Post office nears historic default on $5B paymentWGRZ-TVThe defaults won't stir any kind of short-term catastrophe – post offices will stay open, mail trucks will run, employees will get paid. But postal analysts point to longer-term harm, as the mail agency finds it increasingly preoccupied with staving … More: continued here
Sci-Tech Today Oracle Buys Network Virtualization Provider XsigoSci-Tech TodayXsigo's technology is currently being used by hundreds of enterprise customers, including British Telecom, eBay, Softbank and Verizon. The Xsigo acquisition is expected to close later this year. Oracle announced Monday that it has entered into an …Oracle to Buy Xsigo SystemsABC NewsOracle follows VMware into network…
Thanks to the overwhelming generosity of Calgary Stampeders fans, the equivalent of 131,500 pounds of food was collected on Saturday as part of the team's Purolator Tackle Hunger food drive to benefit the Calgary Food Bank. More: continued here
Daily Mail Thieving postman stole cash from greetings cards and hoarded 75000 letters he …Daily MailRoyal Mail launched its surveillance operation in March after complaints of 58 greetings cards going missing in the Prestwich area. Hodson, who had been a postman for eight years, was rumbled by the tracking devices which showed the postal service's…
HATTIESBURG — FedEx spokeswoman Erin Traxal says FedEx Ground plans to build a 48,000-square-foot distribution center in Hattiesburg. More: continued here
The Associated Press Post office nears historic default on $5B paymentThe Associated PressBy By HOPE YEN – 1 minute ago. WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Postal Service is bracing for a first-ever default on billions in payments due to the Treasury, adding to widening uncertainty about the mail agency's solvency as first-class letters plummet …Trying…
U.S. postal workers say Congress is leaving agency out to dry. More: continued here
Post Office Can't Pay Its Bills, Congress PuntsU.S. News & World ReportThe United States Postal Service has been unable to hide its budget woes from the public, but on Wednesday when it publicly defaults on a $5.5 billion payment, it will point its finger toward Capitol Hill. In two days, the postal service won't be…
The defaults won't affect day-to-day mail service. Post offices will stay open, mail trucks will run, employees will get paid, and current retirees will get health benefits. More: continued here
Lady Bird Johnson honored with US postal stampWashington Post (blog)Johnson's official White House portrait (she's wearing a buttercup yellow gown and diamond earrings) will be used for a “Forever” stamp issued this December to mark the centennial of her birth. In addition, the USPS announced it will re-issue stamps…and more » More: continued here