Washington, DC – The Postal Regulatory Commission today extended by 30 days the initial comment and reply periods in its Investigation of Suspended Post Offices, Docket PI2010-1. Initial comments are now due by February 16, 2010; and reply comments are due by March 18, 2010. Order no. 389 is available on the Commission’s website, www.prc.gov, […]
Auspicious Design Ushers in Renewed Hope for the Future LOS ANGELES — The U.S. Postal Service salutes the Lunar New Year with a commemorative 12-stamp souvenir sheet issued today. The Celebrating Lunar New Year: Year of the Tiger stamp was dedicated at the El Pueblo Historical Monument. All 40 million 44-cent first-class stamps are available nationwide […]
Press Release from the Oversight and Government Reform January 13, 2010 WASHINGTON – Chairman Edolphus “Ed” Towns today requested an investigation into an incident involving significant delays in the delivery of pension checks in New York. The Chairman is calling on David Williams, the United States Postal Service Inspector General, to investigate the thousands of […]
Sixty Percent More Mailers Sign On to the Full Service Program WASHINGTON — It took seven months to hit the 1 billion mark, but only four more weeks to hit 3 billion. That’s the number of Intelligent Mail Full Service mailpieces processed by the U.S. Postal Service since the program’s implementation last May. The milestone […]
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced today that AUDRY MAE SIMMONS, 57, of Sacramento, pleaded guilty today to embezzlement and theft charges before United States Magistrate Judge Dale A. Drozd. This case is the product of an investigation by the United States Postal Service’s Office of the Inspector General. According to […]
But Most Closing at Noon WASHINGTON — All Post Offices nationwide will be open Christmas Eve, Thursday, Dec. 24 and New Year’s Eve, Thursday, Dec. 31, but most will shorten retail lobby hours and close at noon. Mail delivery for Dec. 24 and Dec. 31 is not affected by the change. Revised hours will be […]
New Term Extends to 2015 WASHINGTON— President Barack Obama has appointed Postal Service Board of Governors member Alan C. Kessler of Philadelphia to a second term that will expire Dec. 8, 2015. Kessler, who was first appointed by President Clinton in 2000, served as chairman of the Board of Governors from January 2008 to January […]
WASHINGTON — Fewer than 170 offices remain under review for possible consolidation under the U.S. Postal Service station and branch consolidation initiative. Today’s announcement updates a review process begun earlier this summer that initially examined about 3,300 stations and branches in urban and suburban areas across the country, focusing on facilities in relatively close proximity […]
More Than 830 Million Pieces of Mail Expected Today WASHINGTON—Today marks the Postal Service’s busiest mailing day of the year, with more than 830 million pieces of mail entering the system. This represents an increase of more than 40 percent in the average daily volume of 583 million pieces of mail. “Bring on the rush […]
One Hundred and Nine Mailers Sent 11,000 Mailings With Intelligent Mail Barcode WASHINGTON—One hundred and nine commercial mailers can’t be wrong. That’s the number of mostly high-volume mailers who helped the U.S. Postal Service deliver one billion pieces of mail using Full Service Intelligent Mail. The milestone mailing entered the distribution network on Dec. 4, […]