agenda item is “Board Leadership.” This follows President Biden’s November 19 [Read More...] -
The Reckless Push For Electric Vehicles At The U.S. Postal Service (From RealClearEnergy)
December 28, 2021- Paul Steidler As Democrats regroup and forge ahead with plans to implement components of the Build Back Better legislation killed by Senator Joe Manchin, calls for the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to be given billions of taxpayers’ dollars to electrify its fleet [Read More...] -
The Urgency Of Protecting The Electric Grid From Cyberattacks (From POWER Magazine)
December 2, 2021- Paul Steidler The clock is ticking to protect the electric grid from cyberattacks. Adversarial nations, terrorists, and criminal groups have been refining their techniques for years. Lloyd’s has warned a successful, coordinated intrusion could cost $1 trillion. Earlier this year, the Colonial [Read More...] -
The Universal Postal Union: A Discussion With Director General Bishar Hussein
November 23, 2021- Paul Steidler The Universal Postal Union (UPU), a specialized agency of the United Nations comprised of 192 member countries, plays an important role in international commerce. It sets the framework for rates and regulatory requirements for the international shipment of mail and [Read More...]