The Postal Service is proceeding with efforts to consolidate mail processing locations as part of a larger, more comprehensive plan to reduce costs $20 billion by 2015.
Phase one will continue in January and last through July of this year and is projected to save $1.2 billion annually.
The list of affected postal facilities is available here at: Winter 2013 facilities list. It includes 18 sites that were originally planned for consolidation in 2014.
The annual event for the nation’s business mailers to meet with USPS officials to exchange ideas and viewpoints — was expanded to Sept. 17–21.
The new PCC Week provided greater opportunities for the nation’s 8,000 Postal Customer Council members to hear from Postmaster General Pat Donahoe on the state of the postal service. And postal leaders had more time to interact directly with our valuable business customers on ways USPS can better meet their needs. Customers also learned more about exciting new products and services.
Pat Donahoe tells attendees at the National Postal Forum that innovation and technology have the power to transform the mailing industry.
National Postal Forum, April 3, 2012
The Postal Service is adopting new rules for market-dominant service standards that will be implemented in two phases. The first phase will be from July 1, 2012, through January 31, 2014, and the second phase that will apply on February 1, 2014, and thereafter. Should subsequent events or changed circumstances so warrant, the Postal Service will be able to reconsider implementation of the second phase.
USPS has a new strategy that could keep the nation’s smallest Post Offices open, while achieving significant cost savings to help return the organization to financial stability.
The Postal Service has completed its area mail processing consolidation studies announced in September 2011.
Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe's web presentation to mailers: “USPS Financial Future: Responsibly Realigning Our Network”
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