postal service Ofcom: Consumers report a drop in value for money for postal services as prices rise By postandparcel.info Published On :: Mon, 28 Oct 2024 12:25:44 +0000 Evri and Yodel customers are the least satisfied with their experience when it comes to contacting parcel firms for help, Ofcom has found, while Amazon and DHL are the best performers. Full Article E-Commerce Parcel Post
postal service Omniva CEO: Parcel delivery and postal services are becoming more personal By postandparcel.info Published On :: Fri, 31 May 2024 11:28:28 +0000 Estonian last mile delivery start-up, Parcelsea is piloting a new innovative concept- Community Lockers, together with Omniva, Estonian national post company. Full Article Innovation Parcel
postal service Postal Service releases national dog bite rankings By www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com Published On :: Tue, 06 Jun 2023 00:00:00 -0400 Washington — More than 5,300 U.S. Postal Service employees were attacked by dogs while delivering the mail last year, the agency has announced. Full Article
postal service ACS Postal Services partners with BIXOLON to enhance European courier services with mobile printing solutions By www.retailtechnologyreview.com Published On :: BIXOLON Europe GmbH, a subsidiary of BIXOLON, the manufacturer of advanced receipt, label and mobile printers, has entered into a partnership with ACS Postal Services (ACS), the Greek courier service provider. Full Article Print and Label
postal service Tanya Anderson Celebrated for Dedication to the Postal Service By www.24-7pressrelease.com Published On :: Mon, 15 Apr 2024 08:00:00 GMT Tanya Anderson channels years of expertise into her work with the United States Postal Service Full Article
postal service ACS Postal Services partners with BIXOLON to enhance European courier services with mobile printing solutions By www.logisticsit.com Published On :: BIXOLON Europe GmbH, a subsidiary of BIXOLON, the manufacturer of advanced receipt, label and mobile printers, has entered into a partnership with ACS Postal Services (ACS), the Greek courier service provider. Full Article
postal service The Quirky Ways of the Postal Service By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 Over the years, the mail has been delivered by train, donkey, bus, truck and even rocket (Produced by: Boaz Frankel ) Full Article
postal service AG Jennings announces suit to protect Postal Service from disruptions By news.delaware.gov Published On :: Tue, 18 Aug 2020 18:30:03 +0000 Citing widespread delays in mail deliveries, President Trump’s intent to use the Postal Service to suppress the vote, and reports of deliberate disruptions in daily postal operations amid a global pandemic, Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced Tuesday that Delaware and other states are suing the United States Postal Service to stop their practices. “Every American depends on […] Full Article Department of Justice Department of Justice Press Releases News
postal service Umc Technologies P Ltd vs Assistant Director Of Postal Services ... on 12 November, 2024 By indiankanoon.org Published On :: The Court: As a last chance, the time to file affidavit-in-opposition to the application under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 is extended upto 30th November, 2024. Affidavit-in-reply, if any, be filed within 8th December, 2024. Let this matter appear in the list on 11th December, 2024. The time mentioned is peremptory. (SHAMPA SARKAR, J.) B.Pal Full Article
postal service In the Grand Canyon, the U.S. Postal Service still delivers mail by mule By insider.si.edu Published On :: Thu, 25 Aug 2016 09:24:04 +0000 In an age of one-hour delivery and overnight shipping, a corner of the country still gets its mail by mule. That’s right. For a small […] The post In the Grand Canyon, the U.S. Postal Service still delivers mail by mule appeared first on Smithsonian Insider. Full Article Animals History & Culture National Postal Museum
postal service U.S. Postal Service expands electronics recycling program By www.mnn.com Published On :: Sat, 22 Sep 2012 18:19:39 +0000 U.S. Postal Service expands electronics recycling program. Customers can trade in old cellphones for cash at 3,100 USPS retail locations. Full Article Sustainable Business Practices
postal service Trump vs. the United States Postal Service By www.wnyc.org Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 12:00:00 -0400 The U.S. Postal Service is a rare thing: a beloved federal agency. Mail carriers visit every household in the country, and they are the only federal employees most of us see on a regular basis. But the service has been in serious financial trouble for years, a problem exacerbated by the coronavirus crisis. The survival of the system depends on intervention from Congress, but President Trump has called the postal service “a joke,” and without congressional intervention it could be forced to cease operating by the end of the year. Casey Cep, a New Yorker staff writer and the daughter of a postal worker, joins Dorothy Wickenden to discuss the past and future of the U.S.P.S. Full Article business coronavirus donald_trump history politics storytelling united_states_postal_service
