RAND Research Topic: U.S. Postal Service

Trust in the CDC Declined During the COVID-19 Pandemic

2021-04-05T06:00:00Z

From May to October 2020, some Americans lost trust in the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The drop in trust was particularly significant among people who intended to vote for a candidate other than Joe Biden in the 2020 election or did not intend to vote at all. This suggests that views of the CDC are now strongly politicized.

Is the United States Postal Service Essential?

2020-10-07T00:01:00Z

RAND sociologist Michael Pollard describes the essential services the U.S. Postal Service provides and the pandemic's effect on USPS operations.

The Postal Service and the Pandemic

2020-06-22T06:00:00Z

How do Americans feel about the Postal Service during the COVID-19 crisis? How do they think USPS compares with private courier companies? Are they concerned about handling mail and packages? New survey data sheds light on these questions and more.

Characterization of the Synthetic Opioid Threat Profile to Inform Inspection and Detection Solutions

2019-09-09T05:30:00Z

Researchers from the Homeland Security Operational Analysis Center evaluated publicly available data to better understand consumption and supply of illegally imported synthetic opioids. In this report, they provide their findings and recommendations.

How Would Relaxing the Mailbox Rule Affect Public Safety and Security?

2008-11-05T13:29:00Z

This research brief assesses the potential public safety and security implications of relaxing the U.S. Postal Service's Mailbox Rule, finding that doing so could have a moderate negative impact.

Easing Restrictions on Deliveries to Postal Mailboxes Could Hurt Efforts to Keep Mail Safe

2008-10-23T12:03:00Z

Allowing private courier services to deliver items into mailboxes could hamper efforts by the U.S. Postal Service to safeguard the nation's mail.

The Role of the United States Postal Service in Public Safety and Security: Implications of Relaxing the Mailbox Monopoly

2008-10-07T01:10:00Z

The United States Postal Service has a statutory monopoly to deliver mail to mailboxes, but there are arguments to relax that monopoly. This study assesses the public safety concerns of doing so and makes recommendations to address these concerns.

RAND Study Says Communities Can Learn Lessons from Worker Exposure to Anthrax in Washington

2005-02-22T09:00:00Z

RAND Study Says Communities Can Learn Lessons from Worker Exposure to Anthrax in Washington

In Their Own Words

2004-12-31T21:00:00Z

The authors evaluated perceptions of workers at the US Postal Service Brentwood Processing and Distribution Center and US Senate employees regarding public health responses to the anthrax mailings of October 2001.

New technologies, competition and the postal service

1977-12-31T21:00:00Z

The Postal Service confronts market structure issues faced by regulated monopolies in other industries, but changing technology raises other problems: nearly all the new technology is developing outside the Postal Service's monopoly market. A key q...