All Things Delivered

Episode 7: International Shipping and Extraterritorial Offices of Exchange

For this week's episode, The Capitol Forum's Mike Williams sat down with international shipping expert Mark Schoeman to discuss the current state of international shipping, the role of Extraterritorial Offices of Exchange and the disruptive potential of a U.S. withdrawal from the Universal Postal Union.

Episode 6: Controllable Losses at the USPS with Ross Marchand

In light of the USPS announcement that it lost $1.5 billion in the first quarter of fiscal year 2019, Mike Williams of The Capitol Forum sat down with Ross Marchand of the Taxpayers Protection Alliance to discuss their report that found over $3.3 billion dollars that the USPS could recoup without any congressional directives.

Episode 5: Presidential Task Force Recommendations for the USPS with Nick Zaiac

For this episode, Mike Williams sat down with Nick Zaiac of the R Street Institute to discuss recommendations by the Presidential Task Force on the USPS, such as changes to the Universal Service Obligation, the relationship between monopoly and competitive mail, and postal employee benefits.

Episode 4: U.S. Withdrawal from the Universal Postal Union with International Shipping Expert Jim Campbell

This week, The Capitol Forum sat down with international shipping expert Jim Campbell to discuss the context of the U.S. withdrawal from the Universal Postal Union, the implications of the withdrawal, and potential remedies that could be reached prior to the deadline for withdrawal.

All Things Delivered #3

On this week's episode, Capitol Forum reporters Mike Williams and Vikas Kumar discuss recent developments in the postal space, including a recent inspector general report about lax oversight of the negotiated service agreement program, The Capitol Forum's prior work in this space, and key data points to watch.