press releases

Feb 24th

USPS Seeks To Re-Classify Commercial First-Class Parcels As Competitive Product

Adult Signature Delivery Verification Also Proposed WASHINGTON — Recognizing that all parcel delivery services operate in a competitive environment, the U.S. Postal Service today asked the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) to reclassify Commercial First-Class Mail Parcels as a competitive product. Today’s filing is a formal request to move Commercial First-Class Mail Parcels from the market-dominant […]

Feb 24th

Senator Tells PMG West Virginia Can’t Afford Any More Cuts To Postal Services

Washington, D.C. – Senator Jay Rockefeller today met with Postmaster General and Chief Executive Officer of the United States Postal Service, Patrick R. Donahoe, to discuss a substantial number of consolidations and post office closings that have occurred in West Virginia. “I had a productive meeting with the Postmaster General today and told him that […]

Feb 22nd

U.S. Postal Service Goes Live With New Teradata Capabilities

USPS offers innovative example of consolidated, integrated enterprise data warehouse for large operations, managing multiple terabytes of dynamic data for 40,000 users WASHINGTON — Teradata Corporation (NYSE: TDC), the world’s largest company solely focused on data warehousing and enterprise analytics today announced that the United States Postal Service (USPS) has added a new high-availability capability […]

Feb 18th

Postal Service Price Adjustments Set for April 17

Stamp Price Remains 44 Cents; Impact to Retail Customers Minimal WASHINGTON — The Postal Regulatory Commission has notified the U.S. Postal Service that price changes announced Jan. 13 satisfy the requirements of the law and will take effect April 17. The first U.S. Postal Service mailing services price change in two years will have minimal […]

Feb 17th

USPS: Critical Mail — Just the Ticket for Important Documents

Delivers High-Impact Design and Low, Flat-Rate Pricing for Commercial Mailers WASHINGTON — Important, time-sensitive materials requiring tracking and secure delivery now have a new product from the U.S. Postal Service designed to get attention upon arrival. Introduced Jan. 2, Critical Mail provides commercial mailers with eye-catching envelope designs, tracking services and simple, low flat-rate pricing. […]

Feb 17th

Hallmark and the U.S. Postal Service Launch Postage-Paid Greeting Cards

KANSAS CITY, Mo., Feb. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Hallmark and the U.S. Postal Service introduce PostagePaid Greetings — a line of “everyday” and seasonal cards that already include postage. Just sign, seal and send. “In this busy world of ours, Hallmark and the Postal Service want to help make connecting with loved ones a little […]

Feb 15th

National Association of Postal Supervisors Applauds Administration’s Budget Proposal

The National Association of Postal Supervisors welcomed the news that the Obama administration’s FY 2012 budget proposal addresses some of the concerns of the financially struggling Postal Service. President Louis Atkins noted that the budget proposal addresses the requirement that the Postal Service pre-fund future postal retiree’s health benefits but does so with a much […]

Feb 15th

USPS Extends Contract for Wireless Industrial Vehicle Management Systems

Press Release Woodcliff Lake, NJ, February 15, 2011—I.D. Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: IDSY), a leading provider of wireless asset management solutions, today announced that the United States Postal Service (USPS) has awarded I.D. Systems a national contract extension for industrial vehicle management technology. The USPS has deployed I.D. Systems’ solutions at more than 100 postal distribution […]

Feb 14th

USPS Awards Company $45 Million Contract To Provide Managed Network Services

The following is a press release from XO Communications: HERNDON, VA – February 14, 2011- XO Communications (OTCBB: XOHO) today announced that it has been awarded a six-year contract with the expected potential revenue of $45 million to provide managed network services to United States Postal Service facilities under the Telecom Integrated Postal Network (TIPN) […]

Feb 11th

Sen. Carper Reacts to Report Detailing Postal Employee Abuse of Agency Credit Cards

The office of Senator Thomas Carper issued the following press release: WASHINGTON – Today, Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.), chairman of the Senate subcommittee with jurisdiction over the U.S. Postal Service, reacted to a recent Postal Service Inspector General report that details abuse of agency credit cards by postal employees:  “We’re at a point today where […]