The Postal Service wants to change how it reports its own performance

The US Postal Service has asked its regulator to change the rules for how it reports its own financial and operational performance. This means the public might get less detailed information about how the Postal Service is actually doing.

The Postal Service is a critical piece of US infrastructure, but it has been losing money for years. The current reporting rules are designed to show exactly where the money goes and how efficiently mail is delivered. If these rules change, it could become harder for the public and Congress to understand the true state of the Postal Service's finances and operations, making it harder to hold it accountable.