Postal News Blog--The USPS doesn't appear to be pleased that its former Chief Financial Officer Mike Riley testified on behalf of the NALC in opposition to the service's plan to eliminate Saturday delivery.... View More
The Mailers Technical Advisory Committee has formed a new workgroup (MTAC Work Group # 138) to develop an approach to streamline the drop shipment process to provide mailers and the Postal Service with... View More
WASHINGTON - From Dallas to Detroit, Nome to San Juan, and 115 national parks, memorials and historical sites in between, recycling mail at Post Offices has just gotten more convenient. With more than... View More
According to the Courier, Express, and Postal Observer, "rates for Postal Services eventually need to reflect market realities and the costs of an efficient operator both capable of and working toward... View More
As Promotion World has noted, "Even with sky high postage costs, a properly executed direct mail campaign still provides a solid ROI. What? You've bought into the myth that direct mail is dead? You're... View More
How well is USPS doing to meet its service delivery commitments - internally and with its customers? With the new Service Delivery Calculator (SDC), the Postal Service will soon have more accurate and... View More
New reports have been posted on the U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General website (http://www.uspsoig.gov/). If you have additional questions concerning a report, please contact Agapi Doulaveris... View More
At the Postal Regulatory Commission: In a separate communication (and a truly extraordinary one for), the Envelope Manufacturers Associaton told the PRC that "we think there is an important precedent here... View More
The Federal Times has quoted a Postal Service spokesman who said that ""We believe that our filing with the commission is grounded in law and we're pleased the commission is going forward with the hearings."... View More
DMM News--The US Postal Service needs to play in the digital world, major postal customers told the organization's executives August 11 at the USPS' Innovation Symposium, Kate Muth reported. Attendees... View More
"America wants to keep Saturday delivery, and we will beat back this proposal to lock the mailbox on Saturday," APWU President William Burrus told delegates to the National Association of Letter Carriers... View More
Intelisent--At MTAC at USPS HQ this week, it was announced by the USPS that the Full Service IMb Assessments (Penalty, Loss of Discount in other words) would be postponed to have an effective date of January... View More
Postcom once again is presenting a running summary of testimony at today's PRC hearing on the USPS's exigency rate request. Today's first witness was Frank Neri, who discussed the USPS "Flats Strategy".... View More
Printing Industries of America's members from across the country are gathering on Capitol Hill next month to oppose an emergency postal rate hike proposal that would dramatically bust caps on postal rate... View More
House postal subcommittee chairman Stephen Lynch told Wicked Local that "he's opposed to the Postmaster General's plan to save money by eliminating Saturday delivery. He favored closing some post offices... View More
The U.S. Postal Service announced Thursday that it is changing its policy that effectively banned cigarettes from being mailed to troops in Afghanistan and Iraq. The policy, which took effect at the end... View More
From Postal News Blog: The National League of Postmasters has posted the following statement on its web site: The recession has had a devastating impact on the finances of the Postal Service. The Postal... View More
USPS CFO Joseph Corbett has testifed before the Postal Regulatory Commission that, even if the Postal Service receives the billions of relief it is seeking from Congress, the Postal Service says it still... View More
At the Postal Regulatory Commission: (focus: testimony of Stephen J. Masse, V.P. Finance and Planning, USPS): The Postal Regulatory Commissioners started the day by acknowledging the contributions of the... View More
According to D. Eadward Tree, "Most of what's wrong with the Postal Service is the fault of Congress. Congress has been bleeding billions of dollars annually from the supposedly independent and self-sustaining... View More