L-R: Anton Hajjar, Amber McReynolds, Ron Stroman USPS 7/20/21 – The USPS Board of Governors recently added three members: • Anton Hajjar, former general counsel of the American Postal Workers Union; • Amber McReynolds, chief executive officer of the National Vote at Home Institute; and • Ron Stroman, former Deputy Postmaster General. The U.S. Senate […]
WASHINGTON, DC — 7/15/21 – The U.S. Postal Service reported initial fourth-quarter service delivery performance data that showed continued improvement from the third quarter across all First-Class, Marketing and Periodical mail categories. Fourth quarter service performance for July 1 through July 9 included: First-Class Mail: Delivered 90.6 percent of First-Class Mail on time against the USPS […]
WASHINGTON, DC — 7/14/21 – The new Mystery Message Forever stamp from the U.S. Postal Service puts your sleuthing skills to the test! Featuring bright colors and interesting shapes, the new stamp was dedicated today in a ceremony at the International Spy Museum in Washington, DC. “As you add these stamps to your collection, or […]
WASHINGTON, DC — 7/8/21 – The U.S. Postal Service reported third quarter FY 2021 service performance improvements over the second quarter across First-Class Mail, Marketing Mail and Periodicals. The quarter was USPS’s strongest quarterly service performance for all mail categories since the third quarter of FY2020. Third quarter FY2021 (covering the weeks of April 1 […]
From Postal Bulletin 22575 Effective July 1, 2021, the Postal Service™ is revising the Administrative Support Manual to indicate the line of succession for the Postmaster General for the duration of an emergency to reflect the recent organizational restructuring. Administrative Support Manual (ASM) 28 Emergency Preparedness * * * * * 286 Emergency Lines of […]
In Latest Update, USPS Reports Consistent Service Across All Mail Categories with Improved Delivery Performance over the Second Quarter WASHINGTON, DC – USPS 7/01/21 – The U.S. Postal Service provided updated third quarter service performance data through the week of June 25th which shows consistent and improved delivery performance across all First-Class, Marketing and Periodical […]
A Half-Century of Operating Independently While Continuing to Bind the Nation Together WASHINGTON — USPS – 7/01/21 – The U.S. Postal Service marks its 50th anniversary as an independent agency today. On July 1, 1971, the U.S. Post Office Department became the U.S. Postal Service, a transformation made possible by the Postal Reorganization Act of […]
WASHINGTON, DC — 6/24/21 – The U.S. Postal Service provided updated third quarter service performance data through the week of June 18th which shows performance improvement continues to hold steady since the second quarter. Performance numbers below include the weeks of April 1 through June 18: First-Class Mail: 87.5 percent of First-Class Mail delivered on-time against the […]
LITTLE FALLS, NJ — 6/24/21 – The U.S. Postal Service issued the Yogi Berra stamp today. This Forever stamp was dedicated during a ceremony at the Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center in Little Falls, NJ, and is now being sold at Post Office locations nationwide and online at usps.com/yogiberrastamp. News about the stamp is being […]
6/17/21 – Letter Carrier Joseph Ho was delivering mail in a Chester, PA, neighborhood when he spotted an older customer who has Parkinson’s disease lying on a sidewalk near the man’s residence. Ho rushed to check on the customer, who was bleeding profusely from a head wound. The Postal Service™ employee immediately called 911, alerted […]