Premium Forwarding Service Here to Stay for Residents Away from Home U.S. Residents who temporarily relocate to another U.S. address, such as a summer home, now can count on having their mail forwarded... View More
Governors Approve Bigger Flat-Rate Box with First-Time Military Discount, Express Mail Sunday and Holiday Premium The U.S. Postal Service announced today that its Board of Governors approved two... View More
In a report mandated by Congress to ascertain whether or not the USPS is at competitive disadvantage in competing with private carriers the FTC says "yes. Here is a summary of the conclusions of... View More
Postal Service plans to realign pricing and offer volume discounts The USPS is making changes to its Express Mail service to make sure this premier package service is your first choice for affordable,... View More
From Alan Robinson Currently eight states now will have "do not mail" legislation to consider in 2008. Such legislation will likely be introduced in many more states as legislative sessions begin in... View More
In January 2009, mailers will be required to meet one of two options using Intelligent Mail barcodes to access automation prices for letters and flats. The first option, referred to as "Full Service" Intelligent... View More
Information To Help Mailers Understand Mail Preparation Requirements We have posted the Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on the implementation of Intelligent Mail barcodes on Postal Explorer... View More
The Move Update standard currently applies to mailings of First-Class Mail. Effective November 23, 2008, the minimum frequency for Move Update will change from 185 days to 95 days prior to the date of... View More
The Postal Service on December 19 published in the Federal Register its modern service standards for Market-Dominant Products. These service standards represent what mailers can and should expect in... View More
Congress this week provided $29 million in funding to the Treasury Department to satisfy the annual revenue forgone payment to the Postal Service. The Revenue Forgone Reform Act of 1993 provides... View More
DPV product includes information on vacant or non-delivery addresses The Postal Service is helping mailers identify when they are sending mail to vacant or non-delivery addresses. New "no-stat"... View More
Postal Regulatory Commission Posts Information The next price change for mailing (market dominant) and shipping (competitive) services will take place under the new pricing rules. The Postal... View More
The U.S. Postal Service has been recognized for its cutting-edge supply management with an award by the Aberdeen Group, a leading business research firm. The group awarded the Postal Service its "Innovation... View More
20 Billion in 30 Days In two short days, the U.S. Postal Service begins to deliver 20 billion pieces of mail across the country and around the world, a task that requires more than 200,000 trucks,... View More
Legislation Would Require Bargaining Over Subcontracting APWU Web News Article #107-07, Nov. 16 2007 The APWU won a significant victory on Nov. 15, when Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-MA) introduced legislation... View More
The Postal Service Governors announced today future prices will be adjusted using new regulations issued by the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) on Oct. 29. Consistent with the Postal Accountability... View More
The USPS Office of the Inspector General has released a self-initiated audit report - Review of Postal Service First-Class Permit Reply Mail (Report Number MS-AR-08-001). The... View More
Potter says USPS looks forward to moving toward new pricing model The Postal Regulatory Commission Service has issued its regulations to implement new modern ratemaking and classification systems... View More