“The Postal Service deserves credit for its efforts to make
sure postal employees know what they need to do to identify
and respond to suspicious mail, but clearly much more must
be done,” said Senate Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs ranking Democrat Joe Lieberman, D-Conn., in
response to the report.
The report recommended that USPS provide clearer guidance
to employees, expand suspicious mail training for managers
and supervisors including response scenarios and
instructions on calling inspectors following the discovery
of a suspicious parcel, and providing guidance for managers
on communicating with employees and unions about incidents
when mail is sent for testing.
“The health and safety of postal workers and the general
public depends on effective preparation and planning by
the Postal Service, and until postal managers and employees
get the guidance and training they need, postal workers
and the public will continue to be at risk,” Lieberman added.
