The Postal Service’s management of the Merchant Rate Card program was generally effective as 86 percent of platforms (54 of 63) sent USPS merchant identity and contact information as required, and the Postal Service received accurate postage for 99 percent of packages
The Postal Service is the market share leader by volume at 31%. Amazon moved up a point to 28% of the market, followed by UPS with a 21% share. FedEx’s market share fell a point to 17%, while “other” carriers moved from 3% to 3.5%.
Although the U.S. Postal Service is legally defined as an “independent establishment of the executive branch,” it operates as a quasi-governmental agency—meaning USPS is part of the federal government but has more operational autonomy than traditional federal agencies.
Scott Bombaugh retired as the Postal Service’s chief technology officer on June 30, concluding a 38-year career that focused on modernizing the organization’s mail and package processing and delivery infrastructure.
A Henderson post office reopened Monday after a small amount of mercury was discovered, prompting an emergency response from law enforcement late last week.
Six San Leandro letter carriers have joined an elite group of Postal Service employees who have individually driven more than a million, accident-free miles.