On June 30th, USPS announced its intention to close and consolidate 82 mail processing facilities in 37 states throughout the country beginning in January 2015. Today, August 1st, 2014, service standard changes were printed in the federal register ending overnight mail service for the entire country, effective January 2015. If not stopped, this move threatens…
The new service standard for First Class Mail is now what it used to be for single-piece 3rd class mail. This is not what anyone expected when Congress passed the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act of 2006. David Williams, USPS VP of Network Operations, wants more time to Delivery Point Sequence letter and flat mail….
A Rule by the Postal Service on 08/01/2014 Action Final Rule; Designation Of Implementation Date. Summary This document identifies the implementation date for the revised service standards for market-dominant mail products associated with the second phase of the Network Rationalization initiative, and makes conforming changes to the applicable regulations. DATES: Effective Date: August 1, 2014….
The Postal Service generated $4.9 billion in new sales opportunities and cut operational costs by $868 million last year through DRIVE, an ambitious program that’s helping the organization make major changes. Through DRIVE, USPS also revitalized its Priority Mail package service and reduced its facilities footprint by more than 3 million feet. This year, the…
The U.S. Postal Service has become very good at closing and consolidating postal facilities. It may not be something that Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe and his COO Megan Brennan are likely to take credit for in public, but the U.S. Postal Service has become very good at closing and consolidating postal facilities. So good, in…
Hewlett-Packard Co. has agreed to pay $32.5 million to settle allegations it overcharged the U.S. Postal Service for products over more than eight years. In the dispute, the United States alleged that HP failed to comply with pricing terms of its contract with the Postal Service. This included a requirement that HP provide prices that…
A Lean Six Sigma (LSS) team saved the Postal Service more than $560,000 this year by improving the way undelivered business mail checks get processed. The Mail Recovery Center (MRC) in Atlanta is responsible for determining the final delivery point for undelivered mail, including business mail checks. The process for handling these checks was complex,…
The Department of Labor files a lawsuit against the Postal Service. Labor says USPS made bogus terrorism charges against an employee to retaliate when he reported unsafe working conditions. David Hendel is a partner and government contracts attorney at Husch Blackwell. On In Depth with Francis Rose, he said the actions of the Postal Service…
