WASHINGTON — 10/6/22 – The United States Postal Service reported new delivery performance metrics for the fiscal fourth quarter ending September 30 showing strong service performance across all First-Class, Marketing, and Periodical mail categories. The average time to deliver a mailpiece or package across the postal network was just 2.4 days. FY2022 fourth quarter service […]
Peak Season 2022: Shipping Deadlines and Package Rules WASHINGTON — The holidays bring many things — gifts, family gatherings, decorating and festivities. For 2022, they also bring a few updates from the Postal Service for shipping deadlines and temporary pricing changes, as well as new package regulations. 2022 Holiday Shipping Deadlines The Postal Service recommends […]
SANTA ROSA, CA — 9/30/22 – The U.S. Postal Service recognized the centennial birth of cartoonist Charles M. Schulz with a first-day-of-issue ceremony, unveiling a pane of 20 new Forever stamps at the Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center today. News of the stamps is being shared with the hashtag #CharlesMSchulzStamps and #Schulz100. “The Postal Service […]
WASHINGTON — 9/30/22 – The United States Postal Service reported new delivery performance metrics for the twelfth week of the fiscal fourth quarter showing the average time to deliver a mailpiece or package across the postal network was 2.5 days. Through Sept. 23, performance across First-Class Mail, Marketing Mail, and Periodicals remains consistent with performance […]
Wednesday, September 28, 2022 Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to the United States Postal Service (USPS) Inspector General pushing for answers on reports of consistent mail service delays in the Kansas City Northland area. For the last few months Senator Hawley’s office has heard from constituents in Kansas City’s Northland area on mail-related […]
WASHINGTON — 9/23/22 – The United States Postal Service reported new delivery performance metrics for the eleventh week of the fiscal fourth quarter. The data shows continued strong performance for First-Class Mail, Marketing Mail, and Periodicals. During the reporting period, the Postal Service averaged 2.5 days to deliver a mailpiece or package across the postal […]
DeJoy outlines network transformation, service improvements as part of National Postal Customer Council Week WASHINGTON, DC — 9/23/22 – In a keynote video address this week to partnership groups composed of Postal Service leaders and the nation’s commercial mailers, USPS Postmaster General and CEO Louis DeJoy said the Postal Service is a different organization now than […]
NORTH POLE — 9/15/22 – At an event here to celebrate the new Holiday Elves stamps, with Santa, Mrs. Claus, reindeer and the Santa Claus House (on St. Nicholas Drive!) as the backdrop, the Postal Service announced that letters for the 110-year-old USPS Operation Santa program can be sent beginning today — six weeks earlier […]
WASHINGTON — 9/15/22 – The United States Postal Service reported new delivery performance metrics for the tenth week of the fiscal fourth quarter. During the reporting period, the average time for the Postal Service to deliver a mailpiece or package across the postal network was just 2.5 days. FY2022 fourth quarter service performance scores covering […]
Holiday season preparedness reflects strategic investments and operational precision improvements made as part of Delivering for America, USPS’ 10-year plan: 655,000 employee postal service workforce includes 100,000 workers converted to full time since beginning of 2021; More than 41,000 part time workers converted to full time since January 2022 Actively hiring additional 28,000 seasonal employees […]