United States Postal Service

Donahoe Will Be in Good Shape When He Leaves USPS, With a Pension of More Than $4M
December 8, 2014

Last fiscal year, even before she was chosen to be the future the Postmaster General, Megan J. Brennan was the U.S. Postal Service's highest paid employee.

But don't fret for retiring Postmaster General Pat Donahoe. He will leave USPS on Feb. 1 with a pension having an estimated present value of more than $4 million, according to a financial report the agency filed Friday.

New USPS App Offers Direct Marketers Augmented Reality Experience with 'Magical Mailbox' Message
December 2, 2014

Dancing penguins, flashing holiday lights and a reminder to order shipping boxes and stamps.

Those are the highlights of a new holiday smartphone application that the U.S. Postal Service launched Monday with the goal of attracting more business from direct-mail marketers.

As part of this year’s holiday campaign, the agency will show a different animation each week when its blue collection boxes are scanned.

Brennan Set to Become First Female Postmaster General
December 1, 2014

Patrick Donahoe, the Postmaster General and CEO of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS), will end his 39-year career when he retires on Feb. 1, 2015. He will be replaced by Megan Brennan, current COO of the USPS, and the first woman to hold the office.

Quad VP of Postal Affairs Responds to Senator's Views
November 7, 2014

SUSSEX, WI—Current Chairman of the Senate for Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Senator Tom Carper, recently shared his views with Republic 3.0 on keeping the U.S. Postal Service viable in the 21st Century.

While we agree with Senator Carper that Congress needs to act during the lame-duck session following the November elections, we are also adamant to make sure the reform is meaningful for mailers, rather than making the current situation worse.

We disagree with his assumptions related to pricing.

U.S. Postal Service Network Consolidation: A Tale of Three Pictures
November 7, 2014

A lot of ink has been spilled discussing and cussing the U.S. Postal Service's plan to close 82 mail processing centers next year. David Williams, USPS' vice president of networks, showed (the following) slides in a recent presentation to mailers about the "Phase II" consolidations scheduled to begin in January.

Double-Digit Package Growth Predicted as USPS Delivers Seven Days a Week During Holidays
November 7, 2014

The Postal Service will be delivering packages seven days a week in major cities and high-volume areas starting November 17 through Christmas Day in response to expected double-digit package volume growth. "During the holidays, no carrier makes more deliveries to more places than the Postal Service, and this year, we’re raising the bar with enhanced tracking and Sunday delivery," said Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe.

Postal Regulatory Commission Chairman Ruth Goldway Defends Her 'Big' Travel Bills
November 5, 2014

Despite the fact that the U.S. Postal Service lost almost $5 billion in fiscal year 2013, Postal Regulatory Commission Chairman Ruth Goldway spent nearly $40,000 on travel, The Washington Free Beacon reports.

Goldway and the PRC office have consistently defended her travel, telling The Washington Post in a statement that the chairman "attends only those [conferences and meetings] that are beneficial to the Commission and the Postal Service in terms of sharing information about activities in the U.S."