Dear Member: It is the time of year when we attempt to provide guidance on postage budgets for 2021. As noted in this month’s ACMA National Forum sessions, the range of open issues, the confusing signals from the White House and Treasury, and the lack of communication from new postal leadership make things difficult. ACMA […]
Dear Member: Earlier this week, the White House announced that the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) would block shipments of certain cotton and other products from the Xinjiang province in China. The CBP issued five Withhold Release Orders (WRO) on products produced with state-sponsored forced labor in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, where the […]
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Dear Member: I expect you have noticed the widespread coverage of postal issues. When I was interviewed last weekend, The Washington Post reporter told me the story “is a bit of a tough sell with [his] editors because it runs so counter to the prevailing storyline that the sky is falling, mail is not getting […]
We’d like to steer your attention to whirlwind of significant developments at the Postal Service over the past couple of days: On Aug. 5th, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA-12th) met with Postmaster General Louis DeJoy (right) to discuss urgent issues the USPS faces, including reports of a […]
Members: The July 28-29 meetings of the Mailers Technical Advisory Committee (MTAC) were once again held virtually. ACMA’s Hamilton Davison, Paul Miller and Lynn Noble tuned in to all sessions of interest to our membership. Below you will find our recap; hyperlinked session titles will take you to the slides shown. You will also find […]
July 22, 2020 By Samir N. Kapadia, Principal & COO, The Vogel Group Last week, the FTC published a “Notice of Proposed Rulemaking” with regard to the enforcement of “Made in the USA” (MUSA) claims and is now fielding public comments on the proposed rulemaking. If enacted, this rulemaking would allow […]