Former Texas Postal Employee Charged With Theft Of Mail Matter

United States Attorney’s Office Southern District of Texas September 9, 2010 (LAREDO, Texas) – Raul Cavazos, 62, of Edinburgh, Texas, has been arrested as a result of the return of a sealed indictment which charges him with theft of mail matter by a U.S. Postal Service employee, United States Attorney José Angel Moreno announced today.  […]

New York Postal Worker Gets Two Months For OWCP Fraud

Press Release from the United States Attorney Northern District of New York September 10, 2010 Richard S. Hartunian, United States Attorney for the Northern District of New York, announced today that JAMES IZYK, 49, of Oswego, New York was sentenced in federal court today in Syracuse, N.Y. by U.S. District Court Judge Norman A. Mordue, […]

Pushing the Envelope – with Envelopes – in a Digital World

Action Envelope, the Leading Online Envelope Company, Becomes Envelopes.com And Grows Its Offerings and Services Lindenhurst, NY  September 10, 2010 – The U.S. Postal Service may have delivered 25 billion less pieces of mail this year than the year before, but that doesn’t bother Envelopes.com one bit. At a time when emailing, text messaging, tweeting […]

Postal Service Charts Course for Sustainable Future

White House Posts USPS Strategic Sustainability Performance Plan WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service’s sustainability goals and plans were posted by the White House today on its new website, whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/ceq. The website presents federal government goals for clean energy, reducing waste and greenhouse gas reduction. The Postal Service’s Strategic Sustainability Performance Plan joins other agency […]

Missouri Postmaster Indicted In Sex Slave Case

Press Release from the United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Beth Phillips, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today that four southern Missouri men and a St. Louis, Mo., man have been indicted by a federal grand jury for their roles in a commercial […]

Mailbox Access Restricted To Postage Paid U.S. Mail

CLYDE, TX – The U.S. Postal Service would like to warn people that only authorized U.S. Postal Service delivery personnel are allowed to place items in a mailbox. By law, a mailbox is intended only for receipt of postage-paid U.S. Mail. Recently, there have been reports of people placing non-mail items that did not bear […]

Public Input Sought For Stamp Designs

The 2010 collection of the U.S. Postal Service’s collection of stamps included more than 50 commemorative stamps covering 23 subjects. These ranged from honoring cowboys of the silver screen and film star Katharine Hepburn to recognizing the achievements of distinguished sailors and the remarkable athletes who played Negro Leagues baseball. But just who suggests, and […]

Postal Service Plans More Life for Long Life Vehicles

Most of the U.S. Postal Service’s 142,000 Long Life Delivery Vehicles have been in service 20-24 years. But replacing the fleet is a significant investment. Until the Postal Service decides what kind of vehicles will best serve its growing base of customers—at the lowest cost—USPS is taking a series of steps to extend the lives […]

Hey, Postal Service: “What’s the Big Deal?”

Press Release From Affordable Mail Alliance Union Challenges Existence of Postal Service Financial Crisis Washington, DC – Underscoring the recklessness of the massive rate increase proposed by the United States Postal Service on July 6, American Postal Workers Union President William Burrus made clear on Friday that his Union does not believe the Service is […]

Affordable Mail Alliance: Don’t Allow the USPS to Continue Costly Business Practices

Businesses and Non-profits cannot afford to Pay for the Postal Service’s Excessive Costs Washington, DC – The Affordable Mail Alliance – a growing coalition of non-profits, Fortune 500 companies, small businesses, major trade associations, consumer groups, and citizens representing the vast majority of the mail sent in the United States – filed comments urging the […]