Monday, July 31

USPS Lists 139 Facilities As ‘Potential Candidates’ for Consolidation

APWU News
Click here to download the list. Note that it includes sites that have already been removed from consideration, including a number in the Northeast, as well as the Rockford plant that was taken off the list today.

Too-light usage leads to vanishing mail dropboxes

Lafayette (IN) Journal and Courier

Friday, July 28

UPS Vows to Kill Postal Reform Over Single-Piece Parcels

"In the face of overwhelming bipartisan support, UPS is threatening to 'veto' the pending postal bill."
eNAPUS Legislative Newsletter

The postal customer always rings twice

Demanding service sometimes can yield results in the post-Katrina world
New Orleans Times Picayune

GAO Says USPS Delivery Standards, Reporting Need Improvement

DMNews.com
click here to download the 120 page report in .pdf format

USPS awards Lockheed $17.4M contract

Firm to build optical recognition equipment for BMCs
Binghamton Press and Sun Bulletin

ABX Air Subsidiary to Manage Dallas Transfer Center for USPS

Press release