United States Postal Service

Postal officials are ready to raise the white flag in their six-year battle to end Saturday delivery of letters and flat mail.

Direct mail is not dead, far from it. With the growth in technology and personalization, direct mail has become even more powerful.

The typical postal worker put in more than eight hours of weekly overtime during the holidays. For several, it was more like 12 hours.

Yet another government study has spurred news stories about how the U.S. Postal Service is on the verge of massive downsizing.

While the First-Class mail letter volume continues to fall, commercial First-Class mail volumes are slightly increasing.

In 2016, mailers will earn an upfront 2 percent postage discount on mail pieces that use standard NFC or Enhanced Augmented Reality.

A round of steep, unfair price cuts in September 2014 has enabled the USPS to grab market share from UPS and FedEx.

USPS “continues to twist in the wind” because Congress let the board of governors dwindle down to one appointed member.

USPS could see a temporary 4.3 percent postal rate increase become permanent. That’s if Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.) gets his way.

Erik Cagle relates the story of a trio employed by USPS who were caught scamming benefactors out of gifts intended for needy children.