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US Postal Service Suspends Non-Essential Spending Amid Cash Crunch

May 28 (Reuters) – ⁠The ⁠U.S. Postal ⁠Service said Thursday ​it is suspending non-essential ‌spending on travel, ‌office ⁠supplies, ⁠consultants and in other areas as ​it faces a mounting cash ​crisis.

Postmaster General David Steiner ⁠told officers ⁠in a ⁠memo dated ​Tuesday seen by Reuters ​that ⁠the moves were “to protect core operations and ⁠ensure we can continue meeting all essential ⁠obligations.” The memo orders a freeze on discretionary purchases of office supplies, equipment software, training, system ⁠upgrades or bulk supply orders beyond near-term needs.

(Reporting by David ​Shepardson, Editing by ​Franklin Paul)

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