The “blackout” period for Franked Mail mass mailings takes effect Wednesday, Aug. 8. Franked Mail is official correspondence sent by members of Congress and other authorized users. These mailpieces have the member’s facsimile signature — the frank — in the upper right corner of the envelope or label instead of a postage stamp. The frank…
Objective The U.S. Postal Service offers a postage rate discount to mailers for presorting, pre-barcoding, handling, or transporting of mail. These workshare discounts incentivize mailers to perform specific activities that the Postal Service would otherwise have to perform. They allow the Postal Service to increase operational efficiencies, avoid some mailing costs, stimulate mail volume growth,…
Objective The objective was to assess the effectiveness of the Terminal Handling Services (THS) the U.S. Postal Service uses to sort and transport mail in the Southern Area. THS suppliers load mail into FedEx air containers and deliver them to FedEx for transportation across the nation. They also transport incoming FedEx air containers to THS…
Effective August 2, 2018, the Postal Service™ is revising the Administrative Support Manual (ASM) to clarify policy on the possession of firearms by Postal Service employees. Administrative Support Manual (ASM) 2 Audits and Investigations * * * * * 27 Security * * * * * 276 Firearms Security * * * * * 276.2…
Summertime can put employees at risk for heat illness. High temperatures and humidity, direct sun or heat, limited air movement, physical exertion, poor physical condition, and some medicines are contributing factors to heat illness. When the body is unable to cool itself by sweating, heat-induced illness such as heat stress, heat cramps, heat exhaustion, and…
The Art of Magic stamps release will include a special souvenir sheet that mimics a famous illusion. The souvenir sheet will feature three identical stamps that show a white rabbit in a black hat. By rotating each stamp, you can see the rabbit “pop” out of the hat. The Postal Service used lenticular printing, a…
August 01, 2018 – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: press@PackageCoalition.org New Coalition Aims to Promote and Sustain Reliable, Affordable Postal Package Delivery Services for American Consumers Amazon, Columbia Sportswear, Express Scripts, National Retail Federation, OSM Worldwide, Pitney Bowes, Publishers Clearing House & QVC form The Package Coalition Washington, D.C. – A diverse group of America’s leading…
