The USPS is buying 9,250 Ford electric vansThe mail service is taking more steps to electrify its fleet.By J. Fingas, 03.01.2023
DoorDash can now drop off your packagesJust in time to return those unwanted holiday gifts.By J. Fingas, 01.04.2023
USPS expects to only buy electric delivery vehicles starting in 2026The agency expects to deploy at least 66,000 EVs by the end of 2028.By K. Holt, 12.20.2022
USPS will start selling James Webb Space Telescope stamps on August 8thCelebrate cutting-edge astronomy by sending old-school letters.By J. Fingas, 07.26.2022
US Postal Service to boost purchases of electric vehiclesEVs will now account for half of its new order of 50,000 vehicles. By Associated Press, 07.20.2022
States, activists sue USPS over purchase of gas-powered mail trucksThe Postal Service allegedly bypassed a necessary environmental review.By J. Fingas, 04.28.2022
The USPS is doubling its order of next-gen electric mail trucksUnfortunately, the all-electric config of the NGDV still only represents one fifth of the USPS' initial 50,000 order.By S. Rutherford, 03.24.2022
USPS won't be buying more electric mail trucks, despite EPA pleasOnly 10 percent of its next-gen fleet will be electric.By D. Hardawar, 02.23.2022
EPA objects to US Postal Service plan to buy a new gas-powered delivery fleetThe Biden administration wants zero-emissions mail vehicles.By J. Fingas, 02.03.2022
COVIDTests.gov is accepting orders for free rapid tests a day earlyYou can request four tests per household and the USPS will start deliveries later this month.By K. Holt, 01.18.2022
The US Postal Service secretly tested a blockchain mobile voting systemThe lack of transparency may be more worrying than the security flaws.By J. Fingas, 12.14.2021
The US Postal Service is monitoring social media for 'inflammatory' postingsIt said its actions are meant to protect the postal service infrastructure and employees.By M. Moon, 04.22.2021
'Next-gen' USPS vehicles can use gas or electric motorsThe Postal Service expects the first ones to enter service in 2023.By I. Bonifacic, 02.23.2021
USPS will stop removing mail-sorting machines until after the electionThe postmaster general has halted 'cost-cutting' measures that slowed mail service.By J. Conditt, 08.18.2020
USPS appears to be retiring vital machines ahead of mail-in ballot surgeIt's not clear if there's plans to replace them.By C. Low, 08.14.2020
How the internet got me into snail mailThe perfect hobby in a time of social isolation.By K. Naudus, 07.20.2020
NVIDIA's AI will help USPS handle packages 10 times fasterThe tech will help USPS read address labels more quickly and effectively.By C. Fisher, 11.05.2019
USPS is experimenting with self-driving mail trucksThe pilot will cover five trips across a couple of weeks.By M. Moon, 05.21.2019
USPS patches API flaw that exposed data on 60 million users (update)The "Informed Visibility" API was a bit too good at its job.By A. Tarantola, 11.21.2018