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Postal Service Files Request for PRC Advisory Opinion on Operational Improvements and Corresponding Refinements Within the Current Service Standards
Filing Includes: Operational strategies designed to boost service reliability, cost efficiency, and overall productivity. Changes Within the Current Service Standards to save the Postal Service approximately $36 billion over the...
USPS OIG – Fleet Modernization: Delivery Vehicle Acquisition Status
Background A key facet of the U.S. Postal Service’s Delivering for America plan centers around a nearly $10 billion investment – including $3 billion in federal funds – for modernizing and...
Hurricane Helene: FedEx, UPS and US Postal Service still disrupted
Hurricane Helene’s devastation has led to extended delays and disruptions for FedEx, UPS and U.S. Postal Service deliveries in the Southeast, concentrated in North Carolina. The tropical storm led to the...
USPS OIG – Cost Attribution for Parcel-only Processing Facilities
Background The Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act (PAEA) divided postal products into two categories: market-dominant and competitive. The U.S. Postal Service uses a top-down product costing system to develop costs...
Temporary Rate Changes for 2024 Holiday Shipping Season Effective October 6, 2024
The U.S. Postal Service reminds all mailers that the temporary price change for some package services for the 2024 peak holiday season goes into effect at midnight Central Time on...
Connolly Leads Bipartisan Letter to Postal Board of Governors Urging Action to Ensure Safe and Secure Postal Operations
Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), the Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation, led a bipartisan group of lawmakers in writing to the Postal Board...
DOJ Charges today concerning the US Postal Service
DOJ charges for mail theft, fraud and thefts of arrow keys
Lubbock USPS worker honored in postal service ‘For the Long Haul’ program
As part of the United States Postal Service's "For the Long Haul" initiative, USPS is honoring Greg Sherrod, a longtime USPS worker and former Avalanche-Journal mail clerk, for his service....