Key Government Office Endorses Cuts to the USPS

The U.S. Postal Service's current business model "is not viable," and the mail agency should make deeper job and wage cuts, hire more part-time staff and consider outsourcing some operations, according to a draft of a government audit by the Government Accountability Office. Auditors also urge Congress to remove restrictions on the Postal Service's ability to close post offices and cut Saturday mail delivery, according to the report, which offers recommendations similar to those proposed in the USPS's 10-year business plan.