The U.S. Postal Service has postponed the date for awarding a $6.3 billion contract to build its new mail trucks to next year due to challenges posed by the coronavirus. “The COVID-19 pandemic previously resulted in the expected production award being pushed to the end of 2020. However, amid continuing COVID-19...
Picture this: That expensive gift you spent weeks waiting for on back order finally gets delivered in time for the holidays, only to be swiped from your doorstep without a trace. Millions have fallen victim to package theft at some point, and the growth in online shopping during the coronavirus pandemic...
Prices to mail packages will rise at least 3 percent under a new rate schedule the United States Postal Service announced Nov. 16. Some rates will increase even more. Subject to approval of the Postal Regulatory Commission, the higher prices will be effective Jan. 24, 2021. The agency’s board of governors approved...
The embattled top executive of the U.S. Postal Service is promising new and bold reforms of the mailing agency in the months ahead, as he announced a net financial loss of $9.2 billion in fiscal 2020. With the spotlight of the 2020 election behind him, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy will seek...
A federal judge blasted the U.S. Postal Service on Wednesday because it did not follow his order to sweep mail-sorting facilities for undelivered ballots by Tuesday afternoon. That led to a hearing Wednesday at which government attorneys were asked to explain why they did not start inspecting Postal Service facilities in 12 key...