Save the Post Office--The National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) has just published a report about a proposal to create a "public-private hybrid" postal system. The full title is worth noting:... View More
The Hill--Two Democrats on Capitol Hill are blasting the U.S. Postal Service for pressing ahead with a plan to limit Saturday delivery without turning over figures on how much their plan would save. Sen.... View More
Editor's Corner @ Fierce Government--Whether or not the Postal Service has autonomous authority to switch to 5-day letter carrying services (6 days for packages) appears to rest for the moment on ambiguous... View More
March 13, 2013, Durham, N.C. - Bell and Howell, a leading provider of solutions and services for paper-based and digital messaging, and TEC Mailing Solutions, the industry's premier Software as a Service... View More
Post&Parcel--The world's top postal operators are struggling to make any material value out of digital mail, according to a new Accenture study out today. The report entitled "Achieving High Performance... View More
March 13, 2013 - Atascadero CA AccuZIP Inc. is now an IDEAlliance Royalty Licensee. As such, AccuZIP6 customers are now able to use the AccuZIP Mail.dat output and User License Code in order to complete... View More
El Paso-- WASHINGTON - A spending measure passed by the House on Wednesday to keep the government operating through September requires that the Postal Service maintain a six-day mail delivery schedule,... View More
March 4, 2013, Durham, N.C. - Bell and Howell, a leader in delivering innovative solutions and services for paper-based and digital messaging, and Window Book, a leading provider of mailing and shipping... View More
SEATTLE, WA - March 6, 2013 - Satori Software today announced that industry leader, Bob Schimek, has joined the company as senior director of postal affairs. In this role, Schimek will work closely with... View More
The new House GOP spending bill directs the U.S. Postal Service to deliver mail six days a week, against the wishes of the nation's postmaster general. A House Appropriations aide confirmed that the spending... View More
The US Postal Service will offer a 2% discount on direct mail postage from tomorrow, if it features mobile barcodes. The Direct Mail Mobile Coupon and Click-to-Call promotion runs until April 30, 2013,... View More
The US Postal Service will offer a 2% discount on direct mail postage from tomorrow, if it features mobile barcodes. The Direct Mail Mobile Coupon and Click-to-Call promotion runs until April 30, 2013,... View More
The U.S. Postal Service, U.S. Postal Inspection Service and AARP join with government agencies, advocacy organizations and private sector groups nationwide to celebrate National Consumer Protection Week... View More
Intelisent--In a move that is not going to be very well received by industry, the merry go round in the Pricing position is changing again. Jeff Williamson, who has only been in the position since June... View More
KUT News--An Austin company is expanding its concept of undoing the work of the United States Postal Service. Outbox picks up its customers' mail, scans it, and makes it available online. The company announced... View More
Promotions and Incentive Programs for First-Class Mail and Standard Mail Today the Federal Register published our Domestic Mail Manual (DMM®) final rule that revises mailing standards to include new... View More
Save the Post Office--Last week, the Postal Service released a survey it had commissioned with IPSOS, a Paris-based market-research company, showing that 80 percent of Americans supported the Postal Service's... View More
USPS News Link--Doing business with USPS has become an even better deal thanks to new promotions targeting direct mailers. With the Direct Mail Mobile Coupon/Click-to-Call promotion, business customers... View More
Salon--How bad have things gotten for America's national mail delivery system? The US Postal Service lost $1.3 billion last quarter, and this was regarded as good news. The venerable agency has been saddled... View More
Postal News Blog--(February 19, 2013) Earlier today, the three-member arbitration panel established to determine the terms of the 2011 National Agreement between the National Postal Mail Handlers Union... View More