Stamp ordering, simplified New system debuts this summer 6/17/2014 – The Postal Service will soon launch Stamp Fulfillment Services (SFS) Web, an online application that will make it easier for Postmasters and customer service and retail managers to submit and manage stamp orders. The new service will offer a more convenient, user-friendly order entry and […]
6-13-2014 – Saturday, June 14, is Flag Day, one of six days each year postal facilities are required to fly the POW-MIA flag. Displaying the flag honors the sacrifices made by members of the armed forces held as prisoners of war or listed as missing in action. The POW-MIA flag must fly below the U.S. […]
6-13-2014 – More than 700 employees who use BlackBerry devices recently received emails with detailed instructions to order and activate new smartphones. Users may choose iPhone, Samsung or new BlackBerry smartphones. Upgrading is voluntary, once the user receives the email from IT. This is part of the initial rollout of MobileACE, a Postal Service program that […]
BACKGROUND The U.S. Postal Service uses more than 190,000 vehicles to collect and deliver mail, including about 142,000 long-life vehicles that are nearing or exceeding their expected service life. As the fleet ages, maintenance costs will increase and older models will be retired as they become too costly to maintain or repair. Our objectives were […]
Information Security – USPS Launches New Method to Encrypt Email Postal Bulletin 22391 – June 12, 2014 Corporate Information Security Office (CISO) in conjunction with Information Technology has implemented the Enterprise Encryption Service — a new method of data encryption. Enterprise Encryption Service can be used to encrypt external or outbound email that has sensitive information sent by […]
June 12, 2014 – Postal Bulletin 22391 Many states nationwide have adopted policies such as “No Excuse Absentee Voting” and “Vote-by-Mail.” These alternatives to voting at a polling station on Election Day provide the Postal Service™ with an opportunity to increase First-Class Mail® volume and revenue, and enhance the value of mail. Leading up to the mid-term election on November 4, 2014, […]
BACKGROUND: In a January 2013 report, the U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General (OIG) found that the U.S. Postal Service did not adequately monitor its two largest advertising contracts. As a result, the Postal Service planned to restructure the contracts to take advantage of competition in the advertising marketplace. In fiscal years 2012 and […]
Several viewers have claimed the U.S. Postal Service is slow, late and unreliable, so ABC 6 Investigators started asking questions and holding the government accountable. Video will load below. Read More Here
USPS – June 09, 2014 A Mississippi man who mailed threatening letters laced with ricin to President Obama and other officials was sentenced to 25 years in federal prison May 19. James Everett Dutschke pled guilty to producing ricin and mailing the letters to Obama, Sen. Roger Wicker and Judge Sadie Holland in April 2013. […]
6/9/14 House Republicans last week proposed allowing the Postal Service to stop delivering most mail on Saturday and to use the savings to keep the federal Highway Trust Fund from going broke. In a statement, USPS said, “Allowing the Postal Service to implement a five-day mail/six-day package delivery schedule is one of several legislative requirements […]