USPS News Updates

The Postal Service is revamping its logistics and transportation network to speed up service and cut costs, but the postmaster general says more funds are needed.

The United States Postal Service is suspending discretionary spending across the organization as it faces a looming liquidity crisis.

USPS will carry out last-mile e-commerce deliveries directly to customer homes for DHL under the agreement, the companies said in a statement May 28. 

The proposed 4.8% price hike will be reviewed by the Postal Regulatory Commission, an oversight body, and if approved, will go into effect July 12.

Amazon has reached a new agreement with USPS, providing a lifeline to the beleaguered government agency and securing delivery for customers in rural America.

USPS will impose a surcharge to offset rising fuel costs, sources said, a sign that the beleaguered mail carrier is feeling the strain of higher oil prices.

“How long are employees going to work and vendors going to show up if we're not paying them?" Postmaster General David Steiner said in an interview.

The majority of five conservative justices said the federal law that generally shields USPS from lawsuits over missing, lost and undelivered mail includes “the intentional nondelivery of mail.”

The U.S. Postal Service is cutting ties with drivers who hold non-domiciled commercial driver licenses and have not been subjected to careful internal vetting, the agency said.

The U.S. Postal Service said Dec. 17 it intends to open its last-mile delivery network, the most expensive part of the shipping process, to large and small shippers.