The PostalNewsBlog has reported that "The resident officers met with Deputy Postmaster General Pat Donahoe on Wednesday, October 28, 2009, along with representatives from NAPUS and the LEAGUE of Postmasters... View More
Postcom once again is presenting a running summary of testimony at today's PRC hearing on the USPS's exigency rate request. Today's first witness was Frank Neri, who discussed the USPS "Flats Strategy".... View More
From PostCom: Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.) today introduced legislation to help address the dire financial situation facing the United States Postal Service. Carper's "Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits... View More
Although eliminating Saturday delivery has been heavily debated, reducing delivery to 5 days a week may not be enough. There has been some discussion of whether the viable model for the U.S. Postal Service... View More
QuickPrinting.com--Contrary to conventional wisdom among customers and even some printers that direct mail is "junk" mail, or "old" technology, or incompatible with environmental stewardship, print and... View More
Full-Service ACS Update: PostalOne!® Release 26, which was deployed on January 2, 2011 corrected two issues affecting provisioning of Full Service ACS records. Full Service ACS information for mailers... View More
Postal Explorer® (pe.usps.com) is your source for up-to-date mailing standards. The Domestic Mail Manual is fully searchable on Postal Explorer and features fly-out menus, cross-reference links, and... View More
Presort.com--Rochester, NY - BCC Software, a leading developer of postal and data quality technology solutions that optimize client communications, will be partnering with its parent company, BÖWE... View More
Dead Tree Edition--With a radical management reorganization, including the break-up of the Intelligent Mail group, new Postmaster General Pat Donahoe showed once again yesterday that he won't just quietly... View More
Postcom.org posted the following DMM Advisory Update: Upcoming DMM Change: Attachments on Letter-size Mail. An upcoming change in the December 6 update of the Domestic Mail Manual will allow attachments... View More
The Courier, Express and Postal Observer reports, FedEx's earnings announcement and conference provided some insights into the parcel market and the increasing integration of the Postal Services delivery... View More
A recent Gallup poll found 95 percent of Americans believe it's vital for the Postal Service to remain in business, with two-thirds of respondents saying it's very important to them personally for the... View More
Interested in being considered as a presenter at the 2010 National Postal Forum? The annual NPF is a premier mailing industry event featuring more than 100 workshops and seminars. Speakers are selected... View More
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer--Senator Tom Carper introduced a new postal bill, the Postal Operations Sustainment and Transformation Act of 2010'' (The POST Act of 2010), to modify the Postal Service's... View More
Year-End Cash Shortfall Possible Despite Aggressive Cost Reductions; Mail Incentive Programs Introduced to Offset Unprecedented Volume Declines... View More
In a letter to the editor of the Wall Street Journal, Postmaster General John Potter said that "Gaining greater business model flexibility is the ultimate key to ensuring that the Postal Service meets... View More
Postal Affairs Blog--There is a press release making the rounds that makes some misguided statements regarding Full Service Intelligent Mail. The assumption that mailers MUST go directly to Full Service... View More
Postal News Blog--To combat losses of revenue, the United States Postal Service has rolled out Intelligent Mail barcode (IMb) services designed to streamline and improve the mailstream itself - and the... View More