USPS: Third-quarter financial results reported

August 9, 2022  The Postal Service has reported its financial results for fiscal year 2022’s third quarter (April 1-June 30). Here are some highlights: • Revenue. Operating revenue was $18.7 billion, an increase of 1.4 percent compared with the same quarter one year earlier. First-Class Mail revenue was essentially flat, while Marketing Mail revenue increased…

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USPS OIG Report: Postal Inspection Service’s Prosegur Contract for Security Guards

Background The U.S. Postal Inspection Service is responsible for ensuring the safety and security of postal employees, postal facilities, and the mail. The Postal Inspection Service has contracted with Prosegur Services Group Inc. to provide personnel, such as dispatchers, at the National Law Enforcement Communication Centers (NLECC) and security guards at postal facilities in approximately…

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How the US Postal Service reads terrible handwriting (video)

August 8, 2022 At the Remote Encoding Center in Salt Lake City, keyers process 1.2 billion images of mail every year. Source: Tom Scott / YouTube Related: Salt Lake USPS facility the last in US to decode poorly penned mailing addresses (2018)

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