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The American Postal Workers Union concluded a two year contract negotiation, securing pay raises, Cost of Living Adjustments, job security commitments and more for its members.
The Postal Service has always delivered the mail, always will. But in recent years it's grown its package business enormously. Mainly to survive. Jim Cochrane, chief marketing and sales officer, and the former chief information officer, at USPS, tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin how marketing has become a core postal function.
Imagine getting an email with images of all the physical mail that'll be delivered to your home today. That's just one of the innovations USPS is trying in a pilot program launched in New York City.
Lawmakers and agency heads are looking at ways the General Services Administration can better manage and maintain federal properties and offices.
Imagine getting an email with images of all the physical mail that'll be delivered to your home later that day. The Postal Service is piloting the Informed Delivery system right now in New York City. That's just one innovation USPS is trying. Gary Reblin, USPS' vice president for new products and innovation, told Federal Drive with Tom Temin about a range of new products, including some for the Postal Service's bread-and-butter business.
Why would you want a daily email about your physical mail? According to the Postal Service, it turns out, people have lots of reasons.
The U.S. Postal Inspectors, one of the oldest federal law enforcement agencies, investigates mail-based crimes.
The U.S. Postal Inspectors, one of the oldest federal law enforcement agencies, investigates mail-based crimes.
Long before the internet, the U.S. had a network connecting every home in every hamlet. It's called the Postal Service. It has a richer history of innovation and technology than many people realize. Devin Leonard joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin to talk about "Neither Rain Nor Snow", a new history of USPS he authored.
Members of the House Oversight Committee unveiled draft legislation to reform the Postal Service. The agency is struggling to keep up with Congressional funding mandates as well as shifting volumes of mail.
Remember the famous line from Apollo 13: "Houston, we've got a problem?" Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says now it's Houston that has a problem.
Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah), says a bill is being drafted to address Postal Service reforms. The reforms include addressing the mandate to pre-fund health retiree benefits, as well as merging the USPS Board of Governors and the Postal Regulatory Commission.
The U.S. Postal Service fared better this financial quarter than it did last year, but the Postmaster General says Congress has been slow to remove a weight around the agency's neck.
So the price of those Forever postage stamps has dropped 2 cents. Good news, right? Not necessarily according to Senior Correspondent Mike Causey, who says the new price comes at a price.