Ernie Swanson, communications programs specialist for the Alaska District of USPS, said the transfer of his responsibilities to Denver should have no bearing or slowing down of the bypass system and no mail delays are expected.
"We're very confident we'll be able to maintain same level of service even though Mr. Deaton is retiring," Swanson said.
But Murkowski says there hasn't been enough time to give the Denver staff adequate training in Alaska mail affairs.
"I am extremely concerned to learn that there does not appear to be any transition or training plan for transferring this knowledge and experience to the Denver operation," Murkowski states. "Placing the responsibility for intra-Alaska mail and bypass mail service in the hands of untrained personnel two thousand miles and two time zones away without a clear sense of our Alaska's routes and challenges may help the Postal Service's bottom line but will impact our vast state's economy and connectedness."
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