Postmaster General DeJoy says he will stop USPS changes until after November election

From JSOnline:

Nicholas Wu

USA TODAY

WASHINGTON — The head of the U.S. Postal Service said he would pause operational changes at the agency until after the November election after lawmakers expressed fear the changes would hinder the collection of mail-in ballots.

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said in a statement he had been making changes at the agency to ensure its long-term sustainability, but "to avoid even the appearance of any impact on election mail, I am suspending these initiatives until after the election is concluded."

"The Postal Service is ready today to handle whatever volume of election mail it receives this fall," he said, adding that "standby resources" would be engaged on Oct. 1 to handle the increased volume of election mail. He said a task force on election mail would also be expanded.

Read more: https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/08/18/election-usps-postmaster-general-says-hes-suspending-mail-changes/5602523002/