Author: Steve Kearney

  • David Williams resigns from USPS board of governors–Linn’s Stamp News

    Postal Updates David Williams resigns from USPS board of governors May 6, 2020, 8 AM David C. Williams, a former inspector general for the U.S. Postal Service, resigned from the Postal Service’s board of governors. Photo by Jay Bigalke. By Bill McAllister, Washington Correspondent David C. Williams, a former inspector general for the United States…

  • Alliance Alert–USPS Governor David C. Williams Resigns

    May 5, 2020   Dear Members & Sponsors of the Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers: The U.S. Postal Service announced in an 8-K filing dated yesterday that Governor David C. Williams resigned on April 30, 2020.  The filing simply said: Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory…

  • Alliance Alert — Letter to Hill

    The Honorable Nancy Pelosi                                                  The Honorable Kevin McCarthy Speaker                                                                                        Minority Leader U.S. House of Representatives                                                U.S. House of Representatives Washington, DC  20215                                                            Washington, DC  20215   The Honorable Mitch McConnell                                            The Honorable Chuck Schumer Majority Leader                                                                          Minority Leader U.S. Senate                                                                                   U.S. Senate Washington, DC  20210                                …

  • Postal Service Keeps Plugging Along

    April 24, 2020   ->In Spite of Rumors and Innuendos   The United States Postal Service is doing quite well, given the circumstances.  It is in no danger of curtailing or shutting down.  The Postal Service is not reducing its services, except in very limited cases of inadequate employee availability and exposure in a processing…

  • Difficult Roads Often Lead to Beautiful Destinations

    April 10, 2020 On May 23, 2019, the Washington Nationals major league baseball team had an abysmal record of 19-31.  Virtually everyone was calling for the manager Dave Martinez to be fired and the roster to be overhauled.  But Nats general manager Mike Rizzo stayed with Martinez and most of the roster.  Martinez used three…

  • Alliance Notes

    April 10, 2020 Alliance Notes—click on the links for the full reports April 7 – The NonProfit Times — Postal Service Seeks $10 Billion From CARES Act April 7 – CNBC — Trump blames internet companies, including Amazon, for Postal Service struggles April 7 – The Hill — Trump defends his mail-in ballot after calling…

  • Postal Service Seeks $10 Billion From CARES Act–The NonProfit Times

    Postal Service Seeks $10 Billion From CARES Act The NonProfit Times News April 7, 2020 Democratic Congressional leaders asked the administration to quickly disburse a $10 billion loan to the United States Postal Service (USPS) that was included in the most recent Coronavirus stimulus package. U.S. Sens. Gary Peters (D-Mich.) and Tom Carper (D-Del.) and…

  • Nonprofit Mailers: Keep Calm and Send Mail

    March 31, 2020 (c) 2020 Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers While this Alliance Report comes with no guarantees, we are very confident that United States Postal Service mail will continue to be very reliable and affordable.  We also strongly believe that the U.S. Government will ensure that its vital national infrastructure Postal Service will continue to…

  • Alliance Alert–USPS & Coronavirus 3/27/20

    The House of Representatives passed the $2.2 trillion coronavirus aid bill, previously passed by the Senate, by voice vote, and it now goes to the President for his signature.  The CARES Act includes the following provisions for the United States Postal Service.  The increase in borrowing authority should take care of liquidity concerns in the…

  • Alliance Alert–USPS & Coronavirus 3/23/20

    This is an update on United States Postal Service and coronavirus issues. Mail is safe.  In an updated statement on their Service Alerts page, the USPS has indicated that “there is currently no evidence that COVID-19 is being spread through the mail.”   Service is normal.  Also on the Service Alerts page and consistent with…