U.S. Census Bureau Regulations Affect All Delivery Companies that Accept Outbound International Shipments Effective Sept. 30, the U.S. Census Bureau is requiring mandatory filing of export information... View More
From the USPS: As the current economic climate continues to contribute to a decrease in mail volume, and with no reversal in the trend in sight, the Postal Service reported today it expects to end the... View More
The Postal Service's website usps.com has been updated. The simplified and easier to navigate site launched today with a new look and feel aimed at even further improving customer satisfaction and ease... View More
Events across the nation on National Postal Customer Council Day will showcase the important role of PCCs in helping businesses succeed using the mail. At many locations, customers will get a chance to... View More
Absentee Voters are encouraged to verify their address The Postal Service and the Department of Defense (DoD) will combine efforts and expertise again to delivery absentee ballots to members of the armed... View More
Melissa Data, (www.melissadata.com), a developer of data quality and mailing solutions and a nonexclusive USPS® NCOALink® Full Service Provider, announced today that the USPS has proposed stiff... View More
[Federal Register: August 21, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 163)] [Rules and Regulations] [Page 49333-49348] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr21au08-5]... View More
Manage PO Boxes Online or at the APC On August 16, 2008, the Postal Service will offer customers the option to manage their Post Office Box with PO Boxes Online or at the Automated Postal Centers (APCs).... View More
To be effective Fall of 09? In response to concerns from the mailing community, the US Postal Service has said that it will support an additional price incentive for mailers who adopt the full service... View More
The USPS has announced a 3rd quarter loss of 1.1 billion dollars (that's billion with a "B"). That adds up to a fiscal year-to-date net loss of $1.13 billion. This almost certainly means a substantial... View More
WASHINGTON, DC Speaking to the Mailers' Technical Advisory Committee here today, Tom Day, Senior Vice President, Intelligent Mail and Address Quality, said the Postal Service will be ready for mail bearing... View More
WASHINGTON D.C. National on-time performance scores for the delivery of First-Class Mail set another new record for highest level of service during the third quarter of fiscal year 2008. National overnight... View More
The U.S. Postal Service wants to exempt its competitive products like Priority Mail and package services from the universal service obligation. Doing so would allow it to cut back on offerings in sparsely... View More
The Postal Regulatory Commission approved the USPS request to move Premium Forwarding Service from the market-dominant to the competitive product category. The new postal law allows the USPS to reclassify... View More
On Nov. 23, two address quality initiatives will become effective increase the minimum frequency of Move Update processing from 185 days to 95 days prior to mailing and expand the Move Update standards... View More
The President has nominated Ruth Y. Goldway, of California, to be Commissioner of the Postal Regulatory Commission, for an additional six-year term expiring 11/22/14. Ms. Goldway currently serves as... View More
Major enhancements to the PostalOne! system are coming July 13. That's when the Postal Service releases the latest software update version 17.0 for the Web-based suite of services that USPS and business... View More
. New Overnight, Two- and Three-Day Options for Mailboxes, P.O. Boxes USPS has launched new legal-sized Express Mail and Priority Mail envelopes, available to customers free of charge. The new... View More
President George W. Bush has appointed Postal Service Board of Governors member Ellen C. Williams of Kentucky to an additional term that expires Dec. 8, 2014. Governor Williams is vice chair of the Board's... View More
The Postal Regulatory Commission will hold a public field hearing in Portsmouth, New Hampshire on Thursday, June 19, 2008, at 2 p.m. to solicit views relating to the universal service obligation of the... View More