The implementation date for CASS/MASS Cycle O is being deferred to August 1, 2015. CASS and MASS certifications obtained during Cycle N will be valid through July 31, 2015. New certificates will not be... View More

NEW ORLEANS, LA, MAY 9, 2013 - In response to the changing face of the industry, the Messenger Courier Association of America (MCAA) has updated its brand to become the Customized Logistics & Delivery... View More

WASHINGTON - If they try it, they'll buy it. That's the message the U.S. Postal Service is sending to consumer packaged goods companies and other marketers with its Product Samples mail promotion. Designed... View More

The following is a contribution to the PostCom Bulletin by William Holden, President & CEO of Holdenart. The views expressed are solely the author's. When conversation comes up about the USPS, it often... View More

The Postal Service will soon file a request with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) to provide enhanced insurance coverage with Priority Mail. The goal of this change is to improve the competitiveness... View More

At the Postal Regulatory Commission: Docket No. R2013-6 "Notice Of Price Adjustment (Technology Credit Promotion)" RESPONSES OF THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE TO CHAIRMAN'S INFORMATION REQUEST NO.... View More

Postal Explorer® (pe.usps.com) is your source for up-to-date mailing standards. The Domestic Mail Manual (DMM®) is fully searchable on Postal Explorer and features fly-out menus, cross-reference... View More

By Adam Lewenberg, CMDSS, MDC, President of Postal Advocate Inc. ... View More

Did you miss it? I mean, the PostCom webinar on "Accessing & Understanding Mail Quality Reporting"? If you did, you still can view the webinar recording and check out the slides... View More

The Full-Service application will undergo a major system upgrade from midnight Saturday, May 4, through midnight CT, Tuesday, May 7, 2013. During this period, Full-Service mailers will not receive or have... View More

Window Book Postal Concierge-- Q: Do I need to get an IDEAlliance User License Code to use Mail.dat® files? A: Yes, if you plan to generate, edit, or update Mail.dat files. IDEAlliance® has made... View More

By Gordon Glazer, President, Shipware Mail Consulting Services ... View More

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By Gene Del Polito, President, Association for Postal Commerce ... View More

Government Executive--Federal statute currently bars anyone from mailing any type of booze through the U.S. Postal Service. "All spirituous, vinous, malted, fermented, or other intoxicating liquors of... View More

Washington Examiner--The Washington Examiner has spilled considerable ink in recent weeks (Sean Higgins, "Postal unions peddling pension funding myth," March 12) seeking to downplay the impact of the 2006... View More

CFO Briefing Follows Open Session Meeting WASHINGTON , April 29, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Board of Governors of the U.S. Postal Service will meet May 10 in open session at Postal Service headquarters,... View More

Full-Service System Upgrade - The Full-Service application will undergo a major system upgrade from midnight Saturday, May 4, through midnight CT, Tuesday, May 7, 2013. During this period, Full-Service... View More

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Direct Marketing News--One of the people responsible for the proliferation of electronic mail, a man truly hailed as one of the "Fathers of the Internet," told attendees at Postal Vision 2020 today that... View More