WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors will meet Aug. 6, 2021, in open session at Postal Service headquarters, 475 L’Enfant Plaza, SW, Washington, DC. The public is welcome to observe the meeting beginning at 9:00 a.m. ET in the Benjamin Franklin Room on the 11th floor. The Board is expected to […]
USPS – 7/26/21 – The Postal Service no longer requires employees and contractors who are fully vaccinated for COVID-19 to wear face coverings, except where required by federal, state, local, tribal or territorial laws, rules and regulations, including local business and workplace guidance. The updated face covering policy, announced July 16, aligns with new guidance […]
WASHINGTON, DC — USPS – 7/22/21 – The U.S. Postal Service reported fourth-quarter service delivery performance data through the first half of July that showed ongoing improvement across all First-Class, Marketing and Periodical mail categories from the third quarter ended June 30. Fourth-quarter service performance for July 1 through July 16 included: First-Class Mail: Delivered 89.3 […]
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 […]