USPS: ‘We’re ready for the rush,’ PMG says – Ready This Season The Postal Service is gearing up for the year’s busiest mailing, shipping and delivery days next week. The busiest mailing day will be Monday, Dec. 15, when employees will process an expected 640 million cards, letters and packages. On the busiest mailing day […]
Martha Stewart is appearing on Steve Harvey’s TV show this month to tout the benefits of shipping with USPS. During one “Martha Stewart’s Homemade Gifts” segment, Stewart and Harvey created a pair of socks and bath salts and packed them in a holiday-themed Priority Mail box. Customers concerned about lost items can take comfort when […]
(December 5, 2014) The package business continued to pay dividends for the Postal Service, which ended the fiscal year with an increase in operating revenue for the second consecutive year, CFO Joe Corbett says in his latest Dollars and ȼhange video. “After four straight years of declines, this is certainly a welcome result,” Corbett says. […]
The Postal Service is implementing a new program to use technology more efficiently nationwide. Local Operations Centers (LOCs) will be opened in each area and district office. The centers will help employees make the best use out of new and existing postal systems and technology. The offices of the Chief Operating Officer and the Chief […]
The Postal Service has kicked off this year’s Operation Santa program, the annual campaign that has helped fulfill the holiday wishes of children and their families for more than a century. Through Operation Santa, individuals, businesses and charitable organizations respond to children’s letters addressed to Santa Claus. “Operation Santa has made dreams come true for […]
USPS recently introduced a service to help reduce the more than 1.4 billion pieces of undeliverable-as-addressed (UAA) mail returned each year. Secure Destruction, a USPS Blue Earth sustainability initiative, allows mailers to have letter-sized return-to-sender First-Class Mail captured and securely destroyed at postal facilities for no additional charge. Using the Intelligent Mail barcode, mail that […]
Several days ago USPS posted a reminder that a personalized letter from the PMG was recently sent to postal employees’ home address following the cyber intrusion into some USPS information systems. The letter was also sent to postal employees who left USPS after May 2012. According to USPS the letter, which was sent via First-Class […]
USPS is sending employees a mailer this week to remind them that the holidays are the Postal Service’s time to shine. The internal “playbook” looks similar to the national playbook for customers, but instead of holiday shipping tips, it offers “postal plays” to help motivate employees to deliver packages on time, every time. The playbook […]
USPS Board of Governors selects COO Brennan as next PMG The Postal Service Board of Governors announced today that Postmaster General and CEO Pat Donahoe has decided to retire Feb. 1, 2015, after 39 years with USPS. The board also announced the appointment of Megan Brennan, currently chief operating officer, as the next PMG. At […]
The Postal Service’s first TV ad of the holiday season hit the airwaves this week. The 15-second spot follows a Priority Mail Flat Rate Box as it moves from a postal facility to a delivery vehicle and then to its final destination: a home on a festively decorated residential street. The ad is slated to […]