Latest United States Postal Service Stories

Pioneering "Lark of The Border" Recognized for Enormous Contribution to Culture and Music SAN ANTONIO, May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In tribute to the legends responsible for making American music part of global popular culture, the U.S. Postal Service today proudly announces the launch of a new Music Icons stamp series with the issuance of a stamp honoring Lydia Mendoza, one of the first and greatest stars of Tejano music. The Lydia Mendoza Forever Stamp was dedicated...

New Site Features Exclusive Digital Writing Desk That Allows Users to Easily Type a Series of Individual Messages and Have Them Render as Personally Handwritten on Designer Paper Cards NEW YORK, May 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Even in today's digital age, millions of people find themselves needing to mail out handwritten cards when it comes to saying "thank you" for wedding gifts, baby shower presents and more - but many tech-savvy consumers find the process of handwriting cards to be...

-- New Services & Successful Marketing Continue to Fuel Package Growth WASHINGTON, May 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Postal Service ended the second quarter of its 2013 fiscal year (Jan. 1 - March 31) with a net loss of $1.9 billion. The Postal Service continues to grow revenue and reduce expenses by using the tools available to it under existing law. However, without passage of comprehensive legislation to provide the Postal Service with a workable business model for...

Mail Promotion to Help Marketers Turn 'Triers' Into Buyers WASHINGTON , May 9, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- If they try it, they'll buy it. That's the message the U.S. Postal Service is sending to consumer packaged goods companies and other marketers with its Product Samples mail promotion. Designed to re-invigorate product sampling through the mail, the Product Samples promotion -- running Aug.1 - Sept. 30, 2013 -- gives marketers a 5-percent upfront postage discount on...

Survey says 94 percent of moms prefer handwritten cards, letters delivered by mail for Mother's Day WASHINGTON , May 7, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In a world consumed by text messaging, email and to-the-point telephone calls, receiving a card or letter in the mail is a heartfelt tradition that never goes out of style. A recent survey conducted by the U.S. Postal Service revealed that 94 percent of moms find a handwritten card delivered by mail more meaningful than emails or...

USPS Honored for Sustainability Achievements WASHINGTON, May 3, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Reinforcing its position as a sustainability leader in reducing the Federal Government's environmental impact, the U.S. Postal Service was recently honored with 10 awards in the Federal Green Challenge competition -- a national effort under the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Sustainable Materials Management Program -- for its waste reduction efforts across the United States....

Contract Awarded to Provide Health Benefits to Select Non-Career Employees WASHINGTON, April 30, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In a move to comply with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), the U.S. Postal Service today awarded UnitedHealthcare a contract to support a Postal Service health plan for all eligible non-career employees. The contract period begins April 30, 2013 and provides coverage for years 2014 through 2016. Three additional terms of two years...

SAINT PAUL, Minn., April 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Letter carriers are asking Minnesotans to fill a bag with non-perishable food items and leave it at their mailbox to help stamp out hunger on Saturday, May 11, 2013. Sponsored by the National Association of Letter Carriers, Stamp Out Hunger is the largest single-day food drive in the country. Here in Minnesota, letter carriers hope to collect enough food to provide one million meals--that's 1.3 million pounds of food for those in...

CFO Briefing Follows Open Session Meeting WASHINGTON , April 29, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Board of Governors of the U.S. Postal Service will meet May 10 in open session at Postal Service headquarters, 475 L'Enfant Plaza, SW, Washington, DC. The public is welcome to observe the meeting beginning at 8:30 a.m. in the Ben Franklin Room on the 11th floor. The Board is expected to discuss the following items: Call to order and remarks of the Chairman of the Board...

WASHINGTON, April, 25, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) announced that a Mexican farm owner was sentenced to serve 60 months' probation for his role in a scheme to defraud Ex-Im Bank of approximately $825,563. Jaime Galvan-Guerrero, 40, was sentenced by Judge Kathleen Cardone in U.S. District Court in El Paso, TX. In addition to his term of probation, Galvan was ordered to pay...