{"id":30358,"date":"2020-08-18T20:05:30","date_gmt":"2020-08-18T20:05:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/08\/18\/post-office-officials-backtrack-on-service-changes-that-delayed-veterans-prescriptions\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T06:01:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T06:01:49","slug":"post-office-officials-backtrack-on-service-changes-that-delayed-veterans-prescriptions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/veterans\/2020\/08\/18\/post-office-officials-backtrack-on-service-changes-that-delayed-veterans-prescriptions\/","title":{"rendered":"Post office officials backtrack on service changes that delayed veterans\u2019 prescriptions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The U.S. Postal Service announced it will halt planned service reductions and other cost-cutting initiatives in response to public outcry \u2014 including strong opposition from veterans advocates<\/a> \u2014 over the timing and impact of the moves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere are some long-standing operational initiatives \u2026 that have been raised as areas of concern as the nation prepares to hold an election in the midst of a devastating pandemic,\u201d Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said in a statement released Tuesday.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTo avoid even the appearance of any impact on election mail, I am suspending these initiatives until after the election is concluded. Retail hours at post offices will not change. Mail processing equipment and blue collection boxes will remain where they are. No mail processing facilities will be closed. And we reassert that overtime has, and will continue to be, approved as needed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The reversal comes just a few days before DeJoy is scheduled to testify before Congress on the operational changes, some of which drew concerns about election tampering from Democratic leaders.<\/p>\n\n\n\t