StructuralGraphics.com--The USPS is appealing to the regulatory commission to allow for another postal rate increase. Though the rate increase was originally rejected, the USPS argues it needs the increase... View More
Post&Parcel--The US Postal Service discussed the potential shape of a redesigned mail processing network yesterday with industry representatives in Washington, DC. USPS is looking to reduce the size... View More
WASHINGTON - The United States Postal Service has added it's extremely popular Premium Forwarding Service to it's suite of online products and services at usps.com. Previously only available at a Post... 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
The Postal Service will sponsor a webinar on PostalOne! Release 25 Update and Creating Accurate Full-Service Electronic Documentation on Thursday, November 4 at 2:00 PM EDT and again on Tuesday, November... View More
"The cash-strapped U.S. Postal Service has fallen behind in generating revenue from new applications of information technology, such as switching to a FedEx-like tracking system, selling USPS data to mailers... View More
PostalOne! Release 25.0 and FAST Release 15.0 will deploy to production Sunday, November 7, 2010. PostalOne! production (including FAST OPS web services) will be unavailable from 9 p.m. (CDT) Saturday,... View More
BusinessWire: Today, Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) issued a statement insisting that the United States Postal Service (USPS) be granted the authority to cancel Saturday delivery, close excess... View More
Dead Tree Edition--Those who are urging Congress to reform the Postal Service's pension and retiree-benefits overpayments would do well to drop the word "give" and instead learn a new one: "invest". The... View More
Presort.com--The SuiteLink product from the United Stated Postal Service® (USPS®) provides improved business addressing information by adding known secondary information to business addresses,... View More
Postal News Blog--Postcom published the following comments from USPS Senior VP Steve Kearney. The remarks appear to be a response to this recent comment on Intellisent's Postal Affairs Blog. From the USPS... View More
WASHINGTON - Volume discounts and free additional weight are included in proposed mailing standards changes the U.S. Postal Service filed with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) today. These two incentives... View More
Big Fat Marketing Blog--What are we to make of Jack Potter's decision to retire as U.S. Postmaster General on Dec. 3? The U.S. Postal Service has been in the news quite a bit in recent years, notably for... View More
Santa Maria Times--Mail-in ballots now account for more than 40 percent of voters statewide and more than 54 percent on the Central Coast, and the numbers are rising... That kind of shift toward the more... View More
WASHINGTON - The international postal sector is the first services industry worldwide to commit to reduce its carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, according to the International Post Corporation (IPC). The... View More
Process and Control Today has noted that "The new Intelligent Mail Barcode (IMB) has all but replaced the old POSTNET and PLANET barcodes used in United States Postal Service (USPS) automation. FASTechnology... View More
Presort.com--Marketing mailing lists can be an efficient way to increase a company's revenue. The mailing list is the most important ingredient in creating a successful campaign. Small and large businesses... View More
WASHINGTON - The simpler way to ship - with Priority Mail Flat Rate Boxes from the U.S. Postal Service - is set to extend its popularity with consumers and shippers in the new year when new prices take... View More
tal Nirvana has reported that "eKey Technologies is the design and technology division of Butler Mailing Services. Butler appears to be a very untraditional provider of traditional letter shop services.... View More