Washington, Jun 23 – Today, Rep. Bill Foster (IL-14) sent a letter to the United States Postal Service in opposition to the anticipated decision to move postal operations from the Fox Valley Processing and Distribution Center in Aurora to the South Suburban Processing and Distribution Center in Bedford Park. The text of the letter appears […]
NEW YORK CITY — Film director, screenwriter, producer and distributor Oscar Micheaux, who illuminated the African–American experience through more than 40 feature films, was immortalized on a U.S. postage stamp today, taking his place as the 33rd person honored in the popular Black Heritage commemorative stamp series. Micheaux’s unique storytelling ability shattered stereotypes and challenged […]
Press Release via PostCom Hearing will examine proposed USPS operational strategies and reforms from the perspective of customers and employee/management groups WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Wednesday, June 23, 2010 at 2:30 p.m. in room G50 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, the Senate Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security and […]
(HOUSTON) – The owners of three third-party mailing and presort companies and several of their employees have been charged by indictment with conspiracy to commit mail fraud by possessing and using counterfeit postage meter machines to affix counterfeit postage in large mailings resulting in lost revenue of more than $14 million to the U.S. Postal […]
The following is a press release from the office of of Senator Daniel Inouye: June 17, 2010 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii), Daniel Akaka (D-Hawaii), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Mark Begich (D-Alaska) today urged the Postal Regulatory Commission to hold field hearings in Hawaii and Alaska on a Postal Service proposal to […]
The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Frank J. Strzelec, former Officer in Charge of the Center Rutland, Vermont Post Office, was arraigned today on the misdemeanor charge of knowingly and willfully obstructing and retarding the passage of mail of a Post Officer customer. Strzelec was released pending […]
Changes to law restrict mailing of tobacco products WASHINGTON — To comply with legislation passed by Congress and signed into law by the President, cigarettes and smokeless tobacco products will be subject to new mailing regulations effective June 29, 2010. The law, Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking Act, Public Law No. 111-154, was signed into law […]
EASTON, MD – The U.S. Postal Service will hold a public meeting to discuss its proposal to move some mail processing operations from the Easton Processing and Distribution Facility into the Baltimore Processing and Distribution Center. The meeting will take place on Tuesday, June 15 at 6:00 p.m. at Easton High School in the Auditorium, […]
Witness List for the Postal Regulatory Commission Field Hearing Monday, June 21, 1:00 p.m. Chicago City Hall Council Chambers, Room 201A 121 LaSalle Street Chicago, IL Panel 1 John Seebeck Direct Marketing Business Director, Crate and Barrel Northbrook, IL Chris Luthin Executive V.P. of Operations, Caremark Pharmacy Services Northbrook, IL Dan O’Brien Director of Postage […]
Remarks by Louis Giuliano, Chairman, Board of Governors United States Postal Service Association for Postal Commerce (PostCom) Board of Directors Meeting Washington, D.C. June 9, 2010 Note: Remarks as delivered may vary from prepared text. Thank you for that kind introduction – and thank you for this opportunity. I was scheduled to speak here in […]