{"id":14868,"date":"2016-05-04T18:26:45","date_gmt":"2016-05-04T23:26:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/?p=14868"},"modified":"2016-05-04T18:26:45","modified_gmt":"2016-05-04T23:26:45","slug":"prc-examines-usps-2015-performance-goals-and-2016-performance-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2016\/05\/04\/prc-examines-usps-2015-performance-goals-and-2016-performance-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"PRC Examines USPS 2015 Performance Goals and 2016 Performance Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"field field-name-field-date-posted field-type-datetime field-label-hidden\">\n<div class=\"field-items\">\n<div class=\"field-item even\"><span class=\"date-display-single\">5\/4\/2016<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"field field-name-title field-type-ds field-label-hidden\">\n<div class=\"field-items\">\n<div class=\"field-item even\">\n<h2>PRC Examines USPS 2015 Performance Goals and 2016 Performance Plan: Report offers recommendations for meeting goals in the future<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden\">\n<div class=\"field-items\">\n<div class=\"field-item even\">\n<p><strong>Washington, DC<\/strong><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>\u2013 Today the Postal Regulatory Commission (Commission) issued its analysis of the United States Postal Service (Postal Service) fiscal year (FY) 2015 Annual Performance Report and fiscal year 2016 Performance Plan. The Commission is statutorily required to review the Postal Service\u2019s goals and make findings as to whether the Postal Service has met those goals and offer any recommendations regarding the protection or promotion of public policy objectives.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-13652\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/prc-logo2.jpg\" alt=\"prc-logo2\" width=\"225\" height=\"185\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Commission\u2019s review finds that the Postal Service FY 2015 Report and FY 2016 Plan failed to meet three of four goals established, and partially met the fourth goal.<\/p>\n<p>The report further provides an in-depth evaluation of the Postal Service\u2019s four performance goals:<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong>1<\/strong>) Deliver High-Quality Services,<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong>2<\/strong>) Provide Excellent Customer Experiences,<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong>3<\/strong>) Ensure a Safe Workplace and Engaged Workforce, and<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong>4<\/strong>) Sustain Controllable Income.<\/p>\n<p>Below is a summary of the Commission\u2019s findings.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"margin: 0px 0px 2px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 22px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none outside none; background: url('\/sites\/all\/themes\/postal_regulatory_commission\/images\/marker.png') 4px 5px no-repeat scroll rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);\"><em>The Commission finds that the Postal Service did not meet the Deliver High-Quality Services performance goal in FY 2015.<\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0px 0px 2px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 22px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none outside none; background: url('\/sites\/all\/themes\/postal_regulatory_commission\/images\/marker.png') 4px 5px no-repeat scroll rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);\"><em>The Commission finds that the Postal Service did not meet the Provide Excellent Customer Experiences performance goal in FY 2015<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0px 0px 2px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 22px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none outside none; background: url('\/sites\/all\/themes\/postal_regulatory_commission\/images\/marker.png') 4px 5px no-repeat scroll rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);\"><em>The Commission finds that the Postal Service did not meet the Ensure a Safe Workplace and Engaged Workforce performance goal in FY\u00a02015.<\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0px 0px 2px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 22px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none outside none; background: url('\/sites\/all\/themes\/postal_regulatory_commission\/images\/marker.png') 4px 5px no-repeat scroll rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);\"><em>The Commission finds that the Postal Service partially met the Sustain Controllable Income performance goal in FY 2015.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A link to the full report, including a complete list of Commission recommendations for each goal, is available on the Commission\u2019s website at<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.prc.gov\/\">www.prc.gov<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.prc.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/reports\/Appendix%20-%20Findings%20and%20Recommdations.pdf\">Commission Recommendations and Findings<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>The Postal Regulatory Commission is an independent federal agency<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><em>that provides regulatory oversight over the U.S. Postal Service to ensure the transparency and accountability of the Postal Service and foster a vital and efficient universal mail system.\u00a0 The Commission is<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><em>comprised of five Presidentially-appointed and Senate-confirmed Commissioners, each serving terms of six years.\u00a0 The Chairman is designated by the President.\u00a0 In addition to Acting Chairman Robert G. Taub, the other commissioners are Vice Chairman Nanci Langley and Commissioners Mark Acton and Tony Hammond. Follow the PRC on Twitter: @PostalRegulator<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>5\/4\/2016 PRC Examines USPS 2015 Performance Goals and 2016 Performance Plan: Report offers recommendations for meeting goals in the future Washington, DC\u00a0\u2013 Today the Postal Regulatory Commission (Commission) issued its analysis of the United States Postal Service (Postal Service) fiscal year (FY) 2015 Annual Performance Report and fiscal year 2016 Performance Plan. 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