Hate the idea of a private postal service? Hold on a minute
Hate the idea of a private postal service? Hold on a minute  
Podcast: Federal Drive with Tom Temin
Published On: Mon Mar 24 2025
Description: Maybe privatizing parts of the U. S. Postal Service isn't such a bad idea. Nations have a wide range of models for operating their postal services ranging to fully outsourced to industry. On the other hand, no one matches the scale of the U.S. Postal Service. The Postal Service office of inspector general's new white paper details how postal services work in more than two dozen nations. Here with the highlights, research manager John Althen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices