From postcom.org: "The U.S. Postal Service has filed an exigency rate increase request with the Postal Regulatory Commission, and the Postal Service's customers are not amused. In fact, an historic coalition... View More

According to the folks at Intelisent, the Postal Service is about either shoot itself in the foot or shoot its customers with rules governing full service ACS Read the full post here... View More

The Federal Times has reported that "the struggling U.S. Postal Service should be spared between $50 billion and $55 billion in projected long-term pension obligations, according to an outside actuary's... View More

WASHINGTON - When it comes to safeguarding personal information, Americans continue to trust the U.S. Postal Service above all other government agencies. For the sixth consecutive year, the Postal Service... View More

According to The Examiner, "In response to plans of the U.S. Postal Service to reduce weekly delivery to 5-days, union members of the American Postal Workers Union (APWU) and National Association of Letter... View More

According to the Courier, Express, and Postal Observer, "At the joint Senate-House hearing, the issue of funding the Postal Service's retiree health care obligation was raised by every witness. There is... View More

The Washington Post has reported that Timothy C. Haney, former manager of a U.S. Postal Service facility in the District where two workers died during the 2001 anthrax attacks, will become head of mail... View More

In what could be the best game of Monopoly ever, Postmaster General John Potter may have just drawn a card that reads "Inspector General finds error in your favor. Collect $75 billion dollars." The Inspector... View More

The US Postal Service posted a net loss of $642 million in May, including $458 million in funds allocated to a Congressionally mandated "trust fund", according to documents the USPS filed with the PRC... View More

From the Federal Register: The Postal Service proposes to utilize mobile fueling contractors to fuel vehicles on site at selected postal facilities located throughout the United States. The program would... View More

Bloomberg has reported that "Delta Air Lines Inc., FedEx Corp. and other carriers lost a court bid to block a new federal rule that makes it easier for unions to organize employees into collective bargaining... View More

Quad/Graphics, Inc. ("Quad/Graphics") and World Color Press Inc. ("Worldcolor") are pleased to announce that their respective shareholders have approved the previously-announced plan of arrangement, pursuant... View More

Please visit the Postal Regulatory Commission's website (via the link below) and submit a comment in support of Saturday delivery, as the PRC's support of Saturday delivery will be key in getting congressional... View More

DM News has reported that "The unprecedented nature of the US Postal Service's forthcoming "exigent" rate case is uniting the business mailing community in a way few other issues have. Mailing groups across... View More

Federal News Radio has noted that "The Postal Service's employee unions are speaking out against a USPS proposal to cut Saturday service. They are asking to instead focus on the Postal Service's mandatory... View More

The Big Fat Marketing Blog has reported that "A little creative prodding from vendors could spur mail's use in non-promotional efforts. Traditional mail is increasingly one of the least-regulated marketing... View More

Postal Sanity is wondering: "Click-N-Ship Labels: Is USPS alienating customers, just to keep delivery scores up?" Read the full post here. Thanks, postcom.org!... View More

"The Postal Reform Act of 2006 requires the Postal Service to prepay into an employee retirement fund each year to ensure that its increasing financial woes will not leave taxpayers shouldering costs.... View More

"We need to be freed from some constraints to get more speed to market and more flexibility," said Susan Plonkey, acting president for shipping and mailing services for the Postal Service in Washington."... View More

Bloomberg Businessweek has reported that "CVS Caremark Corp. and Medco Health Solutions Inc. are opposing the U.S. Postal Service's plan to end Saturday delivery, saying the move would delay needed medicines... View More