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
As it takes focused steps in a 10-year action plan, the Postal Service will "bump up value" through innovation, service, quality and information to "levels you never imagined," Postmaster General John... View More
Endicia, the leader in Internet postage with more than $4 billion in postage printed, announced a re-brand at the National Postal Forum. Endicia is now DYMO Endicia. DYMO Endicia unveiled the new branding... View More
BÖWE BELL + HOWELL (BBH) announced that industry expert Hank Martin has joined the company as vice president, Postal Software Marketing. Martin brings more than 25 years of experience to the company,... View More
The Washington Post has reported that the Government Accountability Office has concluded that "The U.S. Postal Service's current business model "is not viable," and the mail agency should make deeper job... View More
WASHINGTON - Veterans will be able to safely dispose of expired and unused prescriptions and help the environment at the same time under a program offered by the U.S. Postal Service and U.S. Department... View More