Switch to Competitive Products Means Seamless Offerings for Customers WASHINGTON — In a move designed to maintain true value in a competitive shipping market, the U.S. Postal Service has asked the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) to reclassify some Standard Mail parcels to complement its current shipping product line. The strategy for Standard Mail small parcels […]
The Newspaper Association of America (“NAA”)1 hereby submits these comments on the Postal Service’s unprecedented request under the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act of 2006 (“PAEA”) for permission to impose rate increases that substantially exceed inflation. For the reasons stated herein,NAA: • Opposes the Postal Service’s proposed exigent rate increases because the statutory requirement of […]
In July, the Consumer Price Index (CPI-W) rose to 637.138, still well below the July 2008 index of 644.303 (upon which the last COLA increase was based). The CPI-W needed to rise above 644.303 before another COLA was due. After the final month of the six-month measuring period, the eighth and final COLA under the […]
Customers at select Office Depot stores across the country now have another option for shipping services. The Postal Service and the office supplies retailer have partnered to make USPS shipping and mailing products available at 1,083 Office Depot stores. “We’re excited to extend some of the best shipping values in the country to Office Depot […]
A new OPM study finds that federal employees earn 22 percent less than their private sector counterparts doing similar jobs. Now, the study examined straight salary and didn’t factor in benefits. OPM says there is no information to compare federal and non-federal benefits. The findings are based on data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. […]
Siemens Industry Inc., Arlington, Texas, has been awarded a $79,986,000 contract from the U.S. Postal Service’s Supplies and Services Purchasing, Merrifield, Va., for Postal Automated Redirection System (PARS) software and computer hardware enhancements. According to the notice: This is a non-competitive award to Siemens for enhancements to the Postal Automated Redirection System (PARS) to increase […]
An official for the local American Postal Workers Union has been indicted in federal court in Washington on charges of bribing a government official to steer trucking business to his gas station and repair shop.In exchange for the government contracts, prosecutors said Kevin J. Basil handed the government official fast-food restaurant bags of cash, saying, […]
In recent VERAs the Postal Service issued FERS annuity estimates that omitted the employee’s FERS annuity supplement. The FERS annuity supplement is often nearly equal the basic annuity amount. Was that to discourage early retirements so they can justify weakening the no-layoff clause in upcoming contract negotiations? The method of calculating the FERS annuity supplement […]
COLUMBUS — The U.S. Postal Service plans to conduct a new study at the Zanesville Processing and distribution Facility for possible consolidation of some operations into the Columbus Processing and Distribution Center. The study, known as an Area Mail Processing (AMP) study, involves a review of the mail processing and transportation operations to determine capacity […]
Mr. Zip’s Tip: USPS saw a 248% increase in online Post Office Box renewals in Fiscal Year 2009. The U.S. Postal Service has incorporated improvements in its Post Office Boxes website to make it more user friendly in obtaining a Post Office box. The changes are based on a USPS usability study and include: A […]