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Jan. 25 2024
WASHINGTON, DC — The United States Postal Service reported new delivery performance metrics for the second week of the second quarter for fiscal year 2024. The average time for the Postal Se... View More
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Jan. 16 2024
As of Sunday, January 28, 2024, the USPS is discontinuing hard-copy postage statements. The proposal to discontinue hard-copy postage statements was published on February 13, 2023 (88 FR 9218-... View More
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Jan. 10 2024
When you hear about mail in the media, you will be told desolate stories about how it is becoming a forgotten system, with huge volume declines, obliterated by the online replacement technologies. In... View More
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Dec. 22 2023
The year is not yet over, but already it has brought significant changes in the postal and shipping industry, and 2024 promises more of the same. While many of the changes are well-known and u... View More
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Dec. 18 2023
Looking to reduce the Postal Service’s use of air transportation, and make feasible slower service for First-Class Mail, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy has moved significant quantities of ma... View More
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Nov. 1 2023
Are you looking for a valuable touchpoint for your business to make its mailing and shipping concerns known? We have just the group for you. Postal Customer Councils (PCC) are Postal Service-s... View More
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Oct. 16 2023
Anyone familiar with the Postmaster General’s 10-Year Plan knows that part of the strategy to balance the agency’s books includes not only price increases but cost reductions from improved
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Aug. 28 2023
Seamless Acceptance helps both mailers and the post office increase operational efficiency with a direct view into the mail stream via mail piece. It helps mailers determine whether their mail... View More
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Aug. 25 2023
For in-plants as well as print services providers (PSPs), it can be challenging to navigate the complex world of mailing and postage. Fortunately, householding and commingling printed document... View More
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Aug. 18 2023
In late April, the mainstream media gave Postmaster General Louis DeJoy another opportunity to promote his opinion of what’s wrong with the Postal Service and how his Plan would be its salva... View More
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July 7 2023
At the time this article was written, the USPS and mailing industry were preparing for the upcoming National Postal Forum (NPF) in May (which is where you may be first reading this article!)... View More
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May 24 2023
There are many human qualities that can be seen in two ways, depending on whether the observer believes them to be positive or negative. For example, someone who perseveres is praised by supp... View More
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May 16 2023
As 2022 came to a close, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy was interviewed by Government Executive to get his opinions about progress in implementing his 10-year Plan. For DeJoy, 2023 is the “... View More
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May 12 2023
In early February, Women in Logistics and Delivery Services (WILDS) presented the second annual Megan J. Brennan Award for Excellence to Tammy Whitcomb Hull, Inspector General, United States P... View More
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May 10 2023
The Postal Service reporting tool known as the Mailer Scorecard enables eDoc submitters, mail preparers, and mail owners to monitor their mail quality across multiple USPS programs, including... View More
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May 8 2023
The Postal Service Reform Act of 2022 (PSRA) was signed into law about one year ago, on April 6, 2022. Many people associate the legislation purely with the elimination of the requirement for... View More
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April 24 2023
"A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” William Shakespeare's words from his iconic play Romeo and Juliet could sum up the proposed name change for the USPS’s Ground Services, i
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April 20 2023
Let's start with the basics. USPS CASS (Coding Accuracy Support System) certified software has the primary purpose of standardizing the addresses to USPS standards and determining the current... View More
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March 23 2023
Mailers rely heavily on the US Postal Service’s NCOALink dataset – nearly 160 million permanent change-of-address records including individuals, families, and businesses that have updated their... View More
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March 21 2023
The Mailer Scorecard is important for both mail owners and mail service providers (MSPs). Are you downloading your Mailer Scorecard daily (or at least weekly)? If not, you’re missing an oppo... View More

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