UPDATE: PRESIDENT BIDEN SIGNS POSTAL SERVICE REFORM ACT
WASHINGTON, DC — April 6, 2022 — President Biden signed the Postal Service Reform Act into law, a month after the Senate passed the legislation 79-19. The legislation [...]
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USPS Delivers 270 Million COVID-19 Test Kits To U.S. Households
WASHINGTON, DC — March 2, 2022 — The U.S. Postal Service announced today that it has delivered more than 270 million COVID-19 test kits to American households as part [...]
APWU, USPS Ink Union Contract
From the American Postal Workers Union: The main Collective Bargaining Agreement (union contract) between the APWU and the USPS has been overwhelmingly ratified by the [...]
International Mail Service Suspensions Update
Baltimore’s Root Causes of Poor Delivery Examined
WASHINGTON, DC — February 14, 2022 — Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, held a field hearing in Baltimore, Maryland [...]
USPS Lost Cremated Remains, California Woman Claims
From CBS-13 Sacramento: A North Highlands viewer says the Postal Service lost the remains of her dad and grandmother. After Kimberly Jackson’s father passed away in [...]
HOUSE PASSES POSTAL REFORM BILL THAT ENDS RETIREE PREFUNDING AND MANDATES 6-DAY SERVICE; SENATE EXPECTED TO FOLLOW
WASHINGTON, DC — The USPS’ long nightmare of prefunding retiree health care expenses appears at its end, as the House of Representatives passed a sweeping postal [...]
Postal Revenues, Volumes Slip In First Quarter (Oct-Dec 2021)
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Postal Service announced its financial results for the first quarter of its fiscal year 2022 (Oct. 1, 2021 – Dec. 31, 2021), reporting an [...]
Melissa Marks a Record 30 Billion Address Lookups in 2021
Data quality provider expands global reach and recognition; helps marketers prioritize customer experience with address accuracy tools Rancho Santa Margarita, CA – February [...]
Making Votes Count: USPS Ensures Timely Delivery Of Ballots
by Thomas Foti, VP Product Solutions U.S. Postal Service The right to vote is one of our country’s most cherished freedoms, and the Postal Service is proud of our role in [...]
MAIL TO HONG KONG RESUMES 2-4-22
From the U.S. Postal Service: Effective Friday, February 4, 2022, the Postal Service will resume acceptance of mail destined to the following: • Hong Kong This service [...]
Covid’s Negative Impact On USPS Performance Detailed
The PRC’s Public Representative Kenneth E. Richardson submitted the following comments on the current status of the U.S. Postal Service: CONCLUSION: After the [...]
UPDATED PUB 685: Streamlined Mail Acceptance for Letters and Flats
On January 31, 2022 the USPS released an updated Streamlined Mail Acceptance for Letters and Flats (Pub 685), which contains the policies and processes for the verification [...]
Roman Martinez IV Elected Chairman of USPS BOG
WASHINGTON, DC — During January meeting of the U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors, Roman Martinez IV was unanimously elected by his fellow Governors to serve as the [...]
USPS Heads Up COVID Test Distribution
WAPO: USPS SECRETLY TESTED SMART PHONE VOTING SYSTEM
The U.S. Postal Service pursued a project to build and secretly test a blockchain-based mobile phone voting system before the 2020 election, experimenting with a technology that the government’s own cybersecurity agency says can’t be trusted to securely handle ballots. [...]
Postal Network Running Smoothly Into Holiday’s Busiest Week
The United States Postal Service reported new service delivery performance metrics showing stable service performance for First-Class Mail, Marketing Mail and Periodicals through the first nine weeks of the fiscal first quarter. [...]
USPS Delays Nonstandard Fees Until April
The United States Postal Service hereby gives notice of delayed implementation of the classification changes for the new Nonstandard Fees and Dimension Noncompliance Fee. Specifically, the Postal Service will delay implementation of those fees until April 3, 2022. [...]
PMG: USPS Has Plan To Succeed
The below remarks from Postmaster General and CEO Louis DeJoy during the open session meeting of the Postal Service Board of Governors on Nov. 10, 2021 [...]
2022 USPS Promotions Calendar Offers Mailer Discounts
The USPS announced its 2022 USPS Promotions Calendar, offering mailers multiple opportunities to earn extra discounts on their mail. [...]