The Postal Service is putting immediate restrictions on nonessential spending to avoid running out of cash sooner than expected.
Postmaster General David Steiner wrote in a memo Tuesday that the restrictions will impact hiring, travel and training as well as other areas of spending. Departments within USPS may be asked to provide a summary of “cost-containment actions taken and expected savings.”
Steiner told members of the House Oversight Committee in March that USPS will run out of cash in early 2027, as long as it continues to pay its bills on time. But USPS is relying on some emergency measures to conserve cash.
“As you are aware, we are currently experiencing a temporary cash-flow shortage that requires us to take decisive steps to manage our available resources responsibly,” Steiner wrote in the memo. “To protect core operations and ensure that we can continue meeting all essential obligations, we are implementing immediate restrictions on non-essential spending across all departments.”
Steiner said these belt-tightening measures will remain in place until the agency’s cash position stabilizes. USPS, he wrote, will reassess the need for these restrictions “as conditions improve.”
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