The United States Postal Service halted discretionary spending on travel, office supplies, equipment, software, training, system upgrades, and consultants to address a $2 billion quarterly net loss. The service has lost $120 billion since 2007 as mail volumes fell 6.3% in the three months ending March 31. Without immediate action, USPS could run out of cash by February.

Drastic Cost-Cutting to Preserve Liquidity