House Panel Moves Postal Service Closer to Eliminating Saturday Mail Delivery

The House has taken a major step to allow the U.S. Postal Service to eliminate Saturday mail delivery. The Financial Services and General Government Appropriations subcommittee — headed by Rep. Ander Crenshaw, R-Fla. — did not include a rider in its version of the fiscal 2015 funding bill to require USPS to deliver mail six…

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U.S. Postal Service wrapping up meetings on reduced hours

The U.S. Postal Service is wrapping up meetings this summer with customers on reduced hours at its community post offices. By this fall, about 13,000 post offices nationwide, including 49 in Jefferson, St. Lawrence and Lewis counties, will have had their hours reduced to either two, four or six hours daily, but they will remain…

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FBO: Postal Regulatory Commission Request For Proposal – Parcel Market Data

Parcel Market Data Solicitation Number: PRC-2014-4 Agency: Postal Regulatory Commission Office: PRC Office of Administration Location: PRC HQ Background The Postal Service’s parcel delivery products compete in a dynamic market, and the position and performance of these products in the marketplace is often a consideration in proceedings before the Commission. Monitoring market share and on-time…

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