Tag: USPS

US Postal Service Projects $1.5 Billion Year-End Deficit

Posted by | May 7, 2002 | |

Postmaster General John E. Potter today said the Postal Service faces a projected net loss of approximately $1.5 billion in fiscal year 2002, with mail volume for the year expected to drop some six billion pieces below last year’s total. Despite the magnitude of this decline, Potter said cost-containment actions taken by the Postal Service have reduced this estimated net loss well below earlier projections that ranged as high as $4.5 billion.

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USPS Transforms World's Largest Intranet To Do More With Less

Posted by | May 7, 2002 | |

The Postal Service’s Chief Technology Officer today unveiled a major Transformation Plan action item underway to upgrade, modernize, enhance, secure, and simplify the world’s largest intranet infrastructure. The initiative, known as the Advanced Computing Environment (ACE), will save up to $200 million over five years by centralizing and reducing support functions for 130,000 computer users among 28,000 postal facilities nationwide.

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USPS Seeks Industry Allies in Reform Push

Posted by | May 6, 2002 | |

The U.S. Postal Service is taking its pitch for vast postal reform directly to Congress and nudging its big customers to do the same.
Already, Postal Service officials have briefed more than 150 lawmakers on their proposal to transform the agency into a profit-making enterprise.
The Postal Service strategy, which appears to bypass an appeal to the broader American public, may be the most effective available, given that the greatest interest in low postage rates and universal service comes from business.
But it may not be enough to get Congress to act, many observers say.

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USPS Tests After-Hours Mail Pickup

Posted by | Apr 29, 2002 | |

The U.S. Postal Service began testing an after-hours mail pickup system this month for packages that could not be delivered during normal business hours. Currently, after an unsuccessful package delivery attempt, customers must request redelivery or pick up the package at their local post office during normal operating hours. The pilot program consists of a vertical carousel, a touch screen and a barcode reader. Undeliverable parcels are loaded into a carousel in an area accessible to the public 24 hours a day. The mail carrier scans each piece’s barcode, which corresponds to a barcode left with the attempted-delivery notice at the customer’s residence. The carousel holds up to 300 packages, but can be scaled for 800. Customers can pick up their packages by scanning the barcode on their attempted-delivery notice into the carousel’s barcode reader. Customers then must swipe a credit card for identification. There is no charge for the service.

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EU pushes for chance to deliver U.S. Mail

Posted by | Apr 26, 2002 | |

The European Union is demanding that foreign companies be allowed to compete with the U.S. Postal Service as part of World Trade Organization talks that began last year.
According to a draft copy of its demands obtained by The Washington Times, Europe also wants access to American markets for municipal water and waste services. It also will call for foreign companies to be given access to Small Business Administration loans.

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