U.S. Postal Service

U.S. Postal Service

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The USPS Is a Public Service, Not a Business
As Congress and the White House debate how to assist the Postal Service, it will be important to understand the effects of proposed cost-cutting measures on mail delivery of vital services, smaller and rural communities, low-income communities, and the USPS's broader public safety and security functions.
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Apr 6, 2021
The National Interest
Michael S. Pollard @MichaelSPollard, Lois M. Davis @LoisMDavis

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

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Voting in a Pandemic, the U.S. Postal Service, Defunding the Police: RAND Weekly Recap
This weekly recap focuses on Americans' views about voting in the age of COVID-19, what makes the U.S. Postal Service so essential, why some in law enforcement may be open to “defunding the police,” and more.
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Aug 28, 2020
U.S. Postal Service

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The United States Postal Service Is More 'Essential' Than You Thought
The U.S. Postal Service is an essential service that delivers mail to every address in the country, connects rural communities, and contributes to public safety. But it is still mistakenly thought of as a private business that should be able to turn a profit.
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Aug 25, 2020
The Hill
Michael S. Pollard @MichaelSPollard, Lois M. Davis @LoisMDavis
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

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The Postal Service, Election Security, Reducing Child Deaths: RAND Weekly Recap
This weekly recap focuses on the role of the U.S. Postal Service, preparing for the presidential election, reducing child deaths in Nigeria, and more.
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Jun 26, 2020
Terrorist Bombings

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Austin Bombings Highlight a Potential Vulnerability in the Mail Delivery System
USPS is better than private couriers at identifying and detecting suspicious packages. Given that they are increasingly handling
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Apr 17, 2018
Inside Sources
Lois M. Davis @LoisMDavis, Michael S. Pollard @MichaelSPollard

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The Biden administration's lack of a competitive economic strategy, not just in Oceania but throughout the Indo-Pacific, is providing China with unique opportunities to leverage its Belt and Road Initiative to deepen trade, investment, and infrastructure development. Chinese economic overtures tend to be successful, given that Pacific Island countries are overwhelmingly small and impoverished.

Derek Grossman

Senior Defense Analyst

Source: Foreign Policy

While neurodivergent diagnoses are not automatically disqualifying from Army service, any new recruit who reveals a diagnosis jumps through hoops to serve. Some described having to prove that their diagnoses do not impede their ability to serve, which puts the burden on an eighteen-year-old to prove a negative for which the Army has no assessment criteria.

Cortney Weinbaum

Senior Management Scientist

Source: Modern War Institute (West Point)

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U.S. Postal Service

The USPS Is a Public Service, Not a Business

Voting in a Pandemic, the U.S. Postal Service, Defunding the Police: RAND Weekly Recap

The United States Postal Service Is More 'Essential' Than You Thought

The Postal Service, Election Security, Reducing Child Deaths: RAND Weekly Recap

Austin Bombings Highlight a Potential Vulnerability in the Mail Delivery System

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