Category: postal service

Price of a US Stamp Rises to 66 Cents, the Second Hike This Year and the 5th Increase Since 2019

NEW YORK— Stamps prices are on the rise, again—one of several changes the U.S. Postal Service is rolling out this month. Starting Sunday, the cost of the first-class “forever” stamps will jump from 63 to 66 cents. The latest price comes just months after forever stamps climbed from 60 to 63 cents in January, following…


Price of Forever Stamp Rises to 66 Cents, 2nd Hike This Year and 5th Increase Since 2019

NEW YORK—Stamps prices are on the rise, again—one of several changes the U.S. Postal Service is rolling out this month. Starting Sunday, the cost of the first-class “forever” stamps will jump from 63 to 66 cents. The latest price comes just months after forever stamps climbed from 60 to 63 cents in January, following a…


Canada Post Scraps Epost Digital Mail Service After 23 Years

Canada Post has announced on its website that its epost program would be discontinued by December 2022. The program, first launched in 1999, was intended to be a historic way to share electronic documents, but was overtaken, mainly by Apple, Google, and Microsoft. Canada Post said in 2010 that it would be a revenue source to…


House Approves Bipartisan Legislation Aimed at Easing Postal Service Financial Woes by $50 Billion

The House of Representatives approved bipartisan legislation on Tuesday that would overhaul the Postal Service’s finances and operations, providing it with “stability” and enhancing its services after years of financial turmoil. The legislation, H.R. 3076, also known as the 2021 Postal Reform Act (pdf), passed the chamber in a 342–92 vote with all Democrats and most Republicans backing…


Congress Presses Postal Service After Report Agents Are Monitoring Americans Social Media Accounts

Members of Congress on Thursday asked Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to provide information about an alleged group in the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) that has been monitoring Americans’ social media accounts. The United States Postal Inspection Service is the law enforcement arm of the Postal Service. The inspection service has a group called the Internet Covert Operations…


Congress Presses Postal Service After Report Agents Are Monitoring American Social Media Accounts

Members of Congress on Thursday asked Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to provide information about an alleged group in the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) that has been monitoring Americans’ social media accounts. The United States Postal Inspection Service is the law enforcement arm of the Postal Service. The inspection service has a group called the Internet Covert Operations…


Postmaster Apologizes for Mail Delays, Defends Postal Service Changes

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy on Wednesday apologized for the mail delays Americans across the nation have seen dating back to last year, but defended changes that were made to the Postal Service under his watch. DeJoy told the House Oversight and Reform Committee in Washington that the service “fell far short of meeting our service…


Postmaster Apologizes for Mail Delays, Defends USPS Changes

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy apologized on Feb. 24 for the mail delays that Americans across the nation have seen dating back to last year, while defending changes that were made to the U.S. Postal Service under his watch. DeJoy told the House Oversight and Reform Committee in Washington that the service “fell far short of…