postal service Mail carriers are essential — and so is a bailout of the Postal Service By www.seattletimes.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 09:31:02 -0700 As Congress bails out airlines, hotels, and cruise lines, it’s disgraceful that a critical public service like the Postal Service would be left out to die. Full Article Opinion
postal service Return Mail, Inc. v. Postal Service By feeds.findlaw.com Published On :: 2019-06-10T08:00:00+00:00 (United States Supreme Court) - Held that the U.S. Postal Service was barred here from challenging a private company's patent for a method for processing mail. Because federal agencies do not fall within the statutory definition of a person, they are ineligible to petition the Patent Trial and Appeal Board to institute patent review proceedings under the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act of 2011. Justice Sotomayor delivered the opinion of the 6-3 Court. Full Article Intellectual Property Patent
postal service Return Mail, Inc. v. Postal Service By feeds.findlaw.com Published On :: 2019-06-10T08:00:00+00:00 (United States Supreme Court) - Held that the U.S. Postal Service was barred here from challenging a private company's patent for a method for processing mail. Because federal agencies do not fall within the statutory definition of a person, they are ineligible to petition the Patent Trial and Appeal Board to institute patent review proceedings under the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act of 2011. Justice Sotomayor delivered the opinion of the 6-3 Court. Full Article Intellectual Property Patent
postal service Return Mail, Inc. v. Postal Service By feeds.findlaw.com Published On :: 2019-06-10T08:00:00+00:00 (United States Supreme Court) - Held that the U.S. Postal Service was barred here from challenging a private company's patent for a method for processing mail. Because federal agencies do not fall within the statutory definition of a person, they are ineligible to petition the Patent Trial and Appeal Board to institute patent review proceedings under the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act of 2011. Justice Sotomayor delivered the opinion of the 6-3 Court. Full Article Intellectual Property Patent
postal service Sanders: 'It Would Be an Economic Disaster' if Trump Didn't Fund Postal Service and It 'Went Under' By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 01:07:20 +0000 On Friday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “All In,” Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) discussed what kind of economic stimulus should be passed to respond to the coronavirus and stated that it would be “an economic disaster” if President Trump didn’t fund the Full Article Clips Politics Bernie Sanders Donald Trump post office Postal Service
postal service This Day in History: George Washington Signs the Postal Service Act By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 20 Feb 2012 11:52:10 -0800 On February 20, 1792, President Washington formally created the U.S. Postal Service with the signing of the Postal Service Act, which outlined in detail Congressional power to establish official mail routes. The act allowed for newspapers to be included in mail deliveries and made it illegal for postal officials to open anyone's mail. Full Article funny history news This Day In History
postal service Editorial: The Postal Service is America's lifeline. Save it By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 16 Apr 2020 15:03:11 -0400 In rural and hard-to-reach areas, postal workers are the only ones who provide regular delivery service. Full Article
postal service Letters to the Editor: The Postal Service helps define our nation. Losing it would be devastating By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sun, 19 Apr 2020 06:00:40 -0400 The Postal Service is as important to the United States as its language and its highways. Losing it would forever change the country for the worse. Full Article
postal service Letters to the Editor: One draconian law is killing the U.S. Postal Service. Rescind it By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 06:00:30 -0400 A 2006 law requiring the Postal Service to pre-fund future retirees' health benefits has accelerated the agency's financial decline. Full Article
postal service Top Republican donor tapped to lead struggling U.S. Postal Service By www.nbcnews.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 13:48:00 GMT Trump has long railed against the Postal Service, saying the agency has been swindled by e-commerce giants like Amazon. Full Article
postal service Can the Postal Service be saved? By news.yahoo.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 16:26:45 -0400 After years of financial struggles, the United States Postal Service has been brought to the brink of collapse by the coronavirus outbreak. Can it be saved? Full Article
postal service U.S. Postal Service Mail Carrier Indicted for Involvement with Stolen Identity Refund Fraud Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 24 Oct 2012 17:47:45 EDT On Oct. 16, 2012, Vernon Harrison, of Montgomery, Ala., was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of conspiring to file false claims, mail fraud, aggravated identity theft and embezzlement from the mail, the Justice Department, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and the U.S. Postal Service, Office of the Inspector General (OIG), announced today after the indictment was unsealed. Full Article OPA Press Releases
