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The U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors approved several major capital projects today at its monthly meeting.

The Board approved funding for Surface Visibility, the third phase of the Surface Air Support System (SASS). Surface Visibility is the third piece of the overall Transportation Visibility strategy. In the first phase, an infrastructure was developed to track FedEx and Amtrak shipments. In the second phase, SASS was expanded to include commercial air visibility. In this phase, the systems will track several visibility points from container loading to the unloading of both Postal Service and postal customer trailers. Wireless scanners will be used to capture data. The system will be deployed at 129 facilities.

Applied Digital Solutions, an advanced technology development company, have announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Government Telecommunications, Inc. (GTI), has been awarded a contract option valued at USD25 million from the United States Postal Service to upgrade telecommunications networks at 108 Postal Service facilities.

The U.S. Postal Service is moving forward on its proposal to offer customers two Priority Mail Flat-Rate Box options. In a filing with the Postal Rate Commission, the Postal Service is seeking approval of the Flat-Rate Box proposal, which if approved, will reinforce the Postal Service’s commitment to meeting customers’ needs for simplicity and convenience when sending packages.