The U.S. Postal Service® is disappointed with the portion of last week’s ruling from the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) which held that the implementation of Full-Service Intelligent Mail® barcode (IMb™) constitutes a rate increase. This ill-conceived decision will impair complete
With the Federal Register for Full-Service, USPS® clarified the by/for requirement in electronic documentation. So, what is by/for? In your eDoc (Mail.dat, Mail.XML or Postal Wizard), you’ll need to identify who the mailing is by (you, the mail preparer) and
As for specific provisions that may be discussed or included in the bill that the Senate will propose, Senator Carper mentioned. Provisions that were included in S. 1789 such as: – A process that will give communities that face the
NPI has worked hard, collaborated with industry vendors, and took the initiative with the USPS for the allowance of move updates on flats. This has resulted in USPS regulation changes that will allow for two IMBs on a flat. With
Below is an excerpt from the Smithsonian National Postal Museum Blog, “Pushing the Envelope” where Historian and Curator Nancy Pope describes how the postal service transferred mail: America’s postal service went underground 120 years ago today. No, it wasn’t on
January Numbers are in and the USPS is reporting Year to Date losses of 1.6 Billion, but it really is not all that bad, if you do not include the 2006 PAEA Law (the prefunding) there was only a 88
A Smooth Transition to 6-day Package and 5-day Mail Delivery Workshop Changing how we deliver mail is part of a comprehensive plan to ensure that the Postal Service can continue to deliver affordable service to the American people. Don’t miss
February 21st, 2013 | 2013 Budget Postal Service | Posted by Sean Reilly Orignal post found here: http://blogs.federaltimes.com/ For anyone with a background in appropriations law and a little time on their hands, FedLine has obtained a copy of the
IDEAlliance has recently changed their approach to the Mail.dat User License Codes. As many of you know, Mail.dat is a communication standard owned and maintained by IDEAlliance and used to facilitate electronic documentation and postage payment to the USPS via
The USPS is expected to announce that it will eliminate Saturday delivery for first class a in August and perhaps other types of mail. The press conference will be later today. The restriction imposed by Congress on ending Saturday delivery