From the U.S. Postal Service National Customer Support Center: "The Postal Service will extend the support of the EMD function within the Confirm service until the enhanced "Start-the-Clock" capability... View More

Announcing a new MTAC workgroup: MTAC Work Group (WG) # 136. The Address Change Services (Traditional ACS, One Code ACS, and Full Service ACS) are important tools for complying with Move Update requirements... View More

From Enhanced Online News: "Even with the advent of the Internet and online communications, research still suggests that more than 75 percent of marketers use direct mail strategies. The latest Blue Paper... View More

WASHINGTON - Postmaster General John Potter today accepted the resignation of Robert F. Bernstock as president of Mailing and Shipping Services, effective June 4. Bernstock will pursue opportunities in... View More

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Postal Service released its 2009 annual report on sustainability performance in which Postmaster General John E. Potter credited postal employees for the agency's environmental achievements.... View More

On Wednesday, May 12, 2010, the Federal Workforce, Postal Service and the District of Columbia Subcommittee will hold a hearing entitled, "The Price is Right, or is it? An Examination of USPS Workshare... View More

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Postal Service will post a net loss of $1.9 billion on declining volumes of 88.1 billion pieces of mail for the six months ended March 31, 2010, further evidence that the Postal... View More

Postcom.org's correspondent Kathleen Siviter, attending the postal distribution meeting of the IDEAlliance, reports the following: PRC Chair Ruth Goldway today told attendees of the IDEAlliance Print Distribution... View More

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Postal Service resumed international mail service to the nation of Haiti today as efforts to restore limited postal services gain momentum in the wake of the devastating earthquake... View More

As reported by Postcom.org's correspondent, Kathleen Siviter: USPS senior vice president of customer relations Steve Kearney today told attendees of the IDEAlliance Print Distribution conference that the... View More

STAMFORD, Conn., May 04, 2010 - Pitney Bowes Government Solutions, Inc. (PBGS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Pitney Bowes Inc. (NYSE: PBI), was awarded a five-year contract by the U.S. Department of Energy... View More

Dead Tree Edition has asked: "If FedEx and UPS are so much more efficient than the U.S. Postal Service, how did the USPS manage to beat its private rivals for an exclusive deal with the nation's toughest... View More

From the Federal Register: The Postal Service is proposing to revise the Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM) 114.2, 414.3, and 604.9, to state the conditions... View More

WASHINGTON - With the reopening of international airports across Europe, full service for international mail has resumed, and the temporary restriction imposed by the U.S. Postal Service since April 21... View More

Postal Regulatory Commission has held a pre-hearing conference on the Postal Service's proposal to move from six-days to five-days for mail delivery. The members of the Commission have assured their impartiality... View More

The Associated Press has reported that "the post office is facing billions of dollars in losses and is considering a variety of ways to cut costs. Both the commission that oversees the U.S. Postal Service... View More

Sen. Tom Corburn (R-OK), a frequent critic of the US Postal Service, emerged as an unlikely champion of the agency's 10-year plan to revise its business model at an April 22 Senate subcommittee hearing.... View More

Summer Sale Returns. The Federal Register final rule on the upcoming 2010 Standard Mail® Incentive Program (aka 2010 Summer Sale) was posted today on Postal Explorer® at pe.usps.com. The Sale will... View More

According to Postal Inspector General David Williams writing in the Federal Times, "Each year, before the Postal Service even opens its doors for business, it is saddled with paying a $7 billion-a-year... View More

WASHINGTON - Eighty-one percent of consumers will buy a product after they receive a free sample, and most prefer to sample products at home, according to the Opinion Research Corp. This is the idea behind... View More