- FSS pricing is the main area of uncertainty in 1.966% proposed price increase according to the Quad Graphics blog
- Senate Democrats are trying to tie a hold on postal cost cuts to the Keystone XL bill
- Reflecting changes in leadership, USPS pulled an RFP for a PR provider
- The Chaffetz-led House Oversight Committee plans civil service reform
- Timing of rate filing puzzles some
- Standard Mail Flats increase higher than average at CPI x 1.254
- Postcom asks some good questions about Postal Service costs reported in the Annual Compliance Report
- Chairman Chaffetz talks about his new role with a focus on investigating the Administration. He also took down Issa’s portrait
- Alliance executive director comments on PRC requirements that USPS provide frequent exigent data and notice leading up to removal of surcharge
- PRC Commissioner Ruth Goldway cautions USPS about cost control efforts
- Video of PMG Donahoe’s speech at National Press Club
- Quad’s Joe Schick responds to Pat Donahoe press conference
- The Inspector General is inviting votes on what the USPS should spend its considerable cash on. Vote and see results here
- The J.C. Penney CEO who dropped the print catalog is bringing back after learning that “we lost a lot of customers”
- Online grocery is a challenging business being pursued by several heavy-hitters, but it also is a great revenue opportunity for delivery providers like the USPS
- The Postal Service has started the process to acquire Next Generation Delivery Vehicles by January 2018
- Perhaps the Postal Service is cooler than ever as The Onion is satirizing it
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