[evp_embed_video url=”https://about.usps.com/video/DFA-TPIA03.mp4″] USPS News Link – 8/7/24 – In a new video, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy discusses the Postal Service’s upgraded delivery fleet, which begins rolling out this year. The video also features comments from Jocelyn Freitas, senior fleet operations specialist; Michael Bacon, the Atlanta Vehicle Maintenance Facility manager; Atlanta Postmaster Falonda Woods; and […]
What: Sept. 5, 1774, marked a turning point in the lead-up to the American Revolution as the First Continental Congress convened at Carpenters’ Hall in Philadelphia. In honor of the 250th anniversary of the compact, the U.S. Postal Service will release First Continental Congress, 1774, a Forever stamp commemorating the gathering and its place in […]
INDIANAPOLIS — 8/1/24 – Today at the Gen Con Indy 2024 gaming convention, the Postal Service celebrated 50 years of DUNGEONS & DRAGONS by releasing a sheet of 20 new stamps now available nationwide. In a video on the Postal Service’s Facebook page, USPS Senior Vice President of Finance and Strategy Luke Grossmann said, “It seems fitting […]
ATLANTA — 7/31/24 – The U.S. Postal Service today dedicated the Hank Aaron stamp during a ceremony at Truist Park in Atlanta. The new forever stamp is now being sold at Post Offices nationwide and online at usps.com/shopstamps. “We hope this stamp serves as a reminder of Hank Aaron’s success on the baseball diamond and his work […]
WASHINGTON — 7/26/24 – The U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors will convene an open meeting on Aug. 8, 2024, at the Postal Service headquarters located at 475 L’Enfant Plaza SW in Washington. Members of the public are invited to attend the meeting, which will commence at 4:30 p.m. EDT in the Boardroom. During the […]
What: The U.S. Postal Service will honor Henry “Hank” Aaron with a commemorative Forever stamp. The first-day-of-issue event is free and open to the public. News of the stamp is being shared with the hashtag #HankAaronStamp. Who: Thomas J. Marshall, U.S. Postal Service general counsel and executive vice president, will serve as dedicating official. When: Wednesday, […]
NAPS: 7/25/24 – Today, President Joseph Biden nominated former Congresswoman Val Demings (D-FL) and former Postal Gov. William Zollars to the U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors. Rep. Demings represented an Orlando, Florida congressional district in the House of Representatives, from 2017-2022. Among her committee assignments, Demings served on the House Oversight and Government Reform […]
WASHINGTON – 7/23/24 – Congressmen Robert B. Aderholt (R-AL) and Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) introduced the Deliver for Democracy Act in the House of Representatives today. This bipartisan piece of legislation will accomplish three objectives: 1) Require the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to either achieve at least a 95% on-time delivery rate for periodicals (as […]
7/22/24 – U.S. Senator Steve Daines sent a letter to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy today asking him to reconsider the Postal Service’s decision to cease expedited air distribution service in Montana. “Hundreds of thousands of customers across Montana rely on air distribution services for the timely mail delivery across vast distances… “The USPS has a […]
CULVER CITY, CA — 7/22/24 – Today, the U.S Postal Service celebrated the life and legacy of beloved “JEOPARDY!” host Alex Trebek with a Forever stamp. The dedication ceremony was held at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City. “Millions of Americans invited Alex Trebek into their living rooms each weeknight,” said Michael Elston, Secretary of […]