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<p>[QUOTE="Louie_Two_Bits, post: 826973, member: 17748"]Yes, it should be...but just like any other government agency; what it lacks is efficiency, has high overhead in paying federal employees, and is overly regulated. That's why it's more cost effective for the U.S. Postal Service to sub-contract fedex, ups, and dhl to ship some of their packages. </p><p> </p><p>Private companies are not bound to the same rules and regulations as the feds. They can purchase the "best" cutting edge technology, equipment, resources and create efficient processes as they will. Whereas it make take the feds years just to purchase a new mail scanner. And they are bound by contracts to a limited pool of vendors from everything from mail trucks to pencils & paper. They have a lengthy process when filling a new position and have to provide robust benefit packages. And then it takes an act of God to change any processes to become more efficient. The list goes on and on...</p><p> </p><p>-LTB[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Louie_Two_Bits, post: 826973, member: 17748"]Yes, it should be...but just like any other government agency; what it lacks is efficiency, has high overhead in paying federal employees, and is overly regulated. That's why it's more cost effective for the U.S. Postal Service to sub-contract fedex, ups, and dhl to ship some of their packages. Private companies are not bound to the same rules and regulations as the feds. They can purchase the "best" cutting edge technology, equipment, resources and create efficient processes as they will. Whereas it make take the feds years just to purchase a new mail scanner. And they are bound by contracts to a limited pool of vendors from everything from mail trucks to pencils & paper. They have a lengthy process when filling a new position and have to provide robust benefit packages. And then it takes an act of God to change any processes to become more efficient. The list goes on and on... -LTB[/QUOTE]
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