According to this web post, there's a new online way to renew your passport that may or may not work, and that you may or may not want to use. I suppose the best news in the article is the State Department says don't worry we're up to speed and everything is back to normal, you can believe that or not as you choose.
https://thriftytraveler.com/news/travel/online-passport-renewal-public-rollout/
Thanks Phred. I bookmarked the websites for future use. Since my passport doesn't expire for two years, they have time to work out the bugs.
https://community.ricksteves.com/travel-forum/general-europe/for-anyone-sweating-passport-renewals
A month seems to be 'normal' now.
If this succseeds than it'll be another win for the convenience of the people
My recent renewal went quite quickly, but I did it before the season started. The one unusual aspect was I got no emails during the process until the very end when there was a flurry of three or four or five all right next to each other.
