USPS, Out Of This World
Total Eclipse of the Sun, the new stamp that celebrates next week’s total solar eclipse, isn’t the Postal Service’s only astronomical connection. Here are five more, [...]
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Informed Visibility User Guide Released
This guide provides information about United States Postal Service (USPS) mail tracking through Informed Visibility (IV), which allows mailers to track letter and flat [...]
Common Mailpiece Design Mistakes
The Postal Service has identified the ten most common mistakes they encounter with mailpiece design — and has published a handy document on how to improve your mail. [...]
First-Class Mail Plunges 4% In Q3
U.S. Postal Service Reports Fiscal Year 2017 Third Quarter Results; Revenue of $16.7 billion, essentially flat compared to third quarter last year excluding prior year change [...]
Move Update Fee Changes In 2018
Pursuant to section 3622 of title 39 and 39 C.F.R. part 3010, the Postal Service hereby provides notice that the Governors have authorized the Postal Service to amend prices [...]
Post Broke Law In Helping Clinton Campaign
The U.S. Postal Service engaged in widespread violations of federal law by pressuring managers to approve letter carriers’ taking time off last fall to campaign for Hillary [...]
How To Add Your Content In Informed Delivery Email
The latest PostalOne! update details how eDoc submitters will have more control over the way in which content associated with mail pieces appears within Informed Delivery [...]
USPS Changes FAST Recurring Appointments Method
The Postal Service is changing its methods in the Recurring Appointments in the Facility Access & Shipment Tracking (FAST) system. The USPS found that there is a 28% [...]
2017 MOBILE SHOPPING PROMOTION TO BEGIN
The Mobile Shopping Promotion provides business mailers with an upfront two percent postage discount on USPS Marketing Mail letters and flats. The mailpiece must in clude a [...]
2017 Postal Promotions Technical Information
The USPS released a handy chart detailing technical requirements for the 2017 postal promotions … (click to [...]
Mailbox Trap For Thief Catches Mailman Instead
Frustrated with theft from his mailbox, a Florida man put a mousetrap in his mailbox to catch the thief. The only problem: he forget to tell his letter carrier … (click [...]
OIG Assesses Mail Performance Measurement
The U.S. Postal Service established its Mail Processing Variance (MPV) model in fiscal year (FY) 2011 to measure annual mail processing operational performance and [...]
USPS CHANGING MOVE UPDATE COMPLIANCE MEASUREMENT
The Postal Service is changing the way Move Update compliance is measured. This new method, called the “Address Quality Census Measurement and Assessment Process” for [...]
Mail Anywhere With Same Permit
Full-Service mailers have the opportunity to use the same permit at any location via the Mail Anywhere program. Entry into the Mail Anywhere program is limited to mailers who [...]
PostalOne! Changes Effective 6-25-17
On Sunday, June 25, 2017, the United States Postal Service will implement changes to the following software. PostalOne! System – Release 45.3.0.0. These Release Notes [...]
eInduction Penalty Assessment Worksheet
The electronic Induction (eInduction) process streamlines the preparation and induction (how and where the mail physically enters the Postal Service mailstream) of drop [...]