USPS Named June 2026 Porker of the Month Amid $109 Billion in Losses Since 2007
Event summary
- Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) named the USPS its June 2026 Porker of the Month for $109 billion in losses since 2007.
- USPS's Delivering for America plan failed to achieve break-even by 2023, accumulating over $25 billion in losses.
- Mail volume dropped by 51 billion between 2012 and 2025 while spending increased by $10 billion.
- USPS is seeking tens of billions in additional funding despite ongoing financial mismanagement.
The big picture
The USPS's persistent financial losses highlight the broader challenges facing government-run enterprises in adapting to declining mail volume and rising costs. The agency's failure to reform its business model underscores the tension between maintaining essential services and achieving fiscal sustainability, a dynamic playing out across other public utilities and logistics providers.
What we're watching
- Governance Dynamics
- How Senate hearings will influence USPS's reform efforts and potential legislative interventions.
- Financial Sustainability
- Whether the USPS can implement structural changes to halt its decade-long financial decline.
- Regulatory Scrutiny
- The pace at which regulators push for accountability in USPS's spending and operational inefficiencies.