postal service United States Joins Lawsuit Alleging Lance Armstrong and Others Caused the Submission of False Claims to the U.S. Postal Service By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 22 Feb 2013 14:44:23 EST The Department of Justice announced today that the government has joined a civil lawsuit alleging that Lance Armstrong, Johan Bruyneel and Tailwind Sports LLC and Tailwind Sports Corporation submitted or caused the submission of false claims to the U.S. Postal Service in connection with its sponsorship of a professional bicycle racing team by regularly employing banned substances and methods to enhance their performance, in violation of the USPS sponsorship agreements. Full Article OPA Press Releases
postal service U.S.Postal Service Mail Carrier Convicted for Involvement with Stolen Identity Refund Fraud Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 5 Jul 2013 12:46:28 EDT A jury found Vernon Harrison, of Montgomery, Ala., guilty of one count of conspiring to file false claims, eight counts of mail fraud, eight counts of aggravated identity theft and six counts of embezzlement from the U.S. mail. Full Article OPA Press Releases
postal service Former U.S. Postal Service Mail Carrier Sentenced to Prison for Role in Stolen Identity Refund Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2013 17:31:56 EDT Vernon Harrison, of Montgomery, Ala., was sentenced to serve 111 months in prison and three years supervised release, along with an order to pay $82,791 restitution, for his role in a stolen identity refund fraud scheme, announced Assistant Attorney General Kathryn Keneally of the Justice Department's Tax Division and U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama George L. Beck Jr. Full Article OPA Press Releases
postal service United States Postal Service Employee Charged in Scheme to Fraudulently Extinguish Debts and to Obtain Fraudulent Tax Refunds By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 25 Feb 2014 19:24:09 EST Aaron H. Kelly, a United States Postal Service employee, was indicted yesterday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland for four counts of mail fraud, two counts of bank fraud, one count of corruptly endeavoring to obstruct and impede the Internal Revenue Service and two counts of aiding and assisting in the preparation of false tax returns, the Justice Department and IRS announced today following the unsealing of the indictment. Full Article OPA Press Releases
postal service U.S. Postal Service Employee Pleads Guilty to Tax Fraud By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 10:53:38 EDT Aaron H. Kelly, a U.S. Postal Service employee, pleaded guilty today in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland to aiding and assisting in filing a false tax return with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the Justice Department and IRS announced today. Kelly was indicted on Feb. 24, 2014, for allegedly engaging in a scheme to defraud the IRS, the Thrift Saving Plan and the Educational Systems Federal Credit Union by sending fictitious financial instruments to fraudulently extinguish the debts he owed to them, and for aiding in filing false tax returns with the IRS Full Article OPA Press Releases
postal service Alabama Man Pleads Guilty to Involvement in Identity Theft Scheme Using Prisoner Names and Corrupt U.S. Postal Service Employee By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 09:58:07 EDT Gregory Slaton pleaded guilty today to one count of conspiracy to file false claims for his involvement in a Stolen Identity Tax Refund (SIRF) scheme, Deputy Assistant Attorney General Ronald A. Cimino of the Justice Department's Tax Division and U.S. Attorney George L. Beck Jr. for the Middle District of Alabama announced Full Article OPA Press Releases
postal service Hewlett-Packard Company Agrees to Pay $32.5 Million for Alleged Overbilling of the U.S. Postal Service By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 28 Aug 2014 15:37:21 EDT The Justice Department announced today that Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) has agreed to pay $32.5 million to resolve allegations under the False Claims Act that HP overcharged the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) for products between October 2001 and December 2010. HP is a manufacturer and vendor of information technology products and services headquartered in Palo Alto, California Full Article OPA Press Releases
postal service Postal Service sees fiscal second quarter revenue gain and further net losses By www.logisticsmgmt.com Published On :: 2020-05-08T15:51:00+00:00 Quarterly revenue—at $17.8 billion—headed up $348 million on an annual basis. But, despite the revenue gain, volume declined, falling 2.3% to 34,013 total pieces, and total operating expenses—at $22.3 billion—were up$2.8 billion, or 14.2%. Full Article
postal service Israeli postal service is sued for 'giving priority to Amazon packages' By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 06 Jan 2020 21:35:04 GMT The $14m lawsuit was filed in the Haifa District Court by Mordechai Alon, an online auction company owner who says the postal service gives unfair preference to Amazon packages. Full Article