ROUNDS ISSUES STATEMENT FOLLOWING RELEASE OF USPS OIG REPORT ON SOUTH DAKOTA MAIL SERVICE

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Mike Rounds issued the following press release:

U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) today issued a statement following the release of the United States Postal Service (USPS) Office of the Inspector General's (OIG) report on the status of mail service in South Dakota. This investigation was requested (https://www.rounds.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/rounds-requests-investigation-into-postal-service-issues-in-south-dakota) by Rounds in December 2025. The report comes following USPS's announcement that the Sioux Falls processing facility will be upgraded to a regional facility at Rounds' request, keeping more intrastate mail in South Dakota.

"It's encouraging and unsurprising that the Inspector General's repor...