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ACMA’s Annual Member Exclusive Postal Rate Prognostication: What to Budget For in 2021
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 […]
Member Exclusive: ACMA’s Beltway Report – New U.S. Bans on Certain Chinese Imports
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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Member Exclusive: Postal Hysteria – A Deep Look at What’s Actually Going On
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 […]
Member Alert: Postal Service Actions Abound; Congress Grills New PMG
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 […]
ACMA Member Exclusive – July MTAC Recap
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 […]
Member Exclusive: ACMA’s Beltway Report – FTC Announces More Aggressive Enforcement of ‘Made in USA’ Claims
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 […]
Member Exclusive: Who Says You Can’t Host a Member of Congress to Tour Your Facilities This Year?
If you’ve been a longtime ACMA member, you’ve heard us rave repeatedly about the value of meeting your Members of Congress and having them to your facilities for site visits. I’m excited to report that it’s still possible to make this happen – at least almost. On July 16th, I tuned in to a most informative […]
Member Exclusive: ACMA’s Beltway Report – Senate Response to House’s HEROES Act
July 13, 2020 Dear Member: We’re expecting to hear soon what the Senate-led GOP alternative is to the House-passed HEROES Act. Our government affairs team at The Vogel Group has outlined in a very abbreviated format what it feels the main parameters of discussion will focus on – (click here). We would be happy to set […]
Member Exclusive: ACMA’s Beltway Report – Global Supply Chain Update
June 26, 2020 By Samir N. Kapadia, Principal & COO, The Vogel Group In the supply chain shifts of the past two years, one thing is abundantly clear in the data: China is losing. As if the ongoing trade war with the United States was not enough, COVID-19 has pushed firms […]
Member Exclusive: USPS Now Says It Could Run Out of Cash Between March & October 2021 (Updated June 24th)
Dear Member: In April amidst the early panic of the COVID-19 pandemic, you may recall a USPS forecast that it would run out of cash by September 2020. Today, during a conference call with industry association executives, postal officials announced they have revised that forecast, and based on the recent boom in package volumes and […]