USPS: The next level – CIO Cochrane touts new devices

Posted on May 30, 2014May 30, 2014 by 21cpw

Letter and rural carriers will soon receive Mobile Delivery Devices (MDDs) to help them perform their jobs more effectively, Chief Information Officer Jim Cochrane told Federal News Radio recently. “It’s a smarter device,” Cochrane said. “It takes it to the next level.” The Postal Service will initially deploy 75,000 MDDs between August and December. “This…

Innovation nation – USPS uses tech to serve customers, lawmakers told

Posted on May 23, 2014May 23, 2014 by 21cpw

The Postal Service is using technology to adapt to the nation’s fast-changing mailing and shipping needs, CIO Jim Cochrane told congressional lawmakers May 22. “Technology now plays a foundational role in virtually every postal product and service,” Cochrane said in testimony before a House subcommittee that handles postal issues. USPS works with major technology companies…