U.S. Postage Stamp Commemorates Former President’s Centennial Year

Reagan Forever SIMI VALLEY, CA — Considered one of the most influential presidents of the 20th century, Ronald Reagan, America’s 40th president, was honored today with the issuance of a commemorative Forever Stamp in celebration of the centennial year of his birth. “Ronald Wilson Reagan was one of a kind,” said James C. Miller, III, […]

OSHA cites USPS in Nashville, Tenn., with $70,000 fine for safety hazard

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited the U.S. Postal Service on Royal Parkway in Nashville with one willful safety violation for allowing workers to use damaged and unrepaired dock levelers, carrying a penalty of $70,000. OSHA began its inspection following a complaint that an employee was […]

Zumbox and KUBRA Partner to Deliver Digital Postal Mail and Increase Paper Suppression Rates for Large Transactional Mailers

Zumbox issued the following press release Alliance Cuts Costs, Increases Sustainability and Enhances Customer Communications for KUBRA Clients Mississauga, ON and Los Angeles, CA – February 9, 2011 – KUBRA, a customer interaction management solution provider, and Zumbox, the leader in digital postal mail services, today announced an agreement to provide digital postal mail as […]

Study Says 2016 Is the “Tipping Point” for eBill Usage

Companies Presented 5.1 Billion eBills in 2010 February 3, 2011 HERNDON, Va — When will eBills be more widely used than traditional paper bills? A recent study suggests it might only be five years down the road. The study conducted by NACHA’s Council for Electronic Billing and Payment (CEBP) and PayItGreen suggests that eBilling – […]

PRC Names Margaret Cigno Director of the Office of Accountability & Compliance

The Postal Regulatory Commission issued the following press release: Washington, DC – Postal Regulatory Commission Chairman Ruth Y. Goldway announced Wednesday the appointment of Margaret Cigno to succeed John Waller, who has retired, as Director of the Office of Accountability & Compliance (OAC). Ms. Cigno has served as OAC’s Assistant Director of the Auditing and […]

Three New York Postal Employees Charged With Stealing Money

Three Postal Employees from the Post Office  in Locust Valley, New York  have been arrested and charged with stealing money while on the job. According to the press release: MINEOLA, NY – Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice said that three United States Postal employees from the Locust Valley Post Office have been arrested and charged […]

Senator Collins Introduces Federal Workers’ Comp Reform

Sen. Collins’ Bill Would End Perverse Incentives Keeping People on a More Lucrative System into Retirement Years February 2, 2011 Senator Susan Collins, Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee today introduced legislation to stop the costly and escalating abuses of the federal workers’ compensation system. The Federal Employment Compensation Act […]

USPS Board Of Governors To Meet Feb. 9 In Washington, DC

WASHINGTON — The Board of Governors of the U.S. Postal Service will meet in open session Feb. 9 at Postal Service headquarters, 475 L’Enfant Plaza, SW. The public is welcome to observe the meeting beginning at 8:30 a.m. in the Ben Franklin Room on the 11th floor. The Board is expected to discuss the following […]

USPS Introduces Three New Flat-Rate Products

Press Release From USPS: The World Is Flat New Flat-Rate Products Priced to Move International Shipments WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service has introduced simplified pricing and three new products to its portfolio of flat-rate shipping solutions, providing additional options priced to move messages, materials and merchandise across the country or around the world for […]

Love Is in the Mail at a Post Office Near You

The U.S. Postal Service Presents the Perfect Valentine’s Day Gift WASHINGTON — Legendary artists. Timeless love songs. Romantic lyrics. The mood is set. The Postal Service delivers the perfect Valentine’s Day playlist with the Love Notes CD, debuting this week at #4 on the Billboard/Soundscan jazz charts. “The Postal Service is very excited by the